S Club 7 star issued a lengthy statement explaining that she and Alex Bourne would stay "united" as a family. The couple married in 2009 and share two daughters - Amelie, 11, and Minnie, eight.
Taking to Instagram, the 44-year-old singer and television personality wrote: "I just wanted to share with you all that after time and consideration the difficult decision has been made for Alex and I to separate. "While we are no longer partners in marriage, we will remain partners in parenthood to our beautiful girls and continue with love and respect for each other. " READ MORE: Tonia Buxton breaks silence after daughter Antigoni is dumped from ITV2's Love Island She concluded: "I feel so incredibly grateful for the life we built together and will now continue to be focused on moving forward united as a family. " Rachel rose to fame in the nineties as part of pop group S Club 7 and has since appeared on the likes of Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity MasterChef and the most recent series of Dancing on Ice.
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