Countdown star Susie Dent and her husband of 20 years have called it a day, it has been reported. Fans on the Channel 4 show's popular wordsmith were shocked to hear the sad new on Thursday.
Thankfully, it is believed she has split from Paul Atkins on amicable terms - and there's no bitterness involved. Paul is an experienced primary school teacher, based in Oxford.
They married back in 2001. The pair have two children together, Lucy, 17, and Thea, nine, and will - of course - continue to put the kids first.
It is thought the pair met in the 90s, but she rarely opened up about her private life and says there's good reason for that decision.
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