After nearly nine years of marriage, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum are separating.
“We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple,” they wrote in a joint statement released Monday. “We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now.”
“There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision — just two best-friends realizing it’s time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled lives as possible,” the statement continued.
The 37-year-old actors share a 4-year-old daughter, Everly.
“We are still a family and will always be loving, dedicated parents to Everly,” they said.
The couple first met on the set of “Step Up” in 2006 and married three years later.
In a recent interview with Health magazine, Dewan Tatum expressed frustration at the idea that she and Tatum lived “a perfect life.”
“When people say you guys have such a perfect life, I want to scream and tell them no one’s perfect,” she said at the time. “I think there are such things as great fits. It is a great fit as long as you are growing together, and I think up until this point we’ve really grown together. Even if one starts to grow, the other catches up and vice versa.”
She continued, “But I think a couple needs to be conscious and to want to do the work and be willing to look at the parts of you that need work. Both of us have been pretty aware and willing to do that. We’ve always had the same values. But we’re not perfect! Are you kidding? We fight like other couples, we disagree about things, we have days where we don’t really like each other.”
SOURCE: Page Six – Leah Bitsky
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