JACQUELINE Jossa and Dan Osborne’s split has come after numerous signs their marriage was on the rocks – before The Sun revealed Dan had moved out.
From the absence of wedding rings to selling their house, the couple had been swamped with rumours they’d called it a day.
Jacqueline Jossa has not been wearing a wedding ring[/caption]
Jacqueline’s last photo with Dan was shared in August[/caption]
The couple met at an awards ceremony after some flirty back and forth on Twitter in 2013[/caption]
However, Jacqueline denied anything was wrong, saying back in January: “We crack on with our day jobs and looking after our kids.”
The couple’s last public appearance together before The Sun revealed their split was at the premiere of Sonic 3 in London in early December, where they posed as a family with their children.
Jacqueline shared a photo from the red carpet, while Dan posted happy snaps of the family meeting Hollywood star Jim Carrey.
However, the final time Jacqueline posted a picture featuring just the two of them was last summer.
He had his arm around her and she leaned in close in the romantic black and white photo, which she captioned with two heart emojis.
Dan’s last solo picture with Jacqueline dates back to June last year, taken during their family holiday in Cyprus.
Meanwhile, in more recent pics both Jacqueline and Dan have been spotted without their wedding rings.
One of Jacqueline earlier this month, taken at home in the sunshine, showed her hands bare.
In another major sign of change, they decided to put their £2million Essex mansion on the market.
The sudden move sparked further speculation around their marriage as they had previously referred to it as their “forever home.”
With reports that Jacqueline and Dan had split first emerging in January, the EastEnders actress addressed the speculation.
The mum-of-two said: “People seem to think they know more about my life than I do,” she sighs.
“They were saying: ‘Jacqueline didn’t spend Christmas with Daniel.’ But all I have to do is post pictures of us together with Christmas hats on. We lie in bed next to each other, laughing and reading stuff online about us.
“The speculation is ridiculous, but at the same time, I know it comes with the job, so I do understand it.”
Last week, Dan was seen packing his bags and is now reportedly staying in a house nearby, while Jacqueline remains in their Essex home with their two daughters.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Jacqueline and Dan are on a break and are spending time apart from each other.
“They kindly ask for respect and privacy as they navigate this together.”
The insider added that the couple is still figuring things out: “Jacqueline and Dan are working things out amicably and have not made a concrete decision on the future of their relationship.
“There is nothing else to it other than two people working through a relationship.”
Confirming the split, a representative for the couple released a statement saying: “Jacqueline and Dan are handling things privately, choosing to keep their lives and relationship out of the public eye.”
Jacqueline, best known for playing Lauren Branning in EastEnders, met former The Only Way Is Essex star Dan at an awards ceremony in 2013.
They married in 2017 in a glamorous ceremony covered by OK! Magazine.
The couple share two daughters, aged nine and six, while Dan also has an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship.
Reflecting on her family life, Jacqueline once wrote on social media: “I couldn’t ask for a better family, filled with strong women!
“My girls are my absolute world and I can’t actually get over how lucky I am.”
Now, despite their efforts to make things work, sources say the couple made the difficult decision to take time apart.
They said: “Neither of them knows what is going to happen in the future, but for now they’ve decided living apart and taking a break from each other is what they need.”
