Ronan Keating and his wife Yvonne have authenticated they have separated after 14 years of wedding.
In 2010, the Boyzone star declared the couple was splitting, but they were afterwared said to have renewed their married life.
However, in separate Twitter messages yesterday, they told lovers they were no longer together.
The singer tweeted: "Sadly our news is true. Thank u all for your support. Yvonne and I still love and care for each other and want to protect our kids. X"
Yvonne Keating wrote on her Twitter page: "Sadly, our marriage ended late last year. We kept this news private to give everybody involved time to adjust. Thank for your support x"
She then posted: "irresistible amount of support for myself and Ronan on twitter tonight... thank you for all your gorgeous messages. It means a lot xx"
Keating and his Irish model wife have three children, Jack, Marie and Ali.
