Heidi Klum and Seal Confirm Split
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John Shearer/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — After reports surfaced over the weekend that Heidi Klum and pop star Seal were calling it quits, the couple has come out to officially confirm they are ending their seven-year marriage.
In a statement first released to People magazine, the couple said, “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate.”
The celebrity couple became engaged in 2004 during a vacation in the Canadian Rockies. The model and singer were known to renew their vows in lavish ceremonies each year. Together, they have two sons, Henry, 6, and Johan, 5, and one daughter, Lou, 2.
The two met in 2004 while Klum was pregnant with her first child, Helene — nicknamed Leni; in 2009, Seal officially adopted Helene.
Eyebrows were raised last week when the supermodel hit the red carpet solo at the Golden Globes ceremony, while Seal was in the U.K. promoting his new album, Soul 2.
Soon, celebrity blogs were on red alert after the “Kiss From a Rose” singer took to Twitter on Friday, posting a cryptic message simply saying “the end,” along with a photo of his tattoo with wings. Many wondered if the image was a reference to Klum’s days as a Victoria’s Secret “angel.”
The couple has so far released only a few details on their split, merely stating, “We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart.”
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