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Rachel Stevens has reflected on her ‘painful’ and ‘sad’ marriage breakup from Alex Bourne for the first time in a candid new interview.
The S Club 7 star, 44, split from her childhood sweetheart, 45, after 12 years together last summer. The pair share two daughters: Amelie, 12, and Minnie, eight.
Rachel has now told how the former couple are navigating parenting separately after she moved out of their family home – as she insists she’s not ready to date again yet.
She told The Sun of the split: ‘It’s very hard to articulate the feelings, because there are so many. It’s been really painful, really sad. It’s been the biggest decision to make in our lives, obviously, with our kids.’
‘Our split is very amicable and that’s really helping. It’s only the last two weeks that we’ve not been living together. That was definitely difficult. We’re doing it with love and respect, but it’s a process.
Honest: Rachel Stevens has reflected on her ‘painful’ and ‘sad’ marriage breakup from Alex Bourne for the first time in a candid new interview
‘It’s taken a lot of navigating. We are going to mess up and make mistakes. But we are acknowledging that to them, and I feel so lucky.’
She added that she is grateful for having therapy to help her cope with the split and that it is good to be heard and understood by her therapist.
Rachel went on to tell how she has moved out of their north London home into a new place with the girls which has been ‘scary’ but ‘mostly good’.
Touching on dating again she added that she had had a few offers to go on dates with new men but that she is ‘not ready yet’.
She explained that for now she has ‘enough going on’ but did add that she ‘loves love’ and that she deserves that in the future.
Rachel and Alex announced their shock split at the beginning of last July, having tied-the-knot back in 2009.
The singer let her fans know of the sad news via social media, she wrote: ‘I just wanted to share with you all that after time and consideration the difficult decision has been made for Alex and I to separate.
‘While we are no longer partners in marriage, we will remain partners in parenthood to our beautiful girls and continue with love and respect for each other.
Tough: The S Club 7 star, 44, split from her childhood sweetheart, 45, after 12 years together last summer (pictured in 2012)
Family: Rachel and Alex are parents to daughters Amelie, 12, and Minnie, eight (both pictured above)
Change: Last July Rachel took to her Instagram Stories to let her fans know the sad news of her split
‘I feel so incredibly grateful for the life we built together and will now continue to be focused on moving forward united as a family.’
Rachel and Alex, who were childhood sweethearts, married at Claridge’s in London in 2009.
The pair walked down the aisle to S Club 7’s hit Never Had A Dream Come True and her bandmates – Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole and Tina Barrett – were there to watch them say ‘I do’.
Rachel and Alex share two children, Amelie, 12, and Minnie, eight.
Rachel recently spoke out about re-meeting her childhood sweetheart, Alex.
The former pop star discussed her defining life moments as she recalled ‘randomly’ bumping into her former boyfriend repeatedly.
Rachel detailed how it was ‘like they were being pulled back to each other’ on Roxie Nafousi’s The Moments That Made Me podcast.
She said: ‘We were childhood sweethearts. We went out with each other when we were 12, we met at youth club and I was besotted with him!
‘We went out for probably about four weeks and when you’re that age that was a really long time!’
The blonde beauty explained how the pair used to be in the same social groups growing up together in North London.
Detailing their love story, she continued: ‘We then went on dates again when we were like 16 and then again when we were 18 and then we parted ways, you know, obviously I went off and did my thing he went off and did his thing.
‘Years and years later, I was in Selfridges randomly and he walked in and we bumped into each other.
‘We were both in our late 20s and weirdly he said as he was walking in, I know I’m going to see you, he knew he was going to see me…’
Earlier this month she revealed she has moved out of the family house she shared with husband Alex six months after their split.
The star said she is feeling a ‘mix of emotions’ as she is in the process of settling into her new abode.
Sharing a stunning selfie, Rachel thanked her friends and followers for their support during this time of change.
She wrote: ‘Hey all. Hope you’re really well. What a week it’s been… sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve just moved home today and I’m up to my ears in boxes and feeling such a mix of emotions.
Breakup: She told The Sun of the split: ‘It’s very hard to articulate the feelings, because there are so many. It’s been really painful, really sad’ (pictured in 2017)
Change: Earlier this month she revealed she has moved out of the family house she shared with husband Alex six months after their split
‘I’m so incredibly grateful for the love and support I have around me. Trusting the process and the magic of new beginnings.’
Rachel’s former S Club bandmate Jo O’Meara commented on the post with a series of love hearts.
Another user wrote: ‘Sending love to you and your girls in your new home,’ and a third added: ‘Congratulations on your new home Rachel ❤️
‘Fresh beginnings always feel a bit weird at first but in a strange way, it does work itself out to be right ✨ get the tunes on whilst unpacking! It always helps xxxx’.
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