Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba has announced that he and his wife Portia have ended their nine-year marriage on Thursday.
The presenter, 38, confirmed the ‘difficult’ news in an Instagram statement revealing they had decided to split earlier this year.
He wrote: ‘Hi guys. Portia and I were set to announce that we had separated earlier this year. We are so grateful for all the love you have shared with us over the years.
‘And we would like to thank you in advance for respecting our privacy during this difficult transition. We will make no further comment. Always be kind.”
Ore and Portia, who share two young children, Roman, six, and Genie, three, married in 2015, just five years after meeting at Loughborough University in 2010.
Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba has announced that he and wife Portia have ended their nine-year marriage on Thursday (pictured together in 2022)
The presenter, 38, confirmed the ‘difficult’ news in an Instagram statement revealing they had decided to split earlier this year
In 2018, Ore and Portia revealed that they welcomed their first child, son Roman, in January.
Three years later, they revealed that Portia had given birth to their daughter Genie.
Ore won the Strictly glitterball in 2016 with his professional dancer Joanne Clifton.
The musical theater star previously admitted that he couldn’t stop crying on his wedding day.
He told it The mirror at the time: ‘On my wedding day, I cried from 11am to 2am that night.
‘There’s a picture of me crying, my best men there laughing and Portia bursting into tears next to me – I’m the only one crying.’
Ore and Portia, who share two young children, married in 2015, just five years after meeting at Loughborough University in 2010
In 2018, Ore and Portia revealed they welcomed their first child, son Roman, six, in January
Three years later they revealed Portia had given birth to their daughter Genie, three
The musical theater star previously admitted he couldn’t stop crying on his wedding day (pictured in 2022 on Loose Women)
In 2018, Ore and Portia revealed that they welcomed their first child, son Roman, in January
