Sam Claflin is single again
Peaky Blinders star Sam Claflin has announced that he and his longtime partner Laura Haddock have split.
They made the announcement with a post to their respective Instagram accounts.
'Laura and I have decided to legally separate.'
'We will move forward with nothing but love, friendship and a deep respect for one another whilst we continue to raise our family together.'
He concludes, 'We won't be commenting on this further.'
'Thank you in advance for your support and respecting our privacy at this time. Both of us x'
Sam and Laura
The pair have been married for six years.
Sam shares 3-year-old son Pip and 19-month-old daughter Margot with Laura.
They met in 2011 during his time filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
According to MailOnline, he remarked in 2015, 'My wife, Laura, is undoubtedly my best friend.'
'We met at an audition for My Week with Marilyn and there was an instant spark.'
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From the beginning... and until the end. I love you. Happy Valentines Day wifey ❤️
'We found out we had the same agent and then bumped into each other the next morning at [a London Underground] station.'
'I didn't know anything about her other than that her name was Laura, she was very attractive and she seemed lovely.'
He goes on, 'But I went home, woke my friend up at 7am and said, "I just met the girl I want to marry. I love this girl like, I love her. She's perfect.'"
When they got married in 2013, he told TheEdit, 'Getting married was easily one of the greatest achievements of the past 12 months.'
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Sam will appear in the new season of Peaky Blinders out this weekend.
