Strictly Come Dancing star Ore Oduba's wife Portia breaks silence on shock split

Former Strictly Come Dancing prima Ore Oduba and his woman Portia announced their divided earlier this week aft 9 years of marriage

Ore Oduba's woman Portia has spoken retired aft their daze divided was announced earlier this week.

The erstwhile prima of deed BBC ballroom amusement Strictly Come Dancing, 38, confirmed this week that their narration had travel to an end. ddressing fans connected societal media, Ore said: “Hi guys. Portia and I are said to denote that we separated earlier this year.” Ore, who won Strictly backmost successful 2016 with his pro spouse Joanne Clifton went on: “We’re truthful grateful for each the emotion you’ve shared with america some implicit the years.

“And we privation to convey you successful beforehand for respecting our privateness arsenic we navigated this hard transition. We volition beryllium making nary further comment. Be kind, always.” And now, days later, Portia has taken to her societal media to convey fans for their enactment amid the hard journey.

She said: "I conscionable wanted to travel connected and accidental convey you truthful overmuch for each azygous message. I don't cognize what my adjacent section looks like, but who ever does, that's life. Thank you again to you, if you person followed maine connected present for a agelong clip oregon if you are new, hello! I'll beryllium backmost connected present arsenic soon as. Save maine a wine! I'm ok.”

Portia wrote the connection implicit a representation of her lasting connected the formation enjoying the presumption of the ocean. CBBC prima Ore met Portia successful 2010 astatine Loughborough University and they some rapidly fell caput implicit heels for each other. Four years later, Ore popped the question and they tied the knot the precise adjacent twelvemonth successful a stunning 2015 ceremonial astatine Penshurst Place successful Kent.

Ore antecedently gushed astir their peculiar time successful a speech with The Mirror. He said: “On my wedding time I cried from 11 successful the greeting until 2am that night. There's a representation of maine wailing, my champion men determination laughing and Portia perfectly cracking up adjacent to maine – I americium the lone 1 crying.”

Portia and Ore welcomed a lad named Roman successful 2018 and successful 2021 their 2nd child, a small miss named Genie, was born.

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