Strictly’s Ore Oduba’s wife spoke of ‘difficult patch’ before split after he went back to work DAYS after she gave birth

STRICTLY'S Ore Oduba's woman spoke of a ‘difficult patch’ earlier their split, aft helium went backmost to enactment DAYS aft she gave birth.

The 38-year-old shared the news with fans today and revealed the couple, who stock 2 children, had decided to extremity things earlier this year.

It's present been revealed that Ore had to permission location conscionable 1 week aft the commencement of their archetypal kid successful 2018, owed to enactment commitments connected the Strictly tour.

Sharing a photograph of her hubby cradling their lad Roman, Portia wrote astatine the time: "Bye bye daddy spot you truly soon… Today daddy goes connected circuit with @strictlycomedancinglive."

She past hinted astatine pugnacious times by writing: "Feeling affectional and hormones are everyplace but we are fortunate to person an amazingly supportive household looking aft us. Partners going backmost to enactment is hard isn't it!?"

Today Ore, who won Strictly successful 2016, shocked fans erstwhile helium announced that helium and Portia had split.

He wrote: “Hi guys. Portia and I are said to denote that we separated earlier this year.

“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.”

Ore and Portia met and fell successful emotion backmost successful 2010 astatine Loughborough university, portion studying.

He past projected to her 4 years later, with the mates marrying the pursuing year.

The mates got joined astatine Penshurst Place successful Kent successful November 2015.

Speaking astir their wedding day, Ore antecedently told The Mirror: “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.”

In aboriginal 2018 Ore revealed Portia had fixed commencement to a babe lad connected January 9.

The mates named their lad Roman.

The couple's 2nd child, girl Genie, was calved successful 2021.

Strictly curse

The Newsfound presenter won Strictly alongside Joanne Clifton successful 2016 and famously said the acquisition helped his joined to Portia - and the Strictly people was not an issue.

He said: "For us, it brought america person unneurotic but it's not casual for immoderate people. It's a bubble. If radical beloved to you are not there, factions tin occur."

In different interview, helium told The Sun: "The amusement is truthful 24/7 and I didn’t privation Portia to consciousness similar an outsider. The 3 of america went retired for meal and bowling together. I won.

"But Portia and Jo got connected truthful brilliantly, I was the 3rd wheel! If anything, the curse has stolen my woman due to the fact that I consciousness near retired erstwhile we each bent retired together.

"I truly couldn’t person been much fortunate than to get 2 superb blonde bombshells successful my life."

TV fame

Ore is good known for hosting Newsround arsenic good arsenic assorted different TV shows.

Since his glorious stint connected Strictly helium has appeared successful the West End and made his debut successful Grease.

He was astir precocious successful Pretty Women, which has conscionable finished touring the country.