Couple Announces Split With Statement On Website

Celebrity couple Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have announced that they are to separate after being married for more than 10 years.

In a joint statement the Hollywood actress and Coldplay singer said that they were to "consciously uncouple" and that while they are still close they will be separating.

The couple, who have two children, added that they are ‘parents first and foremost’.

The statement went on to say: "We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."