Example has announced that he has split up from his model wife, Erin McNaught, after 11 years of marriage.
The 40-year-old musician, born as Elliot Gleave, has two sons - seven-year-old Evander and five-year-old Ennio - with Erin, and he said they will happily co-parent.
In a joint Instagram statement, Example explained that their romance had come to a "natural end" after just over a decade.
They wrote: "At the start of the UK summer we decided to separate. We have had an amazing 11 years together, but just a few too many adventures.
"Obviously we spent a lot of time behind the scenes trying to figure things out, but we came to the realisation that perhaps our time as a couple had just come to a natural end.
"So we have decided to go our separate ways whilst there is still an abundance of love and respect for one another.
"We have been Co-parenting happily and effectively now for almost half a year and our boys are surrounded with love.
"Due to Elliot's busy summer schedule over 14 weeks in Europe, Erin and the boys flew to London for 4 weeks so Elliot wouldn't have to go months without seeing Evander and Ennio.
"We had an amazing family holiday, and look forward to more in the future. We have had incredible support from our closest friends and family, who are proud of how are handling this separation.
"We have turned off commenting to protect ourselves, our children and closest friends and family. Please do not feel the need to text or DM us whoever you are.
"We would appreciate the space right now and don't want to be distracted by conversations over texts, social media or FaceTime when we need to devote so much time our own well-being and most importantly, that of our children.
"If you see us out and about together it's still the same old Elliot & Erin.
"Though we spend a lot of our time apart we still enjoy time together climbing, jogging, cinema, chasing kids around the park or getting coffee. Expect to see us out and about together with our children often.
"This is as amicable as it gets. Nobody is blaming anyone in all this. We are very happy that this is the right decision and hope that others can respect this too. Everything is as it should be Love, E&E."
The couple first began dating back in 2009, becoming engaged three years later before tying the knot in May 2013.
In 2016, Example spoke to the Mirror about their relationship, saying that Erin was the one who pursued him but admitted he was "punching above [his] weight".
"She pursued me," he said. "It sounds shallow, but you don’t know what people want from you when you’re famous. A girl that gorgeous just didn’t add up. I knew I was punching above my weight. But she didn’t need me.
"I took her to Huddersfield for our first date. I had a gig there and she flew over. She was excited, bless her, but her mum was like, 'Don’t go, he probably has a girl in every city!' I was like, 'Not like you, I haven’t.'"
Years later in 2020, Example credited Erin with saving him from an "early grave".
Speaking to The Sun, he said: "“Erin saved me from an early death. I was partying too much back in the day.
"You’re burning the candle at both ends, doing 120 festivals a year, 100 flights a year and you’re partying four or five nights a week.
“I was lying to my ex and cheating on her. I wasn’t close to my mum or dad or my sister any more, so Erin coming into my life helped me mend all those things.”
