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Amy Denman

EastEnders star Kara Tointon 'secretly splits from fiancé four years after engagement

Kara Tointon has reportedly split from her fiancé Marius Jensen in secret 10 months ago, it has been claimed.

Former EastEnders star Kara, 39, met chiropractor Marius in 2016 and got engaged two years later in November 2018.

The pair share three-year-old son Frey and Helly, one, together. However, it has been claimed the couple broke up quietly 10 months ago.

A source said: "Kara and Marius quietly separated around ten months ago.

"There was no wrong-doing on either side, and they both still care about each other.

Kara won Strictly in 2010 (BBC)

"But they came to the decision that there was no future for them as a couple," they added to The Sun.

Mirror have gone to Kara's representatives for comment.

Earlier this week, before news broke of the split, the Norwegian chiropractor was spotted kissing a brunette woman.

Marius, who split from the actress almost a year ago, and the mystery woman were standing in front of a car as they shared a loving smooch. However, Kara and Marius were understood to have split months before the kiss.

At the beginning of 2021, Kara and Marius welcomed their son Helly.

She shared the name with Hello! magazine and said: "He is an incredibly cool little man. He is very Zen, he has a calming effect. He is so chilled and wonderful."

Speaking about the name, she added: "We found it had both Indian history and Scandinavian links."

The two got engaged in 2018 (LightRocket via Getty Images)
They still 'care for each other' (GC Images)

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Marius explained: "The first Helly we found was an old Norwegian sea captain, from a place in Norway called Moss, a tiny little town where my grandmother is from. We looked him up and he was a big, bearded guy like myself and it sort of fell into place."

Before starting a family with Marius, the soap actress took part in Strictly Come Dancing with professional dance partner Artem Chigvinstev.

Their impressive dance skills in the 2010 series and their will they/ won't they friendship were enthralling to watch and by the time they got to lift the Glitterball Trophy, the dynamic duo were secretly a couple.

The pair dated for four years before splitting in 2014.

A couple of years later, Kara met Marius and the two immediately fell in love.

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