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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Backstreet Boys’s AJ McLean and wife Rochelle announce separation after 12 years of marriage

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Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean and his wife, Rochelle Karidis, have confirmed their plans to divorce after 12 years of marriage.

The 45-year-old dancer shared a post to his Instagram on 1 January to announce the split, nearly one year after he first revealed that he and Karidis were temporarily separating. Back in March 2023, the former couple told E! News in a statement that they were taking time apart to work on themselves, in hopes of building a “stronger future” together.

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