Jeff Brazier has announced he has split from his wife Kate Dwyer after nine years together.
The dad took to social media to share a picture of himself smiling at the camera as he revealed the heartbreaking news.
Jeff, who shared two sons with the late reality star Jade Goody, tied the knot with Kate in 2018 with his boys acting as best men on the happy occasion.
Posting to Instagram on Monday, Jeff said he wanted to start the week with a moment of honesty as he opened up about a 'challenging' year.
"A moment to practice what I preach and start the new week with honesty. One for the smilers and eternally positive individuals who don’t often afford themselves the right to share their own vulnerabilities," he wrote.
"I have so much to be grateful for and I appreciate facing the lessons I need to grow but this year has been challenging to say the least.
"My 9 year relationship ended earlier in the year and I’ve been working through that on top of supporting someone close to me who is going through something difficult."
He added: "The boys and I have recently moved home to a new area & I spend most of the time alone as the boys obviously have their own things going on.
"It’s been constant change this year and I’m good with adapting but the combination of things have left me low at times and I’ve honestly never felt loneliness like it. Can we put Christmas back a few months?!
"I have lots of great friends and I know they’re a phone call away but sometimes I find it hard to admit I’m struggling with all of the change preferring just to keep working through it myself. I’m a bit too good at that."
Jeff concluded the candid post: "There was always going to come a day when the boys didn’t want or need me so much and I thought I’d be more than ok with having all this time on my hands!"
In the picture, Jeff wore a black hoodie as he sat in a car and showed off his pearly whites.
Jeff has been the person raising Bobby, 19, and Freddie, 18, after their mother Jade Goody died from cancer.
She passed away in March 2009.
Back in October, Jeff opened up about his fears about his son Bobby.
He admitted he fears the teen will suffer the 'same pain' as his mum after finding fame at a young age.
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The EastEnders actor is making great strides on the soap, but Jeff says he knows the "hurt" the star's late mum went through and is "worried" it will happen to Bobby.
Bobby made headlines at the NTAs when he was photographed with a group of women, including co-star Danielle Harold.
“I don’t like it," he admitted.
“I just get nervous, because what do you imagine that triggers for me, given the experiences I had years and years ago with his mum?
"I know the hurt that we experienced as a result of certain scenarios and obviously don’t want my children to experience the same."
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