Gary Lineker's marriage to Danielle Bux 'ended last summer', claims close pal Piers Morgan
GARY LINEKER and Danielle Bux's divorce may have come as a massive shock to fans, but Piers Morgan was far from surprised by the news.
Gary Lineker and Danielle Bux split as long ago as last year
The Good Morning Britain host has reportedly revealed that the actress first told him that the couple were separating as long ago as "last summer".
The pair, who wed back in 2009, announced the sad news earlier this month amid reports that they had disagreed over starting a family.
However, Piers claims the stars separated last year after speaking to them at a dinner party where Danielle, 36, wasn't wearing her ring.
The 50-year-old commented: "For the outside world, this has come as a bit of a shock, as there hadn’t been any warning that what seemed like a very happy marriage was in fact on the rocks."
The former couple only announced their divorce this month
Piers Morgan says the actress told him about their split last summer
Piers continued: "I’ve wined, dined and partied with them for the past few years, and like them both enormously… it’s been an open secret for quite a while.
"I sat next to Danielle at a dinner party last summer – Gary was there too – and noticed she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring," The Sun revealed.
The controversial chat show star said that Gary and Danielle were still "great friends", despite her plans to move to the US.
The pair wed back in 2009
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Piers also wrote in Event magazine: "She told me they were splitting because she wanted to have more kids and live in Los Angeles to pursue her acting career."
He added: "They genuinely are still great friends, and have managed to separate with the kind of maturity, decency, intelligence and mutual solicitousness for each other’s welfare that all the warring couples of the world should seek to emulate."
Express.co.uk has contacted a spokesperson for the stars following these reports.