James McAvoy And Actress Wife On Divorce Decision
James McAvoy, the X-men superstar announced his decision about their divorce, and it was a mutual agreement between them.
James McAvoy and wife Anne-Maria Duff just made a a mutual agreement regarding their 9-year marriage.
James, 37, and Anne-Marie, 45, surprised the public after announcing their divorce on Friday, May 13th.
They both said in a statement: “It is with tremendous sadness that we have come to the decision to divorce,” – according to People magazine.
The couple has a five-year old son, Brendan McAvoy, and promised to be the best parent to their only child despite their split.
The two are really good friends, and promised to protect and love their son despite their split.
“We enter this next phase with continued friendship, love and respect for one another and the shared focus of caring for our son,” they added. “We ask that you respect our and, most importantly, our child’s privacy during this time.”
The two first crossed roads in 2004 as co-stars on the comedy TV show, Shameless, the British version of the show.
They got married in 2006 but kept their relationship very private.
The Scottish superstar told Britain’s The Daily record newspaper they don’t want the media to go over them as “target”.
“We’ve been offered a hell of a lot of parts playing opposite each other in films and TV and we just turn them down,” he explained. “If you do work together you put yourself up, you make yourself a target and you make your relationship a target and all of that. We’re very keen not to do that.”
The former couple also teamed up in the film The Last Station on 2009, with other stars Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer.
McAvoy’s rise in career has greatly changed within the past ten years, inlcuding the most-awaited X-men film, Apocalypse, Victor Frankenstein, and Wanted.
“It’s always difficult to go away (and film a movie) as a family person,” he shared. “Paps (paparazzi) don’t really bother me. I get stopped but people are nice. I don’t mind that. I’ve never minded that. It’s just the separation of family life, relationship and child.”
See also: X-men Apocalyse