RTÉ Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty and British TV presenter Cat Deeley have announced their separation after more than a decade of marriage.

They wed in September 2012 at a ceremony in Rome and have two children together.

They said in a joint statement: “We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved.

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“We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected.

“There will be no further comment.” —PA