Seal admits on Ellen Degeneres show 'divorce is imminent'

Seal and Ellen Degeneres

HEIDI AND SEAL'S FULL STATEMENT

'While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate. 'We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart.

'This is an amicable process and protecting the well-being of our children remains our top priority, especially during this time of transition. 'We thank our family, friends, and fans for their kind words of support. And for our children’s sake, we appreciate you respecting our privacy.'

Singer Seal has revealed his heartache over the end of his seven-year marriage to Heidi Klum, saying he and his wife simply grew apart. The 48-year-old singer said both were shocked their marriage had ended and were 'grieving' for each other. Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Seal didn't mention reports his wife had grown tired of his hard partying lifestyle and called time on their marriage. 'I think we were shocked,' he simply said. 'You go into these things with the greatest intentions when you say "I do" and you say "’til death do us part." Those vows hold value. They are not just words.'

The Kiss From A Rose singer is continuing his promotional tour of his latest album despite the latest development in his personal life. He went on to say that they had tried to work through it and do the best they could, but added: 'these things happen.' 'The thing that I’m most proud about this great woman who I married - and I really do mean that from the bottom of my heart - is that together she has given me four incredible gifts, four beautiful children,' Seal told DeGeneres.

But that wasn't the only compliment he had for Klum as he went on to say: 'She still, in my opinion, is the most wonderful woman in the world.' It also seems that the couple do not plan to get nasty during the proceedings of their divorce. 'I think our priority was to remain civil and do this thing with dignity,' he said. 'We still very much love each other.' However, despite putting on a brave face and insisting that he and Klum still very much love each other, Seal did admit that they are both hurting.

'To say that neither of us were grieving would be an out and out lie - and I don’t mind telling you that,' he said to the blonde host. Another sign of the singer's ongoing love for the German supermodel was the fact that he was still wearing his wedding ring. DeGeneres commented on this, saying: 'It's a beautiful ring.'

'I think it’s just pretty much a token of how I feel about this woman,' Seal replied. 'We have eight years. Eight wonderful years together. Just because we have decided to separate doesn’t necessarily mean you take off your ring and you’re no longer connected to that person.' This then led him to direct the conversation back to their three children: Henry, six, Johan, five, and Lou, two – as well as Miss Klum’s daughter Leni, seven, from a previous relationship with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.

'We will be connected in many ways ‘til the rest of our lives,' he said. 'Though our children and also through this tremendous admiration, respect and love that we have for each other. 'Will we wear the ring for the rest of our lives? Who knows? But right now it feels really comfortable on my hand so I have no intentions of taking it off anytime soon.' The sudden split has come as a shock to fans after the couple always seemed so loved up with one another in public, and kept the tradition of renewing their wedding vows every year.

Seal was eager to prove that it is possible for couples to split amicably in the industry, saying: 'I think the operative here is that we are civil to each other. 'Of course, when you have four children, you just hope and pray that the rest of the world will respect that we have four children and that their little hearts are at stake too,' he added. Seal had echoed these thought when he also appeared on the Tavis Smiley show. (DailyNews UK)