The couple share two children, but insist that the break-up is amicable
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has announced that he has separated from his fiancée Lauren Shippey.
Jack, who has played long-term character David Platt on the soap, has been in a relationship with Lauren since they were both 14, but reports claim that the couple have decided to split.
One source is reported to have told The Sun that they told those closest to them that they are ‘over’.
Jack and Lauren, both 29, have two children together – 8 year-old daughter Nyla, and 3 year-old son Reuben – and a spokesperson has revealed that they plan to remain close for the sake of their family
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A spokesperson for Jack told The Sun: ‘Jack and Lauren remain the best of friends and their main focus is the care of their children.’
A source told the paper: ‘They have been through a lot but are still young enough to sort themselves out for the future.’
The couple have faced some trying times during the course of the relationship, and have withstood the pressures of a very public scandal.
While Jack and Lauren were together for fifteen years, the Coronation Street star is also a father to six-year-old Greyson Milewski who was born after a one-night stand. Jack’s son suffers from Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, which causes painful random paralysis of the body.
Despite his infidelity in 2011, Lauren forgave him and they went on to get engaged, and have their second child together.
At the time, a friend said: “Lauren understands Jack made a terrible mistake.
"Now he has made the ultimate statement that he wants to be with her for the rest of his life.”
Following the sad news of their break-up, Jack and Lauren sound prepared to do the best they can by their children and successfully co-parent.
We wish the family all the best for the future.
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