'They've decided to call it a day': Danniella Westbrook 'separates' from husband Kevin Jenkins after 11 years of marriage
Danniella Westbrook has reportedly separated from husband Kevin Jenkins – the man credited for helping her overcome a well-publicized addiction to cocaine.
The couple are understood to have parted amicably earlier this month, with Kevin moving out of the home he shared with the 40-year-old actress, their 11-year-old daughter Jody and Kai, Danniella’s 16-yearold son from a previous relationship.
‘It’s really sad but they have decided to call it a day,’ a friend told the Daily Mirror. ‘Kevin has moved out, but the two of them are keeping it amicable for the sake of the kids, their main priority.
Parted ways: Danniella and husband Kevin Jenkin separated earlier this month
‘Sadly being husband and wife is no longer an option. Danniella has been through so much and really turned things around, so it’s a dreadful blow.’
Former EastEnders star Danniella previously admitted that Kevin helped set her on the path to recovery by arranging her stay as t a residential rehabilitation centre in Arizona in 2001.
‘I stole from him, I was taking drugs,’ she recalled afterwards. ‘I was three months pregnant and he put me on a plane to Arizona.’
The couple enjoyed a lavish lifestyle thanks to Kevin’s successful care-hire and security firm, but things changed when the company went bust during the economic downturn, prompting them to move to America – where they became born again Christians before returning to the UK in 2011.
Proud mother: Daniella is a parent to daughter Jody with Kevin
Danniella whose addiction to cocaine rotted her nasal septum, revisited her troubled past in 2013 when she published tell-all autobiography Faith, Hope and Clarity, in whichshe revealed that she had once been gang-raped over an unpaid debt to drug dealers.
‘There were days Danni wouldn’t even get up when she was doing the book,’ Kevin said at the time. ‘She cried over this all the time.’
Speaking to Lorraine shortly after its publication, Danniella said: 'It happened 19 years ago and at the time I didn't want to speak to anybody. I took me 15 years to tell my husband.
'I do feel better. Although I'd been treated for my bipolar, this was another thing that held me back with my diagnosis. I couldn't speak to anyone.’
The actress was spotted looking downcast on Friday as she left her Essex home without her wedding ring.
Danniella’s representatives have declined to comment.
Road to recovery: Danniella has previously credited her husband with helping her conquer her demons
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