Hunger Games star Sam Claflin splits with wife of six years Laura Haddock
HUNGER Games star Sam Claflin has split with his wife of six years Laura Haddock.
The pair, who tied the knot in 2013, announced the news this evening to the shock of fans.
They said: "Laura and I have decided to legally separate. We will move forward with nothing but love, friendship and a deep respect for one another whilst we continue to raise our family together.
The pair first started dating in 2011 and got married two years later.
He revealed they met in the audition room.
Sam said: "I walked into an audition room, I saw her and I knew. I’m not kidding for the life of me. She was reading in for a part and it’s my fourth free call.
"I’ve done previously three auditions with this other girl reading and this girl walked in and I walked out the audition, couldn’t care less if I got the part.
"I called my agent, I said, 'Mate, I am in love'. He’s like, 'How did the audition go, mate?' I was like, 'No, no, you don’t understand. I have just met the woman I want to marry'.
"Then, that evening, I went to a party in East London and — the story goes on for hours. I went to a party in East London and at 5am, I stayed up all night having fun with my friends, got on the first tube or the subway home, got the subway doors opened at my stop, she was standing there."
They have two children together – a son born in 2015 and a daughter born last year.
In 2012, Sam said of The Inbetweeners actress: "She's my female counterpart is the best way to describe her. She is my mum, she reminds me of my mum so much which I think - a guy will know, right? It's important. Your mum knows like everything."
In June she paid tribute to her “beautiful” husband in an Instagram post.
She wrote: “Happy birthday to this kind, generous, loving, beautiful man.. @mrsamclaflin 🙏🏼for all that you do. Happy birthday! X”
In February Sam posted on Instagram a picture of the end captioning it “until the end”.
He said: “From the beginning... and until the end. I love you. Happy Valentines Day wifey.”
Both are starring in dramas soon out on BBC1.
Sam bagged a role as Oswald Mosley in Peaky Blinders.
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And Laura plays a barrister in drama Capture.
Sam is most famous for his role in The Hunger Games movies.
Laura played Alison in The Inbetweeners Movie and was Will’s love interest.