Rachael Leigh Cook andDaniel Gillieshave separated.
After nearly 15 years of marriage, theShe’s All ThatstarandThe Originalsactor announced their separation in a joint statement on Thursday.
“With deep gratitude for every year we have spent together and the thousands of beautiful memories shared, we have mutually decided to separate as a couple,” began thestatement, which was shared to their respective Instagram accounts.
“This decision isn’t one we have come to easily or lightly. We love and respect each other as parents, people and artists and look forward to maintaining the best parts of our relationship for many years to come,” thestatementcontinued.
The couple wrote, “Your discretion in this matter is kindly requested for the sake of our children during this time of transition. Thank you to those of you who are already aware; for your tremendous compassion and understanding.”
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They signed the joint statement, “Lots of love, Rachael and Daniel.”
Cook, 39, and Gillies, 43, tied the knot in August 2004 and welcomed two children together over the course of their marriage: daughterCharlotte Easton, 5, and sonTheodore Vigo Sullivan, 4.
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Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies
In 2013,Cook opened up about her marriagewith Gillies after announcing her first pregnancy.
“We got married incredibly fast,” the actress told PEOPLE from the set of her TNT crime-drama,Perception.
“We’re both people who like kids, but we weren’t jumping up and down, like, ‘Oh my God, let’s start that chapter of our lives,’ ” explained Cook, who was 33 at the time. “We weren’t those kind of people. Now that we know what our lives are going to look like — sort of — for the next couple of months, we just felt like it was the right time finally. We’re not getting any younger.”
source: people.com
