Coleen Nolan confirms that she is divorcing husband Ray Fensome

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan is divorcing her husband of 10 years, Ray Fensome.

The couple confirmed the news last night through a statement released to The Daily Mirror. Coleen is the Agony Aunt for the publication and felt it was only right to confirm the news there. She wrote an open letter to fans and readers as part of her column. In the piece she said:

"Me and my husband Ray are divorcing. I wanted to tell you first as I can hardly sit here and keep dishing out advice if I'm not being totally straight about what is going on in my own life. It's hard to imagine that so much could have changed from that day in 2008 when we married. On that day, I thought there was nothing that could split us up. I was convinced we'd grow old together, hobbling to the post office to collect our pensions. But a decade on and it's now clear I was wrong. There is too much dividing me and Ray. We can't go back. And my future is going to be very different to the one I'd imagined back then."

The couple have one daughter together, Ciara, who is 17 years old. She also has two other children with her former husband Shane Richie. Coleen added that she is getting support from all of her children.

"We owe it to ourselves. And we also owe it to our kids to show them that everyone has a right to be happy. My beautiful kids, Shane Jnr, Jake and Ciara – my daughter with Ray – have all been unbelievably supportive and understanding."

Coleen will be on Loose Women today after announcing the news.

Sad to announce that after much hard work and many efforts to save her marriage Coleen has now filed for divorce - she'll be back on @loosewomen 2mro - tune in and her give your support #NoGoingBack #OnlyGoingForward #ColeenNolan ❤️?❤️? https://t.co/CIbFJQicsu

— Coleen Nolan (@NolanColeen) February 6, 2018