Claire Foy has confirmed that she has separated from her husband Stephen Campbell-Moore.

In a joint statement, they said: "We have separated and have been for some time. We do however continue as great friends with the utmost respect for one another."

The couple met in 2011 and married in 2014, and have a two-year-old daughter, Ivy Rose.

The Sun got a quote from an apparent friend, who said: ""After seven years together this came as a real shock to many of their friends, but they’re lovely people and are determined to keep everything civilised.

"Obviously it has been a very sad period for both of them, and for their wider families.

"But they are wonderful parents, intelligent and both successful in their own right.

"They’ve just decided that unfortunately their relationship simply wasn’t working and that this would be for the best."