Sad news in Irish celeb couple land as Vogue Williams and Brian McFadden took to Twitter this evening to announce that they have decided "to go their separate ways".

With a coordinated tweet from each of their accounts, Brian and Vogue both released a short statement announcing the end of their nearly three year marriage.

Vogue's message was accompanied by a broken heart emoji, which will resonate with a lot of people who thought that the pair were perfectly suited.

The note reads:

"It is with sadness that Brian and I have made the tough decision to go our separate ways. We will always care greatly about each other, remain friends and wish each other all the very best for the future. We have nothing else to say on the subject and we would like to thank our friends and family for their support during this difficult period. Vogue x"

Vogue and Brian met in 2011 and appeared inseparable before getting engaged in January 2012 and later married in Florence that September.

Dannii Minogue was one of the first celebrity friends of the couple to offer her sympathies.

Very sad stuff altogether.