Katie Price and Peter Andre have confirmed that they’re separating after four and a half years of marriage.

The couple have been dogged by rumours of marriage troubles for the last year but have repeatedly denied that their relationship was in trouble and they were heading for divorce.

However, now a spokesperson from the couple’s management company Can Associates has confirmed that the couple has split up and have “both requested that the media respect their families’ privacy at this difficult time”.

The couple were based in Los Angeles for the first part of the year but flew back to the UK last month to take part in the London Marathon. Peter helped Katie over the finish line after she injured her knee around mile 18 of the 26.2mile run.

Over the weekend, Katie was spotted out partying in Bristol at the weekend, flashed her bra to fellow clubgoers and was seen flirting with another man.

An onlooker told the Sun: “Jordan was all over the place and totally out of it.

“She was trying to get people to join in with the song, but didn’t even know the words herself.”

Katie, who is better known as glamour model Jordan, has two children with Peter - three year old Junior and two year old Princess Tiaamii - and has another son, six year old Harvey, from a previous relationship.

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