X-Men actor James McAvoy and his wife, Anne-Marie Duff, are calling it quits on their marriage. The couple announced their plans to divorce via a statement to Us Weekly on Friday, May 13.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we have come to the decision to divorce,” their joint statement read. “We enter this next phase with continued friendship, love and respect for one another and the shared focus of caring for our son. We ask that you respect our and, most importantly, our child’s privacy during this time.”
The Atonement actor, 37, and actress, 45, married in October 2006 after meeting on set of Shameless. McAvoy played Duff’s character’s love interest on the British comedy series.
During an interview with Ryan Seacrest following their nuptials, McAvoy gushed that after marrying Duff, “The world seemed less scary. … And I started to like myself a little bit more.”
The pair are parents to 5-year-old son Brendan.
