Chris Pratt and Anna Faris have announced that they are separating after 8 years of marriage. Pratt took to his Facebook page to announce the news that he was splitting from his actress wife. He said that he and Fairs worked incredibly hard to save their marriage but it wasn’t t be.
The statement read ‘Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We tried hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed. Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward.’
Pratt added that the pair still has a huge amount of love for each other and that they cherished the years which they spent together. Despite the post appearing on Chirs’s page, the statement was signed by both actors, indicating they were both involved in the drafting of the statement explaining the situation.
After Pratt posted the message on his Facebook page, Anna posted an almost identical one on her Twitter account. the pair met back in 2007 before marrying in 2009. They have since become one of the internet’s favourite couples, with many sharing their sadness at the news that the pair is to split.
Just a few months ago, Faris gave an interview to the Huff Post sharing the reasons she fell in love with her actor husband. ‘He is sexy, but more importantly he’s a great person.’ Before adding ‘When I was falling in love with him, I loved how kind he was to people. I loved how smart he is, but he’s not pretentious at all. He doesn’t wear that as a badge—he kind of lets people slowly discover it.’