End of Love: Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington parted ways

On the pre-holiday days of the outgoing year, Martin Freeman officially confirmed rumors about the upcoming divorce process with Amanda Abbington. In an interview with the Financial Times, the actor said that the parting occurred in the summer, but they tried to keep the family and kept it from interfering in every possible way.

The decision to put an end to the relationship was mutual. Despite the fact that we are not together, I will always love Amanda. I have to admit that one of the reasons for parting was work and my constant employment.

The couple met in 2000 on the set and soon married. For 15 years, they have gone from "supporting actors" to success and invitations to the main roles in the series "Sherlock", the films "All Together" and "Sex for Exchange." The most popular Martin Freeman reached after the main role in the film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". A long-term partnership brought not only career results, the pair brings up two children.

Amanda Abbington was not so frank with journalists and confined herself to asking not to interfere in her personal life, but to be interested in professional successes. Previously, she said that she considers her husband as a talented actor, who knows how to consider unexpected nuances and present the spectator with a deep image of the hero.

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