Jamie and Louise Redknapp granted a divorce after 19-year marriage

Hatty Collier29 December 2017

Jamie and Louise Redknapp have been granted a divorce decree to end their 19-year marriage by a family court judge.

Judge Ian Mulkis has drawn the marriage to a close at a hearing in the Central Family Court in London on Friday.

Neither Mr Redknapp, 44, a former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder who now works as a television pundit, nor pop singer Mrs Redknapp, 43, were in court.

The judge granted a decree nisi - a marriage formally ends when judges grant decree absolute. A wife or husband can apply for a decree absolute six weeks after a decree nisi is granted.

Getting divorced: Jamie and Louise Redknapp
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The Redknapps married in 1998 on a luxury 130ft yacht called Lady Tamara in Bermuda.

The couple have sons, Charley, 12, and nine-year-old Beau together.

The judge granted divorce decrees for the Redknapps and two other couples at a public hearing which lasted 25 seconds.

Paperwork showed that Mrs Redknapp had filed for divorce and said the marriage had irretrievably broken down because of Mr Redknapp's "unreasonable behaviour".

Jamie Redknapp and wife Louise pictured in April 2016
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Mr Redknapp had not mounted any defence to his wife's divorce application.

Judge Mulkis held that Mr Redknapp had behaved in such a way that Mrs Redknapp could not "reasonably be expected" to live with him.

He concluded that the marriage had "broken down irretrievably".

Louise Redknapp in Cabaret

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The Strictly Come Dancing star and her husband separated earlier this year after hitting "hard times" following her stint on the BBC show.

Louise, who is currently starring as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, ended their relationship earlier this year having “rediscovered” her confidence on Strictly Come Dancing, which she credited with pulling her out of her “comfort zone” as a “Stepford Wife”.

She said she felt “physically sick” at the thought of never feeling the buzz she got from taking part in the BBC ballroom show and knew that she wanted to “go back on stage in front of an audience.”

In November, she confirmed she was living apart from Jamie but that they were still in regular contact.

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