Dancing On Ice star Alex Demetriou has reportedly split from his wife Carlotta Edwards, after he allegedly grew close to his celeb partner Maura Higgins.
A source told The Sun: “Carlotta and Alex are taking a break from their marriage and are trying to work out what they want from the future.”
“Isolation is giving them a lot of time to think and both are with their families.”
The insider continued: “Alex’s friendship with Maura was the first proper crack in their relationship. But now they’re at breaking point.”
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“Their friends think the marriage is over because of how close Alex is with Maura. The trust between them has been shattered.”
“At the start, everyone thought it was just a flirtation but Alex and Maura are in constant contact now and it’s obvious for everyone around them to see what is going on,” the source said.
“Carlotta has seemed hell-bent on keeping up the pretence that everything is fine. But now she’s coming to terms with what has happened and is having a serious think about where she goes from here.”
In response to The Sun’s story, Maura’s rep told Goss.ie that her relationship with Alex is “just professional”.
They told us: “Maura and Alex had a great friendship whilst training for DOI this was always and has always been just professional, she regards him as a close friend and will continue to do so although they have not spoken in a few weeks.”
“Maura has been single since splitting with Curtis, and is spending her time focusing on herself and some exciting projects she has lined up in the near future.”
This isn’t the first time Maura has been forced to deny reports that she’s secretly dating Alex.
Last month, Maura denied any rumours of romance between her and Alex, after he was papped leaving her apartment.
Maura’s ex-boyfriend Curtis Pritchard also recently addressed the rumours, and said it “hurt” to read about them in the press.
However, the 24-year-old said he has “no proof” that anything has “happened between them.”
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