Yvonne Connolly has opened up about her split from Ronan Keating.
The Boyzone star will marry Storm Uechtritz today in Edinburgh, and now Yvonne has revealed what it’s been like in their “modern family.”
“The word broken marriages and broken families is thrown around. When I found myself in that situation first, we were all on great terms but it was difficult,” Yvonne explained.
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“But the kids had grown up with a father who wasn’t always there anyway,” she told Colette Fitzpatrick on Newstalk.
“They were used to periods of time where they wouldn’t see their dad all the time so they adjusted quite well. I prefer the title of modern family.”
Meanwhile Yvonne admitted she asked her children about changing back to her maiden name Connolly and they were surprised.
“I could have changed it sooner. But I was determined that I’d change it when I felt ready and the kids felt ready,” she explained.
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“I mentioned it to my kids one day and they didn’t see it coming. They didn’t get it. They were asking, ‘You’re not going to be the same name as us?’
“From a kids’ point of view, it’s strange that your mum isn’t going to have the same name as you when that’s how you grew up,” she said.
“Identity-wise it was nice. I embraced my independence a few years ago after my separation. It was really important for me. Going back to Connolly was the final step.”
