Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have officially announced their separation after 10 years of marriage. The couple confirmed their split in an official statement to People magazine, with Simpson describing it as a “painful situation.

Simpson and Johnson, a retired NFL player, began dating in 2010 and wed in 2014 in Santa Barbara. The former couple share three children – Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 12, Ace Knute, 11 and Birdie Mae, 5.

Jessica Simpson recently announced that she and her husband of ten years Eric Johnson have called it a day on their marriage having been living 'separately'