Both published two different statements and demanded respect for their privacy
“I have tried to overcome the crisis in my marriage but today I understand that the separation, although painful, is no longer avoidable,” he said.
The Italian soccer player Francesco Totti and the model Ilary Blasi announced their divorce on Monday after twenty years of relationship and marriage and they did it separately, through two different statements, and claiming respect for their privacy.
“After 20 years together, unfortunately my relationship with Ilary is over. Everything I have said in these last few months has been to try to protect our children.“, Said in a note to the media the former soccer player, who had denied the rumours.
“I have tried to overcome the crisis in my marriage but today I understand that the separation, although painful, is no longer avoidable. I will continue to join Ilary in raising our three wonderful children, always with great respect for my wife,” she added.
Totti advanced that the divorce will take place “rigorously in private” and that he will not offer more statements. Shortly before, Blasi had released a statement through the Ansa agency in which he announced that his marriage to Totti “is over”using practically the same terms.
“The separation process will remain as a private event and no other statements will be made on my part.. I invite everyone to avoid speculation and above all, to respect the privacy of my family,” the presenter concluded.
The famous ex-captain of Roma, 45 years old and who hung up his boots in 2017, married Blasi (41) on June 19, 2005 and, throughout this time, they formed one of the strongest couples in ‘calcium’ and they had three children, Chanel, Cristian and Isabel.
Rumors of divorce had emerged last February, due to an alleged new relationship between the footballerbut back then the couple denied their crisis, despite the fact that they have not been seen together in recent months.
The media point out that Blasi did not want it to affect her work as presenter of the program “La isola dei famosi”, which ended on June 27 on Mediaset.
The end of this couple was received this Monday with great expectation in Italy and occupies a prominent position in the internet editions of all the country’s media.