Shane Richie and wife divorce after 19 years of marriage
Shane Richie got divorced last month, days before his drink-driving arrest.
Shane Richie and his wife have got divorced.
The EastEnders actor married Christie Goddard - the mother of his three youngest children, Mackenzie, 20, Lolita, 18, and 15-year-old Romani-Skye - in 2007 but it has emerged they have gone their separate ways, with their union officially dissolved last month, days before the 62-year-old star was arrested for drink-driving.
Chrissie confirmed their divorce has been finalised to The Sun but added: “I don’t want to comment, thank you.”
It is believe their marriage officially ended on 23 July.
It is said the 47-year-old actress had grown "fed up" with Shane's behaviour and had "had enough".
A source said: “Christie was at the end of her tether with Shane and had had enough.
“The divorce was her decision and she pursued it after talking it through with relatives.
“She had put up with a lot over the years and has had a really hard time of things lately.
“There was not one specific incident that led to the end, but a build-up of things.
“She got fed up with his behaviour and did not take the decision lightly.
"There is a feeling he has been working hard and playing hard and that his behaviour has spiralled a bit.
“Christie has been grown-up about it and not booted him out.
“She still has a lot of love for him but decided they could not go on as husband and wife. They have three children together so that is her main concern.”
Shane was arrested last month after arguing with petrol station staff after they reprimanded him for vaping on the forecourt, and Chrissie hopes the incident will serve as a "wake-up call".
The insider added: “Christie had divorced Shane by then but was still shocked at what happened. Shane might have been pushed over the edge because of the split.
“But it showed Christie was right to fear he had spiralled. It was no way to behave and she hopes it will be a wake-up call to him.”
Friends are also said to be concerned about Shane and hope he can stay on the straight and narrow during his upcoming Prat Pack tour with friends Bradley Walsh, Joe Pasquale and Brian Conley.
A source said: “That tour is a double-edged sword. It might do Shane good to spend time with mates and get his head together.
“But friends are also concerned that a month touring with his drinking buddies from the ’90s could do more harm than good.”
A spokesperson for the actor - who also has Shane Jr., 37, and Jake, 33, with first wife Coleen Nolan - did not respond to The Sun's request for comment.
