She was the first newsreader to be paid a reputed £1million a year and won the debut series of Strictly Come Dancing, but Natasha Kaplinsky has been unlucky in love.
The Daily Mail can disclose that the television star has separated from her husband, the investment banker Justin Bower.
The couple, both 54, have been married for more than 20 years and have two teenage children. They are now in the process of divorcing.
‘Natasha is devastated,’ a friend told the Mail. ‘It’s very sad. They are doing their best to concentrate on their children.’
Three years ago, Ms Kaplinsky told the Mail’s Eden
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