Despite separating from husband Azuka Ononye last year, it has been revealed that Alesha Dixon is still co-habiting with her former partner of 18 years.
And while living under the same roof as your ex may be an uncomfortable prospect for some, we’re told the couple – who have daughters Azura, 11, and Anaya, five, together – have decided to do so for the sake of their children.
‘The split has been tough, but Alesha has been navigating it as best she can,’ an insider tells heat. ‘She and Azuja are still living together as it makes co-parenting their girls easier.’
Former Mis-Teeq singer Alesha, 46, reportedly told her pals that she and 44-year-old Azuka’s bond had become ‘more of a friendship’ before they announced their split last year.
Alesha and Azuka were rumoured to have married in a private ceremony in 2017 after meeting 11 years earlier, when the singer was touring and Azuka was a dancer for her live show.
The world only found out that the couple had tied the knot when Alesha referred to the choreographer as her ‘husband’ shortly after their clandestine wedding.
It was the Britain’s Got Talent judge’s second marriage after she tied the knot with rapper Harvey from UK garage group So Solid Crew in 2005. They split a year later after he reportedly cheated on her with his West End co-star Javine Hylton.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2018, Alesha revealed how she and Azuka got together, saying, ‘I was playing hard to get for about a year, and then I had [a] foot operation and I couldn’t walk, and he was literally sleeping on the floor looking after me every day. I was just looking at him thinking, “That is for better or for worse, isn’t it?”’