Alesha Dixon and her partner of 18 years, Azuka Ononye, are reported to be still living together after their split for their children's sake.
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Britain's Got Talent panelist and singer Alesha Dixon and her long-term partner Azuka Ononye, are said to be still sharing a home 'for the sake of the kids' following their unexpected separation. The couple, who have been together for 18 years share and share two children, Azura and Anaya, before deciding to part ways last year.
A source told The Sun: "Alesha confirmed she's split from Azuka and is navigating that as best she can. They are still living together for the sake of their family and are co-parenting."
The Sun received information from an insider that Alesha, 46, took off to Jamaica for a much-needed holiday, surrounded by friends
In the past, she has spoken about playing "hard to get for about a year" when Azuka first pursued her after their meeting in 2006. The couple reportedly had a secret wedding in 2017 before welcoming their daughters, Azura, 11 and Anaya, 5.
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(Image: Instagram/aleshaofficial) This is the singer's second marriage having previously been married to So Solid Crew's MC Harvey, before they divorced in 2006 after one year of marriage which concluded due to his infidelity. Meanwhile Alesha and Azuka first crossed paths in the same year, where he was a backup dancer for Mis-Teeq and later assumed the role of Alesha’s creative director.
Confessing on the Jonathan Ross Show back in 2018 that she initially played "hard to get" Alesha disclosed the moment she realised her feelings for Azuka - in a situation where she had to rely on him completely after having foot surgery.
She recalled: "He was sleeping on the floor because I was on the couch, I couldn't even get up the stairs. If he can carry me to the toilet then he's a keeper.
"I had the 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?' I looked a state."
When chatting with Giovanna Fletcher on the Happy mum podcast in 2020, Alesha opened up about her family life, reflecting: "[Azuka] was the first person that I'd met, that I knew that we could have children together because of our values, our morals, our thinking aligned."
