Eighties icon Kim Wilde, 62, reveals she has split from and divorced her husband Hal Fowler after 26 years of marriage in shock statement
- The couple revealed the shock news via a joint statement on Wednesday
- The eighties singer, 62, and writer and actor Hal, 54, married in 1996
- They met while appearing in a rock opera and tied the knit within six months
- Kim and Hal had two children, Harry, now 23, and Rose, now 21, together
Kim Wilde revealed she split from and subsequently divorced her husband Hal Fowler last year in a shock statement to fans on Wednesday night.
The eighties singer, 62, married writer and actor Hal, 54, in 1996 after the former couple met while appearing in rock opera Tommy.
The pair married within six months of meeting each other and had two children, Harry, now 23, and Rose, now 21, together.
A joint statement posted to Kim’s Twitter page read: ‘Kim Wilde and Hal Fowler wish to announce that they amicably separated by agreement last year and have divorced.
‘No third party is involved. They remain on good terms and wish only the best for each other in the next phases of their lives. No further comment or statements will be made.’
Sad: Kim Wilde revealed that she split from and subsequently divorced her husband Hal Fowler last year in a statement to fans on Wednesday night (pictured in 2012)
Kim became a music icon after releasing hit song Kids In America in 1981, which peaked at No.2 in the UK and sold over three million records worldwide.
The musician has told in the past how she revelled in her newfound anonymity after changing her surname to his.
The Chequered Love star stepped back from the music industry to live a secluded life with Dracula and Solo: A Star Wars Story actor Hal and their two children.
Kim has previously blamed her iconic Kids In America track for propelling her to superstardom, but recently dipped a toe back into the spotlight by performing a Greatest Hits tour.
Shock: They wrote online in a statement: ‘Kim Wilde and Hal Fowler wish to announce that they amicably separated by agreement last year and have divorced’
Before: The eighties singer, 62, who became a music icon after releasing hit song Kids In America in 1981, which peaked at No.2 in the UK and sold over three million records worldwide, married writer and actor Hal in 1996.
In September, Kim admitted it’s a ‘beautiful surprise’ that fans are still loving her music and are willing to buy tickets to see her on stage.
In a candid interview, the singer told how ‘I didn’t really believe that there would still be an audience for me’ due to the fact that she was now a married mum-of-two as opposed to the single twenty-something of her heyday.
As she prepared for her nationwide tour, the pop star reflected on her long career and shared her joy that her fans continue to support her, remarking that much of them have ‘grown up’ with her.
She told The Mirror: ‘I didn’t really believe that there would still be an audience for me as a married mum of two kids.
‘I thought all the romance of Kim Wilde was being single and 21. That is a different Kim Wilde to the one that they are being presented with. But the audiences love it, which is a beautiful surprise.
The star went on to say that her followers have embraced her age and that she feels relaxed and happy enough to be her full self on stage.
Love: The couple met while both appearing on rock opera Tommy and married within six months of meeting each other (pictured in 2017)
She explained: ‘I think my audience have grown up with me, so there’s a sense we’re all in it together, there’s a joyfulness about that.
‘I’m loving singing my hits, I like the way it brings my audience so much happiness and I love how generous they are to me. They know I’m 61 – nobody is pretending anything; they get me warts and all.’
However, while Kim adores being in the spotlight and belting out her biggest hits which also included You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Cambodia and Chequered Love, things hadn’t always been as rosy, with the star disappearing from the limelight at the height of her fame.
The star stepped back from the music industry to live a secluded life with her family, with Kim blaming her iconic Kids In America track.
She explained how she had to ‘step away’ from the song after becoming ‘defined by it after consistently singing it for 16 years.
Still got it: Now blonde bombshell Kim recently performed a Greatest Hits tour. And in September Kim admitted that it’s a ‘beautiful surprise’ that fans are still loving her music and are willing to buy tickets to see her on stage
She explained: ‘I’d had enough of singing it, which is one of the reasons why I gave up. I fell out of love with it. I’d been defined by that song from the age of 20 to 36 and there was a part of that which is quite confining, so I needed to stop.’
The blonde bombshell went on to say that she needed time out as the ‘turbulence’ of being a pop star became ‘exhausting’ and that after decided to have a family with Hal, it seemed a ‘really good time’ to hit pause on her music career.
Kim’s international anthem Kids In America was the work of her brother Ricky and dad, original British rock ‘n’ roller Marty Wilde, and at one stage she was shifting 60,000 copies a day.
She had seven more Top Ten singles in the UK but never a number one, however her reworking of the Motown classic You Keep Me Hangin’ On, which topped the US Billboard chart in 1986.
Last year, she spoke of missing out in the UK but achieving the US triumph, she said: ‘Although having a No 1 in America almost made up for it,’
She went on to sell more than 30 million records and won hearts thanks to her stunning good looks – something she took great pride in.
She said: ‘I feel very grateful that I got my mum’s gorgeous nose and my dad’s fabulous mouth’ however revealed she was bullied for her ‘Mick Jagger lips’.
Of her figure, she went on: ‘I had long legs and they did well with jeans. I knew how to wear a pair of jeans, that’s for sure.’
Chart-topper: She became a music icon after releasing hit song Kids In America in 1981, which peaked at No.2 in the UK and sold over three million records worldwide (pictured in 1985)
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