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Meryl Streep and husband of 45 years have separated

Meryl Streep and husband Don Gummer have been separated for more than six years.

A spokesperson for Streep added: “While they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”

The actress, 74, and 76-year-old Gummer, a sculptor, married in 1978.

They have four children together: musician Henry, 43, and Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa, 32 – who have all followed their mother into acting.

They also have five grandchildren, with daughter Grace most recently welcoming a daughter with Grammy-winning British musician Mark Ronson.

He is best known for his collaborations with Amy Winehouse, Adele and Bruno Mars.

Streep and Gummer last appeared together at the 2018 Oscars. Streep was pictured on Friday at the Princesa de Asturias Awards 2023 wearing her wedding ring.

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Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia react as U.S. actor Meryl Streep receives the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts during a ceremony at Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, Spain October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West
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Streep wore her wedding ring while receiving the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

The couple met while the Oscar winner was mourning the death of her boyfriend and Deer Hunter co-star John Cazale, who had lung cancer.

In her 2012 acceptance speech after winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in The Iron Lady, Streep paid tribute to her husband.

Meryl Streep, winner of the Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Iron Lady" hugs her husband, Don Gummer at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES) (OSCARS-SHOW)
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Streep paid tribute to Gummer after winning an Oscar

“First, I’m going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech, they play him out with music,” she said.

“I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you’ve given me.”

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The news was first reported by US outlet Page Six.

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