It was reported last night that Sir Trevor McDonald and his wife have decided to separate after 34 years of marriage
ITN legend Sir Trevor McDonald has separated from his wife Josephine, according to reports, ending their 34-year marriage
It has been claimed that Sir Trevor, 81, and Jo have decided to go their separate ways, with the first moving into his own apartment
« It’s sad but Trevor and Jo realized they don’t make each other happy anymore, » a source said, « and it was time to move on »
The insider added to The Sun: « He and Josephine have a long history so obviously they’re still talking, and it’s all amicable
« Trevor has moved into his own apartment and friends joke that it’s his bachelor apartment »
They added that the split was « no secret » within the former couple’s circle of friends
Jo is not Sir Trevor’s first wife – he separated from his ex-wife Beryl in 1985 after 11 years of marriage, with whom he shares two grown children, Joanne and Tim
In 1986, Sir Trevor met and began a romantic relationship with Josephine after they met at ITN
In 2004 it was reported that the couple had undergone a ‘temporary separation’, with Sir Trevor moving from the family home in southwest London to an apartment nearby
He returned home regularly during this time, saying at the time that both were convinced their marriage would survive
Sir Trevor and Jo have kept their marriage a secret, although he said in an interview that she struggles to cope with the time he devotes to her job
He moved to London seven years later, where he worked for the BBC World Service before joining ITN in the early 1970s
The broadcasting veteran’s career milestones include being the first British journalist to interview Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990
In 2005 Sir Trevor announced his retirement from reading news, but returned to News At Ten three years later
He read his last newsletter in 2008 and has since shifted his focus to role-playing for travel and crime documentaries
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