‘We couldn’t make it work’: Jermaine Pennant SPLITS from his wife Alice Goodwin after rocky nine year romance marred with infidelity claims… (but they insist there’s no drama)
- Alice, 34, confirmed the news on her Instagram stories on Friday, stating the couple ‘couldn’t make it work’
- In a lengthy statement, the model explained how the pair had suffered ‘ups and downs’, adding they explored ‘all avenues’ in a bid to make their marriage work
- Jermaine, 37, later shared his own statement on Instagram stories where he echoed Alice’s words about there being ‘no drama’ amid their split
- Alice and Jermaine tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in Cheshire in 2014 after dating each other for three years
- Their split comes two years after their marriage was rocked after Jermaine flirted with model Chloe Ayling while starring in Celebrity Big Brother
- Following the devastating scandal, Alice revealed that the couple sought therapy and she decided to give her husband one last chance
Jermaine Pennant has split from his wife Alice Goodwin after nine years together.
Alice confirmed the news on her Instagram stories on Friday, stating the couple ‘couldn’t make it work’.
In a heartfelt and lengthy statement, the 34-year-old model explained how the pair had suffered ‘ups and downs’ and added that they explored ‘all avenues’ in a bid to make their marriage work.
All over: Jermaine Pennant has split from his wife Alice Goodwin after nine years together
Confirmed: Alice confirmed the news on her Instagram stories on Friday, stating the couple ‘couldn’t make it work’
She penned: ‘Hi guys, before any speculation starts I’d like to let people know that Jermaine and I are no longer in a relationship. We have spent 9 years together with ups and downs but ultimately we couldn’t make it work.
‘I will always care for Jermaine and wish him the best but at this point all avenues have been explored to make the marriage work and sometimes things just aren’t meant to be.’
She concluded: ‘There is no drama, scandal animosity or bitterness just two people who’s journey has come to an end together. We have made this decision mutually and we are both looking forward to what the next chapter has in store.’
Showing him what he’s missing: In a heartfelt and lengthy statement, the 34-year-old model explained how the pair had suffered ‘ups and downs’ before sharing this bikini snap
Jermaine, 37, later shared his own statement on Instagram stories where he echoed Alice’s words about there being ‘no drama’ amid their split.
He said: ‘After 9 years together and nearly 6 years married, Alice and I have decided to separate.
‘I will always love Alice, but we’ve decided to head our separate ways. There is no drama, and we will always remain close friends.’
Alice and Jermaine tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in Cheshire in 2014 after dating each other for three years.
Their split comes two years after their marriage was rocked after Jermaine flirted with model Chloe Ayling while staring in Celebrity Big Brother.
His own words: Jermaine, 37, later shared his own statement on Instagram stories where he echoed Alice’s words about there being ‘no drama’ amid their split
Jermaine found himself in hot water when he was seen kissing Chloe on the thigh during a game of spin the bottle.
He also failed to inform Chloe that he was married, with the truth later leaving her shocked.
Following the devastating scandal, Alice revealed that the couple sought therapy and she decided to give her husband one last chance by drawling a line under his behaviour.
Last year he claimed he was a victim of bad editing and hit out at CBB producers, accusing them of trying to cause controversy for ratings after revealing the show almost destroyed his marriage.
Drama: Their split comes two years after their marriage was rocked after Jermaine flirted with model Chloe Ayling while starring in Celebrity Big Brother (pictured together)
‘I had no idea what was going on when I was in Celebrity Big Brother ,’ he told The Sun.
‘In there I know how it is, but the way they edit it, it looks 100 per cent worse. They are showing five minutes of a 24 hour day. There were times when I never had a conversation with a girl.
‘They don’t care. All they care about is ratings and having a good show. I regret the way things come out. We are working through so much, CBB was the icing on the cake.
‘We have had to do tasks at home and homework. Some of the stuff we did on dates we have carried on. Just through their methods of working together; communication, forgiveness and trust we are working through.’
In August, the couple addressed Jermaine’s CBB scandal during a session with dating experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williams on Celebs Go Dating.
Speaking out: Last year he claimed he was a victim of bad editing and hit out at CBB producers, accusing them of trying to cause controversy for ratings after revealing the show almost destroyed his marriage
Speaking about the backlash that ensued following her husband’s Celebrity Big Brother appearance, Alice said: ‘I think it was blown out of all proportion’, before asking Anna: ‘Do you think it was acceptable?’
Anna replied: ‘In an answer? No I don’t think it’s acceptable.’
Jermaine then appeared to imply that he has cheated on a majority of his partners after his own mother was absent from a young age.
He said: ‘The majority of the girlfriends I had I have had I haven’t been faithful. I don’t know if that is because I’m acting like a bad boy or because I never had a mum around.’
Pushing the issue further, Paul asked: ‘So where was your mother?’
Jermaine continued: ‘She just wasn’t in my life. When you’ve got a mother that bond is there, the way you love her people then take that into their relationships with a girl, they look at that woman and look at their mum. I’ve never had that.’
Alice also revealed that despite being married for five years the couple had not progressed due to Jermaine’s infidelity.
She said: ‘We’ve been married five years and we haven’t progressed in the way a normal marriage with progress, we should have three children running round the house.’
Later that month, Jermaine insisted that he still doesn’t place any blame on his wife Alice – or any other woman in his life – for his behaviour, after appearing to claim he cheats because he was abandoned by his mother.
Heartache: The footballer told new! magazine a majority of his behaviour stemmed from ‘gaining attention,’ and he ‘doesn’t blame’ any of the women in his life
Speaking to new! Magazine, the footballer also said that a lot of his behaviour stemmed from ‘gaining attention,’ after his candid revelations that he was abandoned at the age of three because his grandmother ‘didn’t want a brown baby.’
Jermaine explained: ‘People misunderstood it… But the bottom line is, I’ve never had a mother figure in my life. And a lot of my actions were about gaining attention from females as a result of that abandonment.
‘It’s no one’s fault, it’s just the way it is. When things were going bad for me, I wanted that gap to be filled. I’m not putting the blame on anyone, not my mum, not my dad, not Alice.
It comes as the former Liverpool wingers apologised for his ‘below par performance’ after being removed from Sky Sports News’ transfer talk segment on in January with fans on Twitter suggesting he was drunk.
Shock: After Jermaine’s behaviour last year, Alice revealed that the couple sought therapy and she decided to give her husband one last chance by drawing a line under his behaviour
Pennant also denied claims on social media that he had been out the night before his TV appearance.
Sky Sports confirmed to Sportsmail that the decision was taken to pull Pennant from the programme ‘because his performance on-air failed to meet our production standards.’
Pennant slurred his words and gave incoherent and rambling answers when discussing Romelu Lukaku’s move to Inter Milan and his time at Liverpool.
There was little interaction with Pennant during the show with questions being directed towards other panellists after he struggled to answer clearly.
Pennant was not involved in any panel conversations for 15 minutes and was then taken off air during an advertising break with Sky Sports News journalist David Reed replacing him.
Removed: Jermaine Pennant was taken off air by Sky Sports News in January after the star slurred his words and was accused by some on Twitter of being drunk
He said in a statement released on Twitter: ‘I apologise to everyone at Sky Sports and the viewers for my below-par performance today, the channel have given me opportunities over the past months and I have never let them down like this before.
‘I’m gutted because only yesterday I had a really good stint on Talk Sport. There are no excuses here, I am eager to have a career in TV and hope I haven’t done irreparable damage.
‘Contrary to speculation on social media I didn’t go out last night, I’ve been trying so hard to be professional over the past period, I’ve let down a lot of people and it won’t happen again. Once again I apologise sincerely.’
Left out: Jermaine (second right) was ignored by panellists and wasn’t involved in debates for 15 minutes
Replaced: Sky Sports journalist David Reed (second right) was sat where Pennant was after an advert
A Sky Sports Spokesman told Sportsmail: ‘Jermaine Pennant was a guest on Sky Sports News this morning. A decision by our production team was made to take Jermaine off the programme before its conclusion because his performance on-air failed to meet our production standards.’
Sky Sports refused to comment if Pennant will be used as a panel guest in the future.
When talking about dealing with the pressures of playing for a top club and Lukaku’s move from Manchester United, Pennant appeared to struggle to find the right words and repeated himself.
A handful of Twitter users picked up on Pennant’s slurred speech with one writing: ‘Is Jermaine Pennant drunk on Sky Sports News? Seems a bit off.’
Chat: Jermaine was talking about the pressures of playing for Liverpool on Sky Sports during the show
Having their say: Twitter users suggested Pennant was drunk after watching him speak on Sky Sports News
PENNANT STATEMENT
‘I apologise to everyone at Sky Sports and the viewers for my below-par performance today, the channel have given me opportunities over the past months and I have never let them down like this before.
‘I’m gutted because only yesterday I had a really good stint on Talk Sport. There are no excuses here, I am eager to have a career in TV and hope I haven’t done irreparable damage.
‘Contrary to speculation on social media I didn’t go out last night, I’ve been trying so hard to be professional over the past period, I’ve let down a lot of people and it won’t happen again. Once again I apologise sincerely.’
Pennant is not under contract with Sky Sports and Sportsmail understands that they will be not be inviting him back after he was hauled off their Transfer Talk show.
The 37-year-old has a history of drink abuse, having been convicted three times for driving under the influence of alcohol.
In 2005, Pennant was jailed for three months for drink-driving while banned after crashing into a lamppost while more than twice the legal limit, and driving off with the post dragging underneath his car.
When he was initially questioned by police, he told officers that he was his Arsenal team-mate at the time, Ashley Cole.
While playing for Stoke in 2012, Pennant was given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for a year, and disqualified from driving for three years after admitting to drink-driving.
Crime and punishment: The former footballer was jailed for three months in 2005 for drink-driving without a license
JERMAINE PENNANT’S CONTROVERSIES
- Pennant later revealed he was drunk when he scored a hat-trick on his Arsenal debut in 2003
- In February 2004, Pennant was banned from driving for 16 months after being caught nearly two times over the legal drink-drive limit
- Pennant was jailed for three months in March 2005 for drink driving while banned after crashing into a lamppost. When question by police, he initially told officers that he was his Arsenal team-mate at the time, Ashley Cole.
- He collapsed on a flight to Stansted after a 24-hour drinking binge when he was a Liverpool player in 2007
- In May 2012, Pennant was given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for a year, and disqualified from driving for three years after admitting driving home from a nightclub while drunk.
He also revealed in his autobiography, released two years ago, that he could ‘still feel the vodka bouncing in his stomach’ when he scored a hat-trick on his Arsenal debut against Southampton in May 2003, having attended a party hosted by FHM magazine the night before.
‘I knew there were going to be so many girls there. I was determined to go. There was no way that I wasn’t going,’ he said.
‘I promised not to drink, not to have a drop. So I went there, it was a good night – and I ended up getting completely wasted! I woke up with a McDonald’s breakfast.’
When playing for Liverpool in 2007, Pennant collapsed on a flight to Stansted after a 24-hour drinking binge and had to be administered oxygen by flight attendants.
Pennant represented 14 clubs, including Liverpool, Arsenal and Leeds, and made over 400 appearances during his career.
He has not yet officially announced his retirement but has not played since featuring for Billericay Town in 2017.
Under the influence: Jermaine admitted he was hungover when he scored a hat-trick on his Arsenal debut in 2003
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