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05/09/2014

Alesha Dixon Discusses Marriage Split

Alesha Dixon has opened up about her marriage split to MC Harvey in 2006, admitting she hit "rock bottom".

Speaking to Piers Morgan as part of his Life Stories series, the singer revealed how she discovered her then-husband had embarked on an affair with fellow singer Javine Hilton. Around the same time, the 35-year-old was also dropped by her record label.

Explaining how she felt at the time, she confessed: "There I was one day married, signed a solo record deal, everything was wonderful and then I was there in my house with nothing. It took me a long time to work my way out of that time. I was lost for quite a long time.

"I feel embarrassed to talk about it but I do remember having that split second thought. That's all it was a split second thought. It's not something I would ever do or was even close to doing. I just remember having a feeling when I was driving, I just felt so low in myself that I just thought I wouldn't care if the car crashed."

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Dixon also revealed she confronted former husband about the affair.

"He was really honest because I was really calm. I actually deserve an Oscar for that day that he came home and I asked him if he had an affair. I kept my cool I was really calm," she said.

"I'd known all day that he'd had an affair because Javine's partner at the time, who'd walked in on them, not actually in the act. He walked in on them and he [Harvey] was in the bed with her [Javine].

"Time stands still, everything happens in slow motion. Everything happens really slowly and I just remember my mum coming in, I remember telling her and I remember my mum breaking down and I was really cool.

"He came home that night and I thought smartly, the only way I'm going to get the truth is if I calmly sit down and talk to him because if he came in and I was a raging bull I'd have got nothing out of him."

She added: "On many occasions he tried to save the marriage. As soon as I had the phone call I knew my marriage was over, I didn't even have to think about it. In a way I'm glad I've been through it. It's made me realise how strong I am as a person."

The Britain's Got Talent host has since moved on from her marriage and is now in a relationship with her former backing dancer Azuka Ononye. In October last year, the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Azura Sienna.

(JP/CD)

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"Alesha Dixon has opened up about her marriage split to MC Harvey in 2006, admitting she hit "rock bottom"."