JACQUELINE Jossa and Dan Osborne’s friends have revealed the heartbreaking reason they’re clinging to their marriage after splitting up.
Dan, 33, isn’t currently living in the family home following the split last week and the couple are locked in crisis talks.
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Now a source close to the pair has revealed they won’t call it a day without fighting for the sake of their children.
They said: “Dan and Jac have been through so much over the years and have really worked at the relationship.
“She loves him so much, and they have overcome worse things in the past.
“The kids are always their priority and that’s why everyone thinks they’ll make it up and get back together – they really are a little family unit so for that to be over something would have had to go very very wrong.
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“Everyone thinks they’ll get back together once they’re over this rocky patch.”
Insiders said yesterday that Jacqueline, 32 — Lauren Branning in EastEnders — has told them she has no plans to start divorce proceedings.
The star, who looked downcast in a selfie she posted from the soap’s set yesterday, will not call in lawyers until she is sure she and Dan have no future.
The pal said: “Jacqueline and Dan have effectively ended the marriage but she wants to try to get back on track. Things have been very difficult between them but she still has love for Dan.
“He’s still not living at the family home but he and Jacqueline are talking things through. There has been no conversation about divorce.”
The couple began dating in 2013 and former Towie star Dan proposed in 2015.
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He said at the time: “I am the luckiest man in the world to be marrying the woman of my dreams.”
They have two daughters aged ten and six, and Dan also has an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship.
Their marriage has been rocked by multiple cheating allegations against Dan.
In 2020, he told The Sun: “I’ve made mistakes, yeah. I’ve done things I shouldn’t have done. Me and Jac have spoken about that and she has forgiven me. I was a different person.”
The Sun on Sunday revealed that the couple had split and Dan had moved out to a new home near Southend, Essex.
A friend said: “Jacqueline and Dan have decided living apart and taking a break from each other is what they need.
“It’s not been easy for them lately. Neither knows what is going to happen in the future.”
A representative for the couple confirmed the split news in a joint statement.
It read: “Jacqueline and Dan are handling things privately, choosing to keep their lives and relationship out the public eye.
“Their children remain their top priority, surrounded by love and care from both parents — something that will never change.”
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Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne relationship timeline
Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne have weathered several storms since they first got together over 10 years ago. Here’s how their relationship has played out
2013: After meeting at an awards ceremony that year, Jacqueline and Dan start going on a string of dates
November 2013: Jacqueline is forced to defend Dan online after it was revealed he had also been on dates with Ferne McCann, Jac cleared up the matter by saying he was “single and can do what he wants”.
August 2014: Dan and Jacqueline announce that she is pregnant with their first child together
February 2015: The couple welcome their first baby, a daughter named Ella.
June 2015: Dan excitedly announced on Twitter that he and Jacqueline were engaged after a romantic proposal in Greece. He wrote: “She said YES!!! I am the luckiest man in the world to be marrying the woman of my dreams.”
June 2017: The couple exchange vows at a star-studded wedding ceremony at Cheshire Manor House.
January 2018: The couple announced they were expecting their second baby together.
May 2018: News reports that the couple have split with Dan heading off to a Marbella bootcamp when she was 30 weeks pregnant. Dan later confirmed he was living with a friend, and told Daily Star Sunday: “I’m still staying with a mate. I left because we were arguing and it is such a waste of energy.
“The way I look at life is every day spent unhappy is a wasted day, and we were both having a lot of unhappy days,” he added. “I still obviously care for Jacqueline but if we can’t make each other happy then we shouldn’t stay together. Life is too short.”
May 2018: Dan was seen getting close to Gabby Allen, sparking rumours they were now seeing each other during his break with Jacqueline.
June 2018: The couple’s second daughter, Mia, is born.
October 2018: Dan and Jacqueline confirm they are giving their relationship another shot, telling OK! Magazine they “went through a bad patch” but are “stronger than ever”.
March 2019: Dan is accused of cheating on Jacqueline with Love Island star Alexandra Cane. Both sides denied the claims.
November 2019: Jacqueline enters I’m A Celebrity but threatens to quit when Myles Stephenson confesses to her he thinks Dan cheated on her with his ex, Gabby Allen. She later is given a voicemail, and chooses to stay, winning the show.
December 2019: Celebrity Big Brother star Chloe Ayling accuses Dan of having a threesome with her and Natalie Nunn on a boozy night out. Chloe stated in an interview with The Sun that Dan was “making a fool of Jacqueline”.
August 2024: Dan and Jacqueline become victim of a terrifying kidnap plot while they’re on holiday with their daughters. The pair claim £20,000 worth of jewellery and even their girls’ tooth fairy money was stolen.
January 2025: Gabby Allen denies all relationship rumours with Dan and claims they have now completely cut contact, saying she “hopes he and Jacqueline are happy together.”
January 2025: The couple are one again forced to deny split claims, with friends saying they were “upset and hurt” at the allegations after they put their home on the market.
March 2025: The Sun exclusively reveals that Dan has moved out of the home he shares with Jacqueline.
