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Kaya Scodelario and Benjamin Walker have known as it quits on their marriage. The Skins alum, 31, and the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy actor, 41, are headed for a divorce after separating in 2023. They had been married for practically eight years. 

“A while in the past, Kaya and Ben made the joint determination to finish their marriage however proceed to co-parent lovingly while remaining the most effective of associates,” a rep for Kaya and Benjamin instructed PEOPLE on Thursday, February 8. “They ask that their privateness in addition to that of their youngsters stay revered as they proceed to maneuver ahead as a household.”

Kaya and Benjamin share a 7-year-old son and a 2-year-old baby. The duo saved their household life away from the general public eye, however the Pirates of the Caribbean: Lifeless Males Inform No Tales actress often posted images of her and the Tony Award nominee through Instagram. The final picture of them collectively was shared in late 2022. 

The pair met in 2014 on the set of The King’s Daughter, which was not launched till 2022. Kaya performed Marie-Joséphe D’Alembert whereas Benjamin performed Yves De La Croix. Initially, they developed a powerful friendship on set and rapidly fell in love. On the finish of 2014, Kaya and Benjamin received engaged, and so they tied the knot the next 12 months after a year-long engagement. 

On the time, Kaya took to Instagram to share a photograph from their wedding ceremony of their bride and groom cake topper. 

Throughout her 2019 interview with Elle UK, the Extraordinarily Depraved, Shockingly Evil and Vile actress described the early days of her and Benjamin’s relationship. She additionally gave perception into his proposal. 

“I by no means had any household heirlooms … Nothing that was ever handed all the way down to me and so, after I met my husband and we had been falling in love, he really purchased me a Cartier Love bracelet, for our first Christmas collectively,” Kaya defined. “He says that it was then that he realized that he really needed to purchase me an engagement ring, so he form of weirdly proposed with a love bangle.” 

Beforehand, Kaya opened up about her and Benjamin’s romance throughout a 2015 interview with InStyle, per Each day Mail. In it, the Spinning Out alum revealed, “We had been initially associates, then after two months of taking pictures [The King’s Daughter], we each mentioned, ‘Okay, I actually such as you.’” 

Resulting from their busy schedules as actors, Kaya acknowledged that they’d “spend a lot time aside” from one another, so it was “nice to get a stretch of time collectively” each time they might.