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15th Aug 2015

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Announces Split From Girlfriend Of 23 Years

He described the split as 'perfectly amicable'.

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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has announced his split from girlfriend of 23 years Rachel Owen.

The singer revealed that the break-up was ‘amicable’.

“Rachel and I have separated,” he said in a statement.

“After 23 highly creative and happy years, for various reasons we have gone our separate ways.”

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 18:  Radiohead frontman and environmental campaigner Thom Yorke talks to reporters at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 18, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. World leaders will try to reach agreement on targets for reducing the earth's carbon emissions on this last day of the summit.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

“It’s perfectly amicable and has been common knowledge for some time.”

The couple have two children, Noah and Agnes, together and originally met back at the University of Exeter.

Radiohead recently announced that they are working on their ninth studio album.