Jacqueline Jossa ‘It's Not Easy When Things Like This Happen'

Days after splitting from Daniel Osborne, Jacqueline Jossa opens up about why motherhood will always come first

- Georgia Farquharson

For someone who – at eight months pregnant – has just announced she’s splitting from her husband of only 10 months, Jacqueline Jossa is in exceptionally high spirits.

In fact, as she jokes with us about eating for two and her daughter Ella’s dancing skills, we momentarily forget that the former EastEnders actress must be going through a really tough time, with rumours swirling that husband Dan Osborne has moved into a friend’s house after being spotted laughing on a yacht in Marbella with Love Island’s Gabby Allen and actress Stephanie Davis.

While the 25-year-old doesn’t want to go into the ins and outs of their split – simply saying on Twitter that she and Daniel are ‘dealing with things privately’ – the way in which she brushes off the speculation over their relationship really speaks volumes.

‘When you know what’s going on deep down and you know the truth, it’s easier to brush off and ignore [the speculation],’ she tells us, hinting that the subject is off limits.

And we respect her wishes. Instead, talk turns to the couple’s beautiful daughter Ella, three – who she clearly thinks the world of – how she’s preparing to cope with two children, and why she’s keen to break away from her EastEnders past…