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A look at Paloma Faith's ex-husband Leyman Lahcine -and why they split

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A look at Paloma Faith's ex-husband Leyman Lahcine -and why they split
A look at Paloma Faith's ex-husband Leyman Lahcine -and why they split

PALOMA Faith and Leyman Lahcine have split up, after a decade together.

The singer has revealed the couple are no longer together and have decided to part ways.

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Paloma Faith with her ex-husband Leyman LahcineCredit: Getty Images

Who is Leyman Lahcine?

Leyman Lahcine is a French artist, who was born in Grenoble in 1987.

He has travelled, lived and worked all over the world, but he spent a long time in New York before moving to London in 2014.

Leyman's quirky and imaginative art has been exhibited in both cities.

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He also regularly posts snaps of his work on Instagram.

How long were Laymen Lahcine and Paloma Faith together and when did they divorce?

Laymen started dating singer Paloma in early 2013, which means they were together for ten years.

In 2015, Leyman told Glass magazine that he loved living in London because it was where he met "the love of my life".

The pair then married in 2017, but they had managed to keep the nuptials secret.

A source told The Sun at the time: “It’s something Paloma wants to keep private. It was a very intimate and beautiful ceremony in London, with just close friends and family.

“But some of her friends in the industry have recently been talking about Paloma quietly getting married.”

However, in August 2023, Paloma confirmed that she had split from Layman.

Meanwhile, the singer was previously married to taxidermist Rian Hayes but they divorced in 2005, a year after their wedding.

Why did Leyman Lahcine and Paloma Faith split up?

Reflecting on the split, Paloma revealed she "wasn't happy".

She told The Sun: "In the last few years I've come closer to failure, to despair, to grief and loss than ever in my life.

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"I had a choice: I could disappear into my melancholy or I could wear it as a badge of honour.

"It wasn't an option for me to stop in my tracks and break down. I have two children. I am and always will be the breadwinner - a source of strength and support for many others.

"And I wasn't happy, I wasn't mentally well, and I had to do something about it."

How many children do Paloma Faith and Leyman Lahcine have?

The former couple have two children together.

Paloma announced that she'd welcomed a child with Leyman on December 5, 2016, telling fans at the time that she'd had a difficult birth, requiring an emergency caesarean.

It was later revealed she'd had a little girl.

Then on February 20, 2021, they had another daughter.

Speaking about looking after the kids now that her and Leyman had split, she told Lorraine Kelly: "When you have got kids with someone it's a completely different story.

"It's still your family, it's just a different shape to what it was before."

Joanne Kavanagh

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