{"id":39647,"date":"2025-05-21T13:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=39647"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:17:35","slug":"matthew-wolfenden-charley-webb-marriage-split-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/matthew-wolfenden-charley-webb-marriage-split-details\/","title":{"rendered":" Matthew Wolfenden opens up about Charley Webb marriage split: ‘I didn’t expect it at all’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden<\/a> has opened up on his 15-year relationship with co-star Charley Webb<\/a> \u2013 and revealed how he was \u201cshocked\u201d at their split.<\/p>

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Matthew and Charley were in a relationship<\/a> for 15 years, tying the knot in 2018. But a few years ago, back in 2023, it was announced that they had called it quits.<\/p>\n

The former couple share three children together: Buster, 14, Bowie, 9, and Ace,5. Matthew has just recently confirmed his new relationship<\/a>. But he has found himself opening up on the \u201cshock\u201d he felt at his and Charley\u2019s breakup.<\/p>\n

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Matthew was shocked by the break-up (Credit: Lewis Nicholls Show)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Why did Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb relationship end?<\/h2>\n

Speaking on the Lewis Nicholls Show<\/a>, Matthew revealed that the split wasn\u2019t his decision, and that it was what Charley wanted. But by that point in his life, Matthew was already going through some huge changes, so found it tough to lose his long-term relationship as well.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe didn\u2019t really drift apart. It was Charley\u2019s decision. Charley decided that was what she wanted. She wanted to separate. It was a hard time for me.<\/p>

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