U2 star Adam Clayton announces his divorce from wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho after 11 years of marriage

U2 prima Adam Clayton has revealed he and his wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho person divided aft much than a decade.  

The guitarist, 64, and nan lawyer, 45, said their divided was amicable and that they will co-parent their six-year-old girl Alba together.

The news was confirmed by a typical for nan couple, who shared a connection to the Sunday World that read: 'After much than 10 years of marriage, musician Adam Clayton and lawyer Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho person amicably divorced.

'Both will proceed to beryllium afloat progressive successful nan attraction of their girl and they petition that nan family's privateness beryllium respected.'

Adam and Mariana tied nan knot successful an friendly ceremonial at a registry agency successful Dublin successful 2013.

The mates past held a 2nd ceremonial days later connected nan French Riviera astatine nan 14th-century château successful Mandelieu-la-Napoule, pinch Adam's bandmates Bono and The Edge successful attendance.

At nan clip it was reported Adam was swapping Dublin for London, wherever Mariana worked arsenic an subordinate head of Hauser & Wirth creation gallery, aft a profession arsenic a quality authorities lawyer.  

They went connected to invited girl Alba successful July 2017, taking out a individual advert successful nan Irish Times newspaper to stock their happy news pinch nan world.

The announcement simply read: 'Adam and Mariana Clayton are delighted to denote nan commencement of their beautiful babe woman Alba.' 

Adam welcomed his first child, a boy, pinch a unnamed French female successful 2010, making him nan last personnel of U2 to go a father.

He antecedently had a high-profile romance pinch supermodel Naomi Campbell, moreover getting concisely engaged successful 1994, earlier their divided nan aforesaid year.

Adam besides popped nan mobility to Susie Smith, a erstwhile adjunct to Paul McGuinness, successful 2006, but nan mates collapsed up successful in February nan pursuing year. 

Referencing his bachelorhood during an question and reply pinch Q magazine successful 2001, he said: 'I deliberation 1 of nan awesome things astir bands is that they let you to beryllium irresponsible for longer - whether aliases not successful nan extremity that's a really patient position to take.

'I conjecture I've been fortunate successful that I f***ed astir until my mid-30s and now I tin person much of a balanced outlook. I deliberation not having a family and kids, I cognize what I need.' 

Adam and Mariana dated for astir 4 years earlier tying nan knot, pinch Adam popping nan mobility during nan Rio De Janeiro Carnival successful Brazil successful 2012.

He opened up astir nan commencement of their romance successful June 2017, after receiving nan Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his support of nan MusiCares MAP Fund, which gives musicians entree to betterment treatment.

In his reside Adam recalled: 'I was successful Brazil and I met a lawyer who was smart and beautiful. We started dating.

'I sewage joined successful sobriety to Mariana. I didn’t deliberation that would happen. She’s ne'er seen maine drinking, but she does cognize maine crazy. 

'Thank you, Mariana, for nan awesome life we person together and for making each time much meaningful.'

The news comes a week aft Adam - who has been pinch U2 since its statement - made a astonishment quality connected Gardeners' World.

The stone prima toured his unthinkable plot for nan programme, noting it had taken 30 years to get to this stage, causing viewers to flood societal media pinch daze and admiration of his garden.