Jake Quickenden announced the end of his marriage to Sophie Church earlier this summer, and now the businesswoman has had her say in a heartbreaking social media confession
13:33, 24 Aug 2026Updated 13:42, 24 Aug 2026
Jake and wife Sophie Church confirmed their split this summer(Image: sophie__church/Instagram)
Jake Quickenden’s ex Sophie Church spent their final holiday as a family in tears weeks before the pair announced their split.
Singer, presenter and actor Jake, 37, revealed earlier this summer that he and Sophie had called it a day after four years together. The former X Factor star and the businesswoman had first started dating in June 2018, before they tied-the-knot in front of friends and family in September 2022.
The pair share three sons together, with Jake being stepfather to Sophie’s teenage son, Freddie, who she welcomed in a previous relationship. The former couple are also proud parents to five-year-old Leo and one-year-old Kit. He says there is “no malice” between them and that he was focused on “moving forward”.
But in a series of snaps, Sophie let her followers in as she pointed out that social media often hides pain. She captioned the collection: “Just remember behind every social media page is a person riding their own wave.”
All was not well on their last family holiday together(Image: jakequickenden/Instagram)
She spoke about the last few months and her tears while they were away (Image: sophie__church/Instagram)
Revealing the pain of their final family trip together, she wrote: “On the last family trip abroad I was in the worst headspace & cried 80% of the trip.”
There were plenty of kind comments, with one person telling Sophie: “We’re all in the trenches with you, don’t care what people put on socials, life can be tough.”
Another told her: “Aww bless you, you’re doing a fantastic job to your three beautiful boys …onwards and upwards it will get easier.”
In a social media post in June, Jake explained that he and Sophie had split on an earlier date. Sharing a photo of them together with their children, he wrote: “Me and Sophie have unfortunately separated it’s been a few months now, tried to keep it private for us to come to terms with it and navigate it properly, while it also involves our beautiful children.”
He then went on to praise his estranged wife, writing: “Sophie is an amazing person and mother and we shared some very special moments together that I will always cherish, we have beautiful children together and they will always come first, I have respect and love for her and I want her to succeed in everything she does, I will always have her back.”
He went on to share that he and Sophie had grown apart and decided they would be happier if they broke up. He added: “Many times in breakups people expect a huge reason, this isn’t like that it’s two people growing apart and realising that happiness rests its head somewhere else.”
It comes after Katie Price publicly flirted with him during some onstage banter at the Hair and Beauty Awards earlier this month.
A source told The Mirror: “Katie was flirting a lot with Jake and jokingly propositioning him. There was a lot of back and forth, and there’s a certain rapport between them. They had a hug when he came off stage and had a giggle together.”
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