Meryl Streep SPLITS from longtime husband Don Gummer after 45 years of marriage as couple reveal they’ve been separated ‘for more than SIX YEARS’ but say they’ll ‘always care’ for one another

Meryl Streep and husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, have revealed they have been separated ‘for over six years’ after deciding to ‘live apart’.

In a statement shared with Page sixsaid a spokesperson that The Devil Wears Prada actress, 74, and the sculptor, 76, “have been separated for more than six years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen to live separate lives.”

The couple first married in 1978 and share four children: Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30.

According to the outlet, Streep — who attended the Princesa de Asturias Awards on Friday — was last seen with Gummer while attending the 2018 Oscars.

The former couple were first introduced through Meryl’s brother in 1978, and said later that same year in September during a romantic ceremony in the garden of her parents’ home.

Shock split: Meryl Streep, 74, and husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, 76, have revealed they have been separated 'for over six years' after deciding to 'live separately';  seen in 2018 in Hollywood

Shock split: Meryl Streep, 74, and husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, 76, have revealed they have been separated ‘for over six years’ after deciding to ‘live separately’; seen in 2018 in Hollywood

'Lives apart': In a statement shared on Page Six, a spokesperson said that The Devil Wears Prada actress, 74, and the sculptor, 76,

‘Lives apart’: In a statement shared on Page Six, a spokesperson said that The Devil Wears Prada actress, 74, and the sculptor, 76, “have been separated for more than six years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen a separate life’; seen in 1980