What are the Boris Johnson cheating claims, why are he and Marina Wheeler divorcing and how many kids do they have?
BORIS Johnson and his wife Marina Wheeler are divorcing after the politician was accused of cheating on his partner.
The 54-year-old and his wife separated “some time ago” they revealed as they confirmed their separation. Here’s more on the cheating claims surrounding the prominent Brexiteer.
What has BoJo been accused of?
Sources say the former Foreign Secretary was booted out of the family home over allegations that he had been seeing another woman.
It is not the first time Boris has been accused of cheating on Marina.
She has thrown him out twice before — first in 2004 over his four-year affair with writer Petronella Wyatt, and then again in 2010 when he was suspected of having a lovechild with art consultant Helen Macintyre.
On both occasions, Marina has taken him back, however this time she has refused and has requested a divorce.
When did Boris and Marina announce their divorce?
Boris and Marina announced that they had filed for divorce on September 7, 2018, following allegations that he cheated.
The estranged couple issued a statement the same day confirming their separation.
The short statement read: "Several months ago, after 25 years of marriage, we decided it was in our best interests to separate.
"We have subsequently agreed to divorce and that process is underway.
"As friends we will continue to support our four children in the years ahead.
"We will not be commenting further".
Boris, 54, has grown close to former Tory PR chief Carrie while wife Marina is preparing to file for divorce, citing the MP’s “adultery”.
Carrie has vanished since The Sun exclusively revealed his marital woes and she failed to turn up on her first day at her new PR job with Bloomberg yesterday.
Photos emerged of her posing with student pals before a fancy dress night at Warwick University in 2007.
What has former mistress Petronella Wyatt said about Boris’ character?
BoJo’s former mistress Petronella Wyatt has claimed he is a “loner” who has once moaned that “men should not be confined to one woman”.
She has previously written about how the larger-than-life ladies’ man is “inordinately proud of his Turkish ancestry” and claimed his “views on matters such as monogamy are decidedly Eastern”.
During their illicit affair, the author claims the MP said: “I find it genuinely unreasonable that men should be confined to one woman.”
She said: “Like many loners, he has a compensating need to be liked.”
Petronella added that Boris will do “anything to avoid an argument” which often results in him lying to his loved ones.
Despite his inordinate success with women, she claims Boris is not vain and “regards himself as rather ugly” relying on his charm to seduce the opposite sex.
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How did Boris and Marina meet and how many children do they have?
Boris and Marina married in 1993 and have four children together – Lara Lettice, Cassia Peaches, Theodore Apollo and Milo Arthur.
He met Marina, the daughter of journalist and broadcaster Sir Charles Wheeler, while the pair were at the European School of Brussels.
At the time, Boris was married to his first wife Allegra Mostyn-Owen but they split when he had his affair with Marina.