Jill Halfpenny splits from hubby Craig Conway

Dec 5 2010 by Coreena Ford, Sunday Sun

GOLDEN girl Jill Halfpenny and her hubby actor Craig Conway have split after four years of marriage.

The couple, who have a two-year-old son Harvey together, are set to remain good friends and are even due to star in the same movie together.

A source close to the pair said: “It all happened quite a while ago but they’re definitely still friends.

“It’s sad, but they get on together now much better than they did before.

“The amount of work they are doing might have had something to do with their breaking up but it’s not something they’ve ever really wanted to talk about.

“They’re both very private people.”

The couple, who still own a house together in leafy Stocksfield in Northumberland’s Tyne Valley, now live in separate homes in London, their son living with Jill.

The movie they are set to star in together is also being filmed in the capital.

Former Gateshead St Edmund Campion School pupil Jill spent three months on stage at London’s Noel Coward Theatre as one of the stars of the Calendar Girls stage play, and is currently wowing crowds as Paulette, the kooky hairdresser in Legally Blonde.

Jill has also spoken of a new man in her life.

The star revealed: “I’ve recently separated from my husband so I’ve downsized my whole wardrobe by about half, which was hugely cathartic.

“I have a new partner who is very complimentary of both my tomboy look and my glamorous look.”