Paloma Faith, 42, has revealed the sad reason behind her split from husband Leyman Lahcine after nearly a decade together.
Following cheating rumours, the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer confirmed Lahcine had been unfaithful to her in a recent interview with The Sun.
Speaking to the outlet, Faith opened up about the separation, alluding to her not being “perfect” as the reason for her estranged husband’s infidelity.
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“I’ll never be perfect so if that’s what you want, go find someone else that you’ll cheat on. Be boring,” she told the outlet.
“It’s never boring with me,” she added. “Maybe annoying, maybe irritating, maybe stressful. But not boring.”
Faith is set to release her sixth studio album, which she tells The Sun delves into her “relationship breakdown” and calls it her “most personal work”.
“I basically sell the agony as a commodity,” she says.
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In the upcoming studio album, titled The Glorification Of Sadness, the singer references her husband’s infidelity in her recent single How You Leave A Man.
In her first single in three years, Faith calls out her husband for sleeping with other people, sharing she had reached out to Lahcine for permission on the track.
The singer first confirmed in August she had split from Lahcine after a nine-year relationship, sharing a reflective post to social media.
The singer used the hashtag #singlemum to let fans know her relationship status before writing in the caption about flying to Mallorca with her children alone.
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Along with the cheeky bikini pic, Faith revealed that she felt “blessed in a million ways and will always be grateful” after confirming her marriage was over.
Faith shares two children with Lachine, welcoming their second daughter, who’s name the couple haven’t revealed, in 2021.
The Never Tear Us Apart singer tied the knot with the French artist in 2017 after having their first child the year before.
In her most recent Instagram post, Faith opened up about her mental health following her “harrowing” break up.
“Thinking about your mental health and that of your children and the person you spent so many years with is hard,” she said.
“I know none of us will ever be the same again,” she added.
Faith then spoke about creating good memories for her children and having to understand the “shape of your new relationship with their father.”