Ashley Cain and Safiyaa Vorajee announce split just weeks ahead of anniversary of daughter Azaylia’s death

Their daughter died after a leukaemia battle in April 2021 (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock)

Ashley Cain and Safiyaa Vorajee have announced their split a matter of weeks ahead of the first anniversary of their baby daughter Azaylia’s death.

Taking to Instagram to post matching statements, the former couple revealed they had separated ‘a few months ago’ but decided to keep the news private initially while they came to terms with it.

Ashley’s Story read: ‘After a devastating and heartbreaking year, Ashley and I decided to separate a few months ago. This was an incredibly tough decision which we needed to keep to ourselves for some time to give us the opportunity to figure out our own journey privately.

‘The past few months have demonstrated that we remain the closest of friends, spending time together everyday [sic], and that we will love, care and support each other forever.

‘We are bonded by our powerful journey together, by the eternal love we have for our daughter, and our passionate commitment to her foundation.’

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