Singer Jamelia and footballer Darren Byfield are to divorce after 18 months of marriage.

A statement released on behalf of the 28-year-old RnB singer and the Walsall player, 33, said no-one else was involved in the split.

The Superstar singer is said to have moved out of the couple's home last week.

The pair briefly broke up in 2007, but Byfield later proposed at a surprise birthday party thrown for him by Jamelia.

The couple tied the knot at a glitzy bash last year. They have a daughter, Tiani, four, and Jamelia has another daughter, Teja, eight, from a previous relationship.

A statement on behalf of the pair said: "It is with regret that Jamelia and Darren Byfield today confirm they are splitting up and getting a divorce.

"No-one else is involved. Their priority is naturally their two children."