Hollywood actress, Thandiwe Newton, has split from her husband of 24 years and has been urged to seek counseling.
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The star, 49, dramatically quit her role in the third Magic Mike film and is believed to be struggling amid the separation from Ol Parker, 52, with whom she has three kids.
She flew from London to the US last week and her team is hoping to get her support amid fears she is in “a bad place”.
“Stressed” Thandiwe is also said to have fired her UK agent after three decades.
Last week, there were reports of how she had been involved in a row on the set of Magic Mike’s Last Dance with her co-star Channing Tatum.
She was replaced in the unspecified role by 55-year-old Salma Hayek.
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Warner Bros later said she had “made the difficult decision to step away from the production to deal with family matters.”
A source revealed that “Thandiwe had been acting strangely on set, she has been very highly strung.”
They added that her behavior “caused so much disruption, it became clear she couldn’t play the role. There is a lot going on in her personal life.
“She and her husband have separated. She seemed so stressed, that she even brought her two pet rabbits to her hotel for emotional support.
Thandiwe wed Ol, best known for directing 2018’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, in 1998.
They share daughters Ripley, 21, and Nico, 17, and son Booker Jobe, eight.
The couple has not been seen together in public since a holiday to Ibiza in mid-2020.
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