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Seamus Duff

Who is Daisy May Cooper's husband, how did they meet and why did they split?

The marriage of Daisy May Cooper and Will Weston came to a crushing end this week as the actress dumped her husband of three years out of boredom.

The 34-year-old This Country star has two children with landscape gardner Will – who she tied-the-knot with in a ceremony in the Cotswolds back in 2019 after years of dating.

But reports emerged on Tuesday that the marriage is over – and that the pair had actually split earlier in the year, with the pressure of lockdown allegedly being a factor.

Fans have now questioned how Daisy and Will met, when they married, and what will happen next for the pair, and they family, as they go their separate ways.

Daisy May Cooper and Will Weston were married in 2019 – but reportedly split earlier in 2021 (Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Who is Will Weston and when did he marry Daisy May Cooper?

Will Weston is a landscape gardener who runs his own company called The Garden Plant Company, which specialises in advising on horticulture and supplying plants, trees, shrubs and more.

Will was Daisy’s long-term partner – with the pair swapping vows at a ceremony in The Cotswolds in September 2019.

The couple lived together in Fairford, Gloucestershire, with their young family.

Daisy has a daughter and a son with Will (Instagram)

How many children do Will and Daisy have?

Will and Daisy are proud parents to two children – a son named Jack who was born in 2020 and a daughter named Pip was was born before 2019.

After Jack was born in May last year, Daisy took to social media to gush over him, writing: “The bubba has landed and he’s absolutely perfect“.

Daisy and Will are described by a close source as bing “both devoted parents to their kids” following the news of the couple’s split.

Daisy reportedly ended her marriage after 'growing tired' of it (Getty Images)

What did Daisy say about the end of her marriage?

The Sun reported on Tuesday that Daisy and Will had terminated their marriage earlier in the year.

A source claimed Daisy was the one to pull the plug on their romance after growing “tired of married life and was struggling in her relationship with Will”.

The source is quoted stating: “They ended things for good earlier this year. She has taken off her wedding ring and has been telling her friends their marriage is over.”

How are the pair coping following news of their split?

According to The Sun's source, both Will and Daisy are: "trying to move on with the support of her family and friends."

they claimed the This Country star is "putting a brave face on the split" – with her social media updates showing she is throwing herself in to work amid all the heartache.

Instagram posts on Tuesday, as news of the split broke, showed Daisy was working on the new series of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

Daisy had her big break in 2011 – but didn't rise to prominence until 2017 (daisymaycooper/Instagram)

How did Daisy May Cooper get famous?

After getting her break in Doc Marten in 2011, Daisy landed minimal TV roles for the following six years.

She won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for her role as Kerry Mucklowe in the BBC Three series This Country – which she created in 2017 and writes with her brother, Charlie Cooper.

She has also starred in The Wrong Mans, Avenue 5 and features on panel shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Taskmaster.

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