Benidorm star Crissy Rock splits from husband after 6 years of marriage

Benidorm star Crissy Rock has revealed that she's split up from her husband Julian Buck. The actor has told fans this week that the former couple separated earlier this year, just months before their seventh wedding anniversary.

Crissy, 66, who played Solana manager Janey York on the ITV show between 2007 and 2015, married Julian in July 2018. They were said to have met when she was on a night out with co-stars whilst she was working on the sitcom.

The comedian has now announced that she "officially separated" from Julian in January, after having been estranged since last summer. She shared a statement about their relationship on social media platforms this morning.

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Crissy said in the statement: "To my family, friends and followers, I want to take a moment to clarify that I am no longer with my husband, Julian. We have been estranged since June 2024 and officially separated in January of this year."

She added in the message: "I have had no contact with him since then. Please disregard any posts or information shared from the page 'Julian Buck' - this page is not affiliated with me and does not represent me in any way."

The actor concluded by expressing gratitude for fans' "understanding". She wrote at the end of the statement by signing it off: "Thank you for your understanding and for respecting my privacy during this time."

Fans on Instagram took to the comments section of the post on the platform to share well wishes. One wrote to Crissy: "Sending you love." Another said: "Thinking of you both." A third wrote: "Sending some love & positivity your way." Others instead reacted by simply posting heart emojis.

Crissy appeared in the first four seasons of Benidorm, with her character Janey introduced as the manager of the hotel at the centre of the sitcom. She later returned in the fifth and seventh seasons, before leaving again.

It was whilst working on the show that she met future husband Julian. They are said to have met whilst in the garden of a hotel in the location on the coast of Spain. Crissy spoke to the Mirror in 2023 about their first interaction.

She said: "We were all sitting outside. There were loads of people there and before we knew it was just me and him sitting there." She said that after talking, they planned to keep in touch as friends and that it later turned into a romance.

Crissy said: "Never ever, ever in a million years … I've never looked at him that day and thought I was going to marry him. It just happened, we are like mates." She added: "He's ten years younger, I don’t even know what he sees in me."

They later got married in 2018. Crissy and Julian's wedding is said to have been movie-themed at Stockport cinema, with a host of celebrities including Tina Malone and Ricky Tomlinson reportedly among the guests who attended it.

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