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Katie Price has announced she has split from her husband Alex Reid.

Following weeks of reports the couple were to separate, the British TV star has released a no-holds barred statement confirming the end of her relationship with the cage fighter.

Katie blames the break-up on Alex becoming "fascinated by life in the media eye" and insists the pair tied the knot "too quickly" after dating for just seven months.

In the statement, she said: "Alex and I have had a number of difficulties over the past few months. I accept that these were in part caused by my marrying too quickly - we all make mistakes and this was one. However, Alex changed from the man I fell in love with and some of his behaviour became difficult for me to understand and caused issues. I have tried to help him with these issues but they have put a considerable strain on our relationship.

"Our difficulties were also not helped by Alex becoming more fascinated by life in the media eye. Obviously I cannot be critical of someone wanting to do this and originally I tried to help him with his career by getting him contracts with my production company. If Alex wants to honour those contracts the production company is more than happy to do so. However, Alex's desire to promote himself caused a change in the dynamic of our relationship and contributed to our alienation."

The 32-year-old beauty also revealed she is furious with Alex, 35, for posing for photographs with her five-year-old son Junior - whose father is her ex-husband Peter Andre - in a martial arts gym and says she feels "let down" by his actions because he knows she wants to keep her kids out of the public eye.

Katie - who also has a three-year-old daughter Princess Tiaamii with Peter and an eight-year-old son Harvey from an earlier relationship - added in the statement: "I had hoped that Alex and I could remain friends but I am not sure if that is possible given events since last Sunday (16.01.11) when we were on the verge of releasing a statement. Alex asked that we did not release any statement because he wanted more time to think. The intervening period has, however, seen a number of false stories appear and photographs of Alex with my son Junior in the gym which it is absolutely clear were posed for. Alex is fully aware that I have sought to remove my children from the public eye now they are of an age to understand and be affected by media coverage of them. I feel incredibly let down that he did this while asking me for more time to discuss our relationship."

Katie - who wed Alex in a private ceremony in Las Vegas in February 2010 - insists she is now determined to focus on her children but is disappointed the marriage failed.

She said: "I am deeply upset that my relationship with Alex has failed but I know it is the right thing for my children and I that we separate. My children are my absolute priority in this and they are being shielded from what is happening."

Alex has now moved out of the mansion he shared with Katie in Surrey, Southern England, and is believed to be moving back into his parents Carol and Bob's house in Aldershot, Hampshire.

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'The King's Speech' leads the way at this year's BAFTA awards with 14 nominations.

The Tom Hooper-directed film - about stammering British monarch King George VI - is up for Best Film and Best Director, while its star Colin Firth is widely tipped to pick up the accolade for Best Actor.

Colin's co-star Helena Bonham Carter is up for Best Supporting Actress for her role as George's wife, the Queen Mother Elizabeth, and will take on 'The Fighter' star Amy Adams, Barbara Hershey for 'Black Swan', 'Another Year' actress Lesley Manville and Miranda Richardson for 'Made In Dagenham'.

'The King's Speech' is up against 'Black Swan', 'Inception', 'The Social Network' and 'True Grit' in the Best Film category, while Colin will take on 'Biutiful' star Javier Bardem, 'True Grit' actor Jeff Bridges, 'The Social Network's Jesses Eisenberg and '127 Hours' leading man James Franco in a bid to be named Best Actor.

As well as being up for Best Film, 'Black Swan' was given a further 11 nominations including Best Actress for its star Natalie Portman, while Darren Aronofsky is in the running for Best Director.

Natalie goes up against 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld for 'True Grit', 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore - who both starred in 'The Kids Are All Right' - in the Best Actress category.

'The Fighter' actor Christian Bale, 'The Social Network's Andrew Garfield, 'The Kids Are All Right' star Mark Ruffalo, 'The King's Speech Actor' Geoffrey Rush and the late Pete Postlethwaite - who starred in 'The Town' - are all in the running to be named Best Supporting Actor.

As was previously announced, Andrew Garfield, Gemma Arterton, Aaron Johnson, Emma Stone and Tom Hardy will fight it out for the Rising Star Award, which is voted for by the public.

The BAFTA Awards take place at London's Royal Opera House on February 13.

The full list of nominations for the 2011 BAFTA Awards:

Best Film:

'Black Swan'

'True Grit'

'Inception'

'The King's Speech'

'The Social Network'

Best Director:

Darren Aronofsky - 'Black Swan'

David Fincher - 'The Social Network'

Tom Hooper - 'The King's Speech'

Christopher Nolan - 'Inception'

Danny Boyle - '127 Hours'

Best Actor:

Jesse Eisenberg - 'The Social Network'

Colin Firth - 'The King's Speech'

James Franco - '127 Hours'

Javier Bardem - 'Biutiful'

Jeff Bridges - 'True Grit'

Best Actress:

Annette Bening - 'The Kids Are All Right'

Julianne Moore - 'The Kids Are All Right'

Noomi Rapace - 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Natalie Portman - 'Black Swan'

Hailee Steinfeld - 'True Grit'

Best Supporting Actor:

Christian Bale - 'The Fighter'

Pete Postlethwaite - 'The Town'

Andrew Garfield - 'The Social Network'

Mark Ruffalo - 'The Kids Are All Right'

Geoffrey Rush - 'The King's Speech'

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams - 'The Fighter'

Helena Bonham Carter - 'The King's Speech'

Barbara Hershey - 'Black Swan'

Lesley Manville - 'Another Year'

Miranda Richardson - 'Made in Dagenham'

Outstanding British Film:

'127 Hours'

'Another Year'

'Four Lions'

'The King's Speech'

'Made In Dagenham'

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer:

'The Arbor' - Clio Bernard (director), Tracy O'Riordan (producer)

'Exit Through The Gift Shop' - Banksy (director), Jaimie D'Cruz (producer)

'Four Lions' - Chris Morris (director/writer)

'Monster' - Gareth Edwards (director/writer)

Best Foreign Language Film:

'Biutiful' - Mexico/Spain

'The Secret in Their Eyes' - Argentina

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' - Sweden

'I Am Love' - Italy

'Of Gods and Men' - France

Best Animated Feature Film:

'Toy Story 3'

'How To Train Your Dragon'

'Despicable Me'

Best Original Screenplay:

'Black Swan' - Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin

'The Fighter' - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

'Inception' - Christopher Nolan

'The Kids are All Right' - Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg

'The King's Speech' - David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay:

'127 Hours' - Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' - Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel

'The Social Network' - Aaron Sorkin

'Toy Story 3' - Michael Arndt

'True Grit' - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Best Original Score:

'127 Hours' - AR Rahman

'Alice in Wonderland' - Danny Elfman

'How To Train Your Dragon' - John Powell

'Inception' - Hans Zimmer

'The King's Speech' - Alexandre Desplat

Rising Star Award:

Gemma Arterton

Andrew Garfield

Tom Hardy

Aaron Johnson

Emma Stone