Renowned beauty expert Caroline Hirons has announced the end of her 32-year marriage to musician Jim Hirons. The 55-year-old, known for her appearances on This Morning, shared this personal development with her followers on Instagram on Wednesday.

In her candid post, Caroline clarified the situation, stating, “Yes, we are separated. No, we are not getting divorced in the foreseeable. No, that does not mean we will get back together. We will not.”

Despite the separation, Caroline emphasized that she will retain her married name and is not interested in entering the dating scene at this time. She addressed her followers directly, saying, “No, I am not ‘looking for a man’. No, I do not ‘hate him’. No, I will not be going into detail. No, I am not changing my name.”

Caroline’s straightforward approach reflects her desire for privacy during this transitional period while maintaining her connection with her audience. As she navigates this new chapter, she remains focused on her career and personal growth.

She said: ‘No I am not ‘looking for a man’. No I do not ‘hate him’. No I will not be going into detail. No I am not changing my name.

‘I’ve been a Hirons longer than I was a Holmes. It’s the name of my family, my kids and my grandkids. My name is Caroline Hirons. The end. Please leave my kids alone.’

Beauty star Caroline Hirons has revealed she has split from her husband Jim after 32 years of marriage

The This Morning star took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the major life update after separating from her partner 

Speaking during a two-hour Instagram live, the beauty expert said: ‘Guys, Jim and I are not together. It’s not new news, we haven’t really gone to town about it.

‘You’re never going to see a big f***ing one of those woers us post on Insta, with pictures of us through the years, and we had such a wonderful life together, and we’re moving forward together. It’s a typical divorce; we communicate when we need to. He’s the father of my children, and therefore, I’m not going to talk badly about him.

‘Obviously, if we still loved each other in that way, we’d still be together. So I wish him the best but I can’t tell you what he’s like because I don’t see the man.’

However, Caroline laughed as she mentioned that her now ex-husband had recently texted her. ‘We have to talk about things, we have a whole family together,’ she explained.

Before adding: ‘We have to talk, it’s not like blocking him.’ Caroline was also quick to assure fans that it was ok to ask her about her divorce.

She went on to explain that a relative of hers knew the truth behind the split, explaining she ‘knows where the bodies are buried.’ 

Reflecting on her life dating Jim, Caroline said: ‘He met Scousers for the first time, and my uncle Derek, who is beloved and loves me and loved my mum, I think he said something along the lines of ‘Don’t hurt her’, and Jim, of course, was a bit ‘How dare he?”

Caroline said of her uncle’s joke: ‘He got a bit offended in his London way. And my uncle Ian went ‘They’ll be picking pieces of your body out of the Mersey…’ 

She added that she ‘never took anyone home’ apart from Jim.

Caroline, who made her This Morning debut in 2019, shared a sweet post two years ago to mark three decades of marriage to Jim.

At the time, she joked: ’30 years hitched and counting… do we get a prize?’

She wrote: ‘Yes we are separated. No we are not getting divorced in the foreseeable. No that does not mean we will get back together. We will not’

Caroline went on to explain that she will be keeping her married name and that she is not ready to start dating again

Speaking during a two-hour live, she said: ‘If we still loved each other in that way, we’d still be together. So I wish him the best but I can’t tell you what he’s like because I don’t see the man’

It comes after Caroline opened up about how she was stalked, harassed and abused online by users on a viral gossip site called Tattle Life.

The 55 year old, who is the founder of company Skin Rocks, appeared on Lorraine last year to talk about teen skin care, but ended up touching upon the online forum through her own experience with it.

Tattle Life is a ‘commentary website on public business social media accounts’.

It was previously revealed that British ‘business owner’ Sebastian Bond, 41, was confirmed as the secret mastermind behind the website after losing a £300,000 defamation case to influencers Donna and Neil Sands.

Lorraine said: ‘Caroline, you were one of the people who were horribly affected by this…’

Caroline said: ‘Not just me. They came after my family.

‘The thing with Tattle is, I’ve had an online persona for 16 years, it started on Twitter like everyone else, then I moved to Instagram.

‘We’re used to being trolled, the lowest common demonstrator is that you talk about someone’s appearance…

‘I’ve had people telling me they’re not attracted to me for 16 years, it’s water off a duck’s back.

‘That’s not Tattle. Tattle is stalking, death threats, I really need to hammer that message home.

Caroline, who made her This Morning debut in 2019, shared a post two years ago to mark three decades of marriage to Jim she joked: ’30 years hitched and counting… do we get a prize?’

It comes after Caroline opened up about how she was stalked, harassed and abused onlineby users on a viral gossip site called Tattle Life 

‘Everything that site says in terms of we monitor everything, we didn’t know this was happening, it’s all lies. It’s not an untruth, not a mistake. It’s lies.

‘They have systematically harassed, abused, stalked families, they posted mortgage docs, they’ve posted of my grandchildren in my home. You have no idea.’

She continued: ‘Most people are really good people, when you hear of this, “surely a little bit of not everyone is going to like you”, “people are going to comment on your appearance, that’s what everyone does”.

‘That is not what this is. I cannot make it clear enough.’

Caroline found fame in 2014, as the mum of four and former Saturday girl at Harvey Nichols, was in her bedroom trying to film one of her very first home videos to upload to YouTube about her specialist subject: skincare. 

As she tried to talk into the microphone, two of her three sons started fighting with each other in the garden.

‘I turned and shouted out of the window, ‘Can you shut up?’ like any mother would, and it all got recorded,’ she recalls.

Later Caroline asked husband Jim, if she should leave that clip in. ‘He said, ‘I’m not sure, love.’ 

I thought my blog readers might relate to me screaming at my kids, because every mother does it.’ 

So the clip stayed in and, sure enough, her viewers loved it. ‘The comments were all along the lines of, ‘Oh my God, finally someone who’s normal on YouTube!’ 

Caroline has released a number of books including Skincare: The New Edit and Teen Skincare abd is the founder of Skin Rocks and co-founder of Beauty Backed.