In January she filed for divorce from her husband, after five years together, with her mother tragically passing away just two weeks later.
And, in a new interview Amelle Berrabah spoke candidly about leaving Marcio Sousa Rosa, losing her mother and regularly ‘breaking down’ as the single mum ‘struggled to cope’ during lockdown.
The former Sugababes singer, 36 – who shares daughter Amirah, two, with her ex – admitted that their marriage ‘had to end,’ and that her ex ‘knew it too.’
Candid: Amelle Berrabah, 36, has spoke candidly about leaving Marcio Sousa Rosa, losing her mother and regularly ‘breaking down’ as the single mum ‘struggled to cope’ in lockdown
Speaking about filing for divorce Amelle revealed to OK! Magazine that she was the one who broached it, out of the blue, at the start of January, just two weeks before her mother’s death.
The pop star was candid as she confessed that Marcio hadn’t tried to get her to change her mind.
‘He knew it too. I just happened to be the one to say it first. It had to end. There was no point,’ later adding: ‘It wasn’t such a massive loss to me.’
Amelle said: ‘It should have been done a year earlier,’ as she admitted that the pair had become more like friends.
Had to end: The former Sugababes singer – who shares daughter Amirah, two, with her ex – admitted that their marriage ‘had to end,’ and that her ex ‘knew it too’
Truth! Speaking about filing for divorce Amelle revealed that she was the one who broached it, out of the blue, at the start of January, just two weeks before her mother’s death
She admitted that her ‘main thought’ was her daughter, and felt that being happy co-parenting was the best way forward, adding that she felt as though she was setting them all free.
Describing how they co-parent Amirah, Amelle said after four days of Marcio staying with them during lockdown, it was ‘all she could take.’
After worrying they’d slip back into a ‘marriage/friendship’ situation, they now live apart in what she described as a situation similar to that of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.’
Honest! The pop star was candid as she confessed that Marcio hadn’t tried to get her to change her mind, later adding: ‘It wasn’t such a massive loss to me’
Lonely: Despite it being her choice to end the relationship and for the pair to live separately, Amelle confessed that lockdown was incredibly lonely
Despite it being her choice to end the relationship and for the pair to live separately, Amelle confessed that lockdown was incredibly lonely.
She admitted: ‘If she [Amirah] wasn’t around I don’t know how I would have coped. It was very lonely.’
Describing her days, Amelle revealed that once her daughter had been put to bed, she would break down, branding herself ‘a bit of a mess’.
The mother-of-one also admitted she ‘struggled to cope’ when she experienced ‘flashbacks’ of her mother.
Break down: Describing her days, Amelle revealed that once her daughter had been put to bed, she would break down, branding herself ‘a bit of a mess’
Amelle explained how the ‘uncertainty and loneliness’ enforced by the lockdown, after her mother’s passing and the breakdown of her relationship, meant that she felt somewhat stripped of comfort and support.
Luckily, a couple of months ago, the singer began to care for herself once again: Doing her nails and responding to friends’ messages.
Amelle isn’t putting too much focus on getting into another romantic relationship, describing the prospect of dating as ‘exhausting.’
Looking to the future, the star revealed that she would be open to having another child, and has always wanted to adopt.
Flashbacks: The mother-of-one also admitted she ‘struggled to cope’ when she experienced ‘flashbacks’ of her mother (Pictured: Her mother dancing in a busy kitchen)