Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer split after nine years

**Lalique** · October 14th, 2012, 11:17 AM

Gladiator actor Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer split after nine years

Gladiator actor Russell Crowe and his wife of nine years, Danielle Spencer, have separated, according to a report in Sydney today.

The 48-year-old Oscar-winning actor and his 43-year-old singer wife have gone their separate ways, with Crowe turning his undivided attention to his acting career after the split, said the report.

The couple, who have two children – Charles and Tennyson, aged eight and six – have parted on friendly terms, the children remaining with Miss Spencer while her now-estranged husband continues filming the biblical epic Noah in the US.

The report has come as a shock to showbusiness circles in Australia because the couple were regarded as a having a strong marriage despite the demands of their careers, with New Zealand-born Crowe in constant demand for film roles while his wife, whose mother is English, has managed caring for the children as well as singing and appearing on Australian TV.

They were married in a chapel on Crowe’s farm in the hamlet of Nana Glen, in northern New South Wales, in 2003, following which they lived in a penthouse on the shores of Sydney harbour before moving into a £6 million mansion in the posh harbourside suburb of Rose Bay.

The Sydney Morning Herald, which broke the news of the split today, said Miss Spencer was the quiet, unassuming woman who tamed the Gladiator with her calm and steady nature.

Despite the general belief that they were a strongly-bonded couple, some critics were surprised to note that Miss Spencer had been photographed on a night out with Damian Whitewood, her dance partner in a tv show, Dancing With the Stars, a few months ago.

Crowe made a big point of dismissing rumours about their relationship later when he gave his wife a lingering kiss in front of the cameras at Sydney airport.

Gladiator actor Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer separate after nine years | Mail Online

**louiswinthorpe111** · October 14th, 2012, 11:19 AM

Not suprised.

**CornFlakegrl** · October 14th, 2012, 11:20 AM

Now he and meg can finally be together!

**lucianodel** · October 14th, 2012, 11:24 AM

Now Meg can eat him with monstrous mouth!

**sputnik** · October 14th, 2012, 11:32 AM

Shocking.

**McJag** · October 14th, 2012, 11:40 AM

The only surprise is that it took 9 years.

**Sasha** · October 14th, 2012, 12:27 PM

Wow, I am very surprised by this. It took them a long time to get married so I really thought they would stick it out once they decided to take the plunge.

[I always thought she was a little too cold-natured for him, and not nearly as demonstrably affectionate. Too bad Nicole Kidman is saddled with Keith Urban because I always thought she was the love of his life]

EDIT: Great Javert poster:

**Laurent** · October 14th, 2012, 12:56 PM

I always felt like the went out and sowed his oats while keeping her languishing on the line, and then when he felt like he'd gotten it out of his system a bit, he threw her a bone and married her. Maybe not, but that was the vibe I got.

**Sasha** · October 14th, 2012, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Laurent

I always felt like the went out and sowed his oats while keeping her languishing on the line, and then when he felt like he'd gotten it out of his system a bit, he threw her a bone and married her. Maybe not, but that was the vibe I got.

She definitely put up with a lot of oat sowing while they were dating. Back in the late 90's Russell and Sting went prowling together a lot, practically right in front of Danielle, but she went ahead and married Russell so I guess she thought it was worth it.

**LynnieD** · October 14th, 2012, 01:15 PM

Next!

**levitt** · October 14th, 2012, 01:23 PM

That wedding dress is horrible!

**MohandasKGanja** · October 14th, 2012, 01:56 PM

He looks absolutely radiant.

**Karistiona** · October 14th, 2012, 02:01 PM

lmao Mohandas

It is kind of a shame Nicole's married, I wonder who the hell he'll end up with next. He's defo not the catch he used to be.

**frockhorror** · October 14th, 2012, 03:18 PM

That dress looks so cheap and nylony (is nylony a word?).

**Kathie_Moffett** · October 14th, 2012, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by frockhorror

That dress looks so cheap and nylony (is nylony a word?).

It is now!

Originally Posted by Karistiona

lmao Mohandas

It is kind of a shame Nicole's married, I wonder who the hell he'll end up with next. He's defo not the catch he used to be.

Neither is Meg....so......

Seriously though Mohandas, he did look all aglow and youthful there. Shocking what a mere nine years has done to him. Or I guess, what he's done to himself.