Thom Yorke splits from partner

Thom Yorke (AAP)

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has split from his partner after 23 years.

Yorke and printmaker Rachel Owen, who met while they were students at the University of Exeter in England, have two children - Noah, born in 2001, and daughter Agnes, born in 2004.

The rocker confirmed the rumour of a split in a statement released on Saturday.

He writes, "Rachel and I have separated. After 23 highly creative and happy years, for various reasons we have gone our separate ways. It's perfectly amicable and has been common knowledge for some time."

WENN.com

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