The couple, who tied the knot in\u00a01978 and share four children, said they have ‘chosen to have lives apart’, according to a statement given to<\/span> Page Six<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite being secretly separated for six years, the news has just now emerged, but there were signs pointing towards their split.<\/span><\/p>\n The couple were believed to be l<\/span>ast seen together while attending the 2018 <\/span><\/span>Oscars<\/span> ceremony, and have not made joint public appearances since.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Here, MailOnline takes a look at all the tell-tale signs that Meryl and Don had gone their separate ways.<\/span><\/p>\n Split:\u00a0Meryl Streep and Don Gummer (pictured in February 2015) have revealed that they’ve been separated for ‘more than six years’ after 45 years of marriage<\/p>\n Separation:\u00a0The couple (pictured in December 2014), who tied the knot in 1978 and share four children, said they have ‘chosen to have lives apart’<\/p>\n The couple did not shy away from making cosy red carpet appearances together during their 45-year marriage.<\/p>\n The Devil Wears Prada actress, 74, and the sculptor, 76, were often seen sharing hugs and posing with their arms around each other at star-studded events.<\/p>\n In 2012, Don was seen showing his support for Meryl as he gave her a kiss when she won Best Actress at the Oscars for The Iron Lady.<\/p>\n However, in recent years, the couple have not been spotted walking the red carpets together, with Meryl often making solo appearances.<\/p>\n Meryl and Don were believed to be last seen together while attending the 2018 Oscars\u00a0ceremony.<\/p>\n On the night, Meryl looked incredible in a red gown and she was seen posing on the red carpet with her arm wrapped around Don, who looked suave in a black suit.<\/p>\n But now, Meryl often appears solo or with her co-stars on red carpets and premieres while promoting her new movies, including Don’t Look Up and The Prom.<\/p>\n On Friday, she attended the\u00a0Princesa de Asturias Awards, where the received one of the highest art honours in the country.<\/p>\n She spoke to\u00a0Queen Letizia,\u00a0King Felipe VI and their two daughters as s<\/span>he was commemorated for 46 years of work in film.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, Don was absent from the ceremony as Meryl posed for photographs solo, or alongside Spanish royalty.<\/p>\n Loved-up:\u00a0The couple did not shy away from making cosy red carpet appearances together during their 45-year marriage (pictured at the Oscars in 2012)\u00a0<\/p>\n Last seen: However, the couple were believed to be last seen together together while attending the 2018 Oscars ceremony (pictured)<\/p>\n Solo:\u00a0On Friday, she attended the Princesa de Asturias Awards , where the received one of the highest art honours in the country, but Don was seemingly not present\u00a0<\/p>\n Meryl and Don lived and raised their\u00a0four children – Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30 – in their\u00a0Connecticut\u00a0home.<\/p>\n As well as their main residence, the couple also owned a loft in the Tribeca neighbourhood in New York City.<\/p>\n However, the couple sold the lavish four-bedroom property in 2020\u00a0for $15.8million, according to Page Six.<\/p>\n The penthouse was first listed in August 2018 for a whopping $24.6million but the price was lowered to $18.25million the following year, before its 2020 sale.<\/p>\n Meryl purchased the 3,944-square-foot abode, located in the River Lofts building in TriBeCa, for $10.13 million back in 2006.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, in July 2020, Meryl notably\u00a0purchased a home in Pasadena, California, for $4million.<\/p>\n But it was not the first property she bought in Pasadena as Meryl and Don also bought a $3.6million home in late 2017.<\/p>\n Family: Meryl and Don lived and raised their four children (pictured in June 2004) – Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30 – in their Connecticut home\u00a0<\/p>\n Sold: The couple (pictured in January 2014) also owned a loft in the Tribeca neighbourhood in New York but they sold the lavish four-bedroom property in 2020 for $15.8million<\/p>\n While Meryl and Don kept their relationship relatively private, the Hollywood actress had spoken about her marriage in interviews over the years.<\/p>\n She has also sweetly thanked Don in acceptance speeches when taking home prestigious accolades.<\/p>\n However, Meryl notably hasn’t spoken about Don as much in recent years, compared to previously gushing over their marriage in a string of interviews.<\/p>\n In 2012, she paid tribute to Don in her acceptance speech at the Oscars while picking up the Best Actress gong for The Iron Lady.<\/p>\n She said: ‘First I’m going to thank Don, because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music, and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you’ve given me.’<\/p>\n The Death Becomes Her star also gushed over her ‘great’ husband when speaking about their marriage in a 2011 interview with The Talks.\u00a0<\/p>\n When asked how she balances her marriage and her career, she said: ‘Well, the first thing is a great husband. That I found many years ago and I am lucky in that way.’<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/10\/76830997-12656177-image-a-100_1697879471980.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nNO PUBLIC APPEARANCES\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHOUSING CHANGES<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSPEAKING LESS ABOUT EACH OTHER\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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