Kris and Bruce Jenner confirm they have separated after 22 years of marriage

Kris and Bruce Jenner have confirmed that they are separated after 22 years of marriage.

The Keeping up with the Kardashians reality couple made the announcement to E! News after months of speculation surrounding their marriage.

Kris and Bruce, who have two daughters, Kendall, 17, and Kylie, 16, together, and four children each from previous relationships, told the website that they are currently living in separate homes. 

“We are living separately and we are much happier this way,” they told E! News.

“But we will always have much love and respect for each other. Even though we are separated, we will always remain best friends and, as always, our family will remain our number one priority.”

Us Weekly report that the couple kept the separation a secret for an entire year and are not divorcing because they have no prenuptial agreement in place.

In the wake of the split, Kris’ daughter Khloe Kardashian was seen stepping out for the first time with her husband Lamar Odom in apparent bid to rally around Kris, according to TMZ.

With the couple split for an entire year, scenes for the famous family’s hit reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians were portrayed otherwise.

The duo came across as happily married, and footage of Bruce moving into his ‘man cave’ in Malibu were depicted very differently.

According to the show, the father-of-six wanted to have some more space, especially after Kim and her partner Kanye West moved in following the arrival of their daughter North West.   However, Us Weekly reports that Kris insists that all of the scenes on the show were genuine.