Sir Trevor McDonald splits from wife of 34 years and moves out of their £2.6million home

SIR Trevor McDonald has split from wife Jo after 34 years of marriage. The former ITN News at Ten host, 81, has moved out of their £2.6million home and set up in a bachelor pad two miles away. A source said: “It is sad but Trevor and Jo realised they weren’t making one another happy […]

SIR Trevor McDonald has split from wife Jo after 34 years of marriage.

The former ITN News at Ten host, 81, has moved out of their £2.6million home and set up in a bachelor pad two miles away.

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Sir Trevor McDonald, who was knighted in 1999, has split from wife Jo after 34 years of marriage[/caption]

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A source says the couple ‘realised they weren’t making one another happy any more, and that it was time to move on’[/caption]

A source said: “It is sad but Trevor and Jo realised they weren’t making one another happy any more, and that it was time to move on with their lives.

“Trevor is still very much in demand work-wise, and wanted a fresh start. He feels young and still has a twinkle in his eye.

“He and Josephine have a long history so obviously they are still speaking, and everything is amicable.

“Trevor has moved into his own apartment and friends are joking it is his bachelor pad.

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Sir Trevor apparently wants a fresh start so he can focus on his career[/caption]

“The split has been no secret from his inner ­circle, but for now he is very much focusing on his career.”

He and Jo, 65, reportedly had a trial split 16 years ago before reconciling.

They started dating after meeting at ITN and married in 1986. They have a son, Jack, 31.

Sir Trevor divorced first wife Beryl in 1985.

He met her at a cricket match in his native Trinidad.

They have two grown-up children, Joanne and Tim.

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The TV legend has presented ITV News, News at Ten and Tonight with Trevor McDonald[/caption]

After first presenting the evening ITN News in 1989, Sir Trevor went on to host News at Ten, and later Tonight with Trevor McDonald.

He was the first journalist to interview Nelson Mandela following his release from prison in 1990, and also spoke to ex-US President Bill Clinton and Iraq chief Saddam Hussein.

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He was the first journalist to interview Nelson Mandela following his release from prison[/caption]

In 2005 he announced his retirement as a newsreader, but returned to News at Ten three years later.

His last bulletin was in November 2008 and he has since hosted travel and crime documentary series.

A spokeswoman declined to comment tonight.

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Since stepping down as a newsreader, Sir Trevor has hosted travel and crime documentary series[/caption]

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