Alesha Dixon 'is back together with partner of 18 years Azuka Ononye' as pair 'give it one last try after shock split'
It was first reported in November 2024 that the Britain's Got Talent judge, 46, and her long-term partner, who share daughters Azura, 10, and Anaya, four, had split.
Then last month it was claimed that Alesha had admitted to friends that despite them having broken up, they were still living together.
And it appears being under the same roof may have saved their relationship as now The Sun claims they are giving things another go.
A source told the publication: 'They went through a really rocky patch and decided to call it a day. It had been difficult for a long time and Alesha just couldn't see a way forward.
'AZ even moved out to a hotel for a while, despite the fact they were co-parenting. But there is still a huge amount of feeling between them. They've been together for 18 years and have two beautiful children.
'So they have decided to give it one last try. They both desperately want to be a family again and are going to do all it takes to make it work.
'But Alesha's friends aren't convinced it will last. Ultimately, none of their problems have been fixed, so it's going to be tough.'
A representative for Alesha has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
The star recently enjoyed some time to herself at the £1000-a-night GoldenEye resort in Jamaica, when it was reported that they were still living together.
Last month Alesha is said to have confided in pals that her relationship with choreographer Azuka, 44, became 'more of a friendship' before going their separate ways.
The pair made their last joint red carpet appearance in July 2023 at Stormzy's star-studded 30th birthday and have not appeared on each other's social media in recent months.
The couple were rumoured to have secretly married in 2017 and she introduced him as her 'lovely husband' during an appearance Michael McIntyre's Big Show Christmas Special in December 2017, however neither have confirmed if a wedding took place.
They first met in 2006 following Alesha's one year marriage So Solid Crew rapper MC Harvey, following his affair with fellow singer Javine Hylton.
Azuka first worked as the former Mis-Teeq back up dancer before being hired as her creative director.
Speaking about the relationship on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2018, she admitted playing 'hard to get for about a year'.
'He was sleeping on the floor because I was on the couch, I couldn't even get up the stairs. If he can carry me to the toilet then he's a keeper.'
She said: 'Then I had the foot operation and I couldn't walk and he was literally sleeping on the floor looking after me every day. I was just looking at him thinking, 'That is for better or for worse isn't it?' I looked a state.'
Alesha gushed over Azuka again during a 2014 appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories and said she could 'authentically be herself' when she was with him.
'I don't have to be anything other than who I am and it's a great feeling when you can just be yourself with someone. And it's like being with my best friend every day'.
Meanwhile speaking about their family she told Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum podcast in 2020: '[Azuka] was the first person that I'd met, that I knew that we could have children together because of our values, our morals, our thinking aligned'.
And later told HELLO! in 2022: 'If you choose to have children, you are their first introduction to the world.
'I make a very conscious effort that my daughters have a very loving, supportive home with two parents who are great role models. I feel a sense of responsibility.'
They also didn't appear on each other's social media for months ahead of the split. While he doesn't use social media much - he hasn't posted her since 2021.
Reports at the start of the year suggested that the couple both attended rapper Nas' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in November.
But the former couple went separately and sat at opposite sides of the venue.
Azuka shared a snap of himself with friends on the night, but Alesha was not seen with them.
Alesha appeared to have been trying to hide her left hand where she had previously worn a ring on her wedding finger. And in October she was seen without it in a BGT publicity picture.
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