Marie Osmond has announced that she is to divorce Brian Blosil, her husband of 21 years.

The 47-year-old singer and actress married the record producer in 1985 and they have eight children together.

The couple released a joint statement saying: "Though our marriage is ending, we continue to have a very amicable relationship. Our marriage has always been a faithful one and neither of us is assigning fault for the divorce.

"Our children, as always, are our top priority and in our deep love for them we will continue to jointly fulfil our roles as active parents in their daily lives. Beyond this statement we will not be discussing the reasons for our divorce."