U2 star Adam Clayton has revealed he and his wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have divorced after more than a decade.
The guitarist, 64, and the lawyer, 45, said their split was amicable and that they will co-parent their six-year-old daughter Alba together.
The news was confirmed by a representative for the couple, who shared a statement to the Sunday World that read: ‘After more than 10 years of marriage, musician Adam Clayton and lawyer Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have amicably divorced.
‘Both will continue to be fully involved in the care of their daughter and they request that the family’s privacy be respected.’
Adam and Mariana tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at a registry office in Dublin in 2013.
U2 star Adam Clayton has revealed he and his wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have divorced after more than a decade (pictured together in 2014)
The guitarist, 64, and the lawyer, 45, said their split was amicable and that they will co-parent their six-year-old daughter Alba together (pictured in 2016)
The couple then held a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera at the 14th-century château in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, with Adam’s bandmates Bono and The Edge in attendance.
At the time it was reported Adam was swapping Dublin for London, where Mariana worked as an associate director of Hauser & Wirth art gallery, after a career as a human rights lawyer.
They went on to welcome daughter Alba in July 2017, taking out a personal advert in the Irish Times newspaper to share their happy news with the world.
The notice simply read: ‘Adam and Mariana Clayton are delighted to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl Alba.’
Adam welcomed his first child, a boy, with a unnamed French woman in 2010, making him the final member of U2 to become a father.
He previously had a high-profile romance with supermodel Naomi Campbell, even getting briefly engaged in 1994, before their split the same year.
Adam also popped the question to Susie Smith, a former assistant to Paul McGuinness, in 2006, but the couple broke up in in February the following year.
Referencing his bachelorhood during an interview with Q magazine in 2001, he said: ‘I think one of the great things about bands is that they allow you to be irresponsible for longer – whether or not in the end that’s a really healthy position to take.
Adam and Mariana tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at a registry office in Dublin in 2013 (pictured), holding a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera at the 14th-century château in Mandelieu-la-Napoule
The couple then held a second ceremony days later on the French Riviera at the 14th-century château in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, with Adam’s bandmates Bono and The Edge in attendance (U2 pictured in 2022)
‘I guess I’ve been lucky in that I f***ed about until my mid-30s and now I can have more of a balanced outlook. I think not having a family and kids, I know what I need.’
Adam and Mariana dated for around four years before tying the knot, with Adam popping the question during the Rio De Janeiro Carnival in Brazil in 2012.
He opened up about the start of their romance in June 2017, after receiving the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his support of the MusiCares MAP Fund, which gives musicians access to recovery treatment.
In his speech Adam recalled: ‘I was in Brazil and I met a lawyer who was smart and beautiful. We started dating.
‘I got married in sobriety to Mariana. I didn’t think that would happen. She’s never seen me drinking, but she does know me crazy.
‘Thank you, Mariana, for the wonderful life we have together and for making every day more meaningful.’
The news comes a week after Adam – who has been with U2 since its formation – made a surprise appearance on Gardeners’ World.
The rock star toured his incredible garden for the programme, noting it had taken 30 years to get to this stage, causing viewers to flood social media with shock and admiration of his garden.
The previously had a high-profile romance with supermodel Naomi Campbell, even getting briefly engaged in 1994, before their split the same year (pictured in 1993)
The news comes a week after Adam – who has been with U2 since its formation – made a surprise appearance on Gardeners’ World
