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Ellie Goulding has revealed that her new album will be ‘very personal’ after her split from husband Caspar Jopling.
The singer, 37, separated from the art dealer in February this year and the pair are now co-parenting their four-year-old son Arthur.
Her last album Higher Than Heaven came out two years ago but she has now teased how her next music release in 2025 will give more insight into the ups and downs in her life.
She told The Sun: ‘Higher Than Heaven was actually intentionally impersonal. It was post-baby, post-pandemic. I just wanted to write some solid pop songs that you can dance to.
‘This time, it’s a little different. I’ve been writing about what’s been going on in my life.
‘I’ve had more time to get in the studio and spend the time and sit. Songs don’t come that easily to me, especially when they’re from more of a personal place.’
Ellie Goulding has revealed that her new album will be ‘very personal’ after her split from husband Caspar Jopling
The singer, 37, separated from the art dealer in February this year and the pair are now co-parenting their four-year-old son Arthur
Ellie also teased a top-secret new project which is in the pipeline – she has made a classical album that’s not out yet.
It comes as Ellie recently split from her boyfriend Armando Perez.
The musician and the surf instructor – who is eight years her junior – struck up a romance when he gave her surfing lessons as she rang in the New Year in Costa Rica.
However friends of the pair told MailOnline that their relationship has now run its course.
One said: ‘Amando and Ellie were very attracted to one another. Despite the age gap, they struck up an instant chemistry when he gave her private surfing lessons.
‘They soon formed a bond and loved spending time together – Ellie loved hanging out on the beach with Armando to get away from everything that was going on back home after her marriage had come to an end.’
‘Armando was used to spending his days instructing in the water and running around barefoot in swim shorts, and was more comfortable enjoying his “quiet life” without the “drama” of being in the public eye,’ the source added.
‘They had a very special time together and she visited the country a lot. But they are from very different backgrounds.’
Her last album Higher Than Heaven came out two year ago but she has now teased how her next music release in 2025 will give more insight into the ups and downs in her life
She said: ‘I’ve had more time to get in the studio and spend the time and sit. Songs don’t come that easily to me, especially when they’re from more of a personal place’
They added: ‘She is a big pop star from England while Armando’s whole life is based here in Playa Hermosa. He loves it here and I doubt he would have any plans to leave.
‘Their lives are very different and so it was natural for them both to eventually move on. But they still remain great friends.’
The couple met at the turn of the year when Ellie had gone to the Central American beach resort for a yoga and surf retreat with two close friends – actresses Emily Wickersham and Alessandra Ford Balazs – where they rented a swanky hillside villa.
The holiday was a break for Ellie after she had in private separated from her art dealer husband Caspar.
When pictures emerged of Ellie and Armando in swimsuits kissing passionately in the sea, the mother-of-one then took the decision to make public that her five-year marriage to Caspar, 32, had previously come to an end.
Confirming their split on Instagram, she wrote: ‘In light of recent stories, I feel I have been left with no choice but to let you all know that Caspar and I privately separated some time ago.
‘We remain the closest of friends and have been successfully co-parenting with our son’s best interests at heart.’
When pictures emerged of Ellie and surfer Armando Armando Perez kissing she the decision to make public that her five-year marriage to Caspar, 31, had previously come to an end
The Love Me Like You Do singer is seen with her four-year-old son Arthur
