Celebrity couple Steve Burton and Sheree Burton have officially separated. They were married for 23 years. The 51-year old former alum of “General Hospital” announced the separation, on Wednesday, on his Instagram story. Sheree Burton had recently posted a pregnancy picture and Burton declared “The child is not mine,” on his social media post.

The 51-year old celebrity who also acted in “Days of Our Lives” and is expected to appear in second season spinoff called “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem” scheduled to premiere on July 11, wrote that he wanted to clear something. He added that he and Sheree were separated and the 4th child she had announced on social media “is not mine.”

He also said that both of them were “still co-parenting” their three beautiful children. He said that they would appreciate privacy at this time and ended his post “Much luv, Steve.” He didn’t mention when they had separated.

Sheree, who is a a fitness pro, recently announced her pregnancy with a photo of her side profile which showed her cradling her baby bump. Her Instagram story was shared by a General Hospital fan blog. It was taken down later after Steve Burton posted about their separation on social media. The 47-year old celebrity had captioned her photo saying, “Life sure is full of surprises.”

Sheree has not addressed the issue of their separation nor has she responded to several outlets who asked her for comment.

Steve Burton and Sheree met on the set of “General Hospital.” They got married in 1999. They have three children: two daughters and a son. Their daughters are Makena who is 18 years old and Brooklyn who is 7 years old. Their son Jack is 16 years old.

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