ðeɪ ɐnˈaʊnst ðɛɹ sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌoʊvɚ kɹˈɪsməs tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, wˌaɪl slˈeɪɾɚ wʌz pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ɪn ɐ stˈeɪdʒ plˈeɪ ʌv wˈʌn flˈuː ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʊkuːz nˈɛst ɪn lˈʌndənz wˈɛst ˈɛnd.
They announced their separation over Christmas 2004, while Slater was performing in a stage play of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in London's West End.