Ellie Goulding has moved on after her split from ex husband Caspar Jopling with a hunky surf instructor.
The singer, 37, was seen packing on the PDA with Armando Perez – who previously took Shakira for lessons – during a holiday to Costa Rica this week.
Back in June is was reported Ellie and her art dealer husband Caspar, 31, had been living separate lives for at least six months, despite trying to stick together for the sake of their two-year-old son, Arthur.
The exes were last seen together in October during a family day out, after the musician ended her friendship with Tory peer Zac Goldsmith to ‘focus on her marriage.’
Hitting the beach this week, Ellie showed her marriage was over as she enjoyed a surfing session with Armando.
Ellie Goulding, 37, has moved on after her split from ex husband Caspar Jopling with a hunky surf instructor (pictured earlier this month at the Grammy’s)
The singer was seen packing on the PDA with Armando Perez – who previously took Shakira for lessons – during a holiday to Costa Rica this week (Armando pictured in June with Shakira)
The duo frolicked on the beach together, sharing kisses and cuddles, in photos obtained by The Sun.
In June, the Costa Rican surfer took Shakira for a lesson while the hitmaker was on holiday in his home country.
Armando and his brother Gero are licensed instructors and run La Puente Surfhouse on Playa Hermosa beach, offering accomodation and lessons.
An insider told The Sun: ‘Ellie and Armando seemed very into each other.
‘When Armando wasn’t teaching Ellie, he couldn’t keep his hands off her and pulled her in for a hug and a kiss.
‘Ellie looked blissfully happy and was laughing and joking with him as they messed around in the sea.’
has contacted Ellie’s representatives for comment.
Ellie and Caspar married in August 2019 at York Minster with A-list guests including Sienna Miller, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry.
Their split was first rumoured in June, when sources claimed they were ‘living apart’.
After weeks of discussions about how they would reveal their separation, the pop star’s team finally revealed they had been spending time apart – blaming their ‘hectic schedules’ for the demise of their marriage.
Back in June is was reported that Ellie and her art dealer husband Caspar, 31, had been living separate lives for at least six months (pictured in June 2023; Ellie is seen without her ring)
The exes were last seen together in October during a family day out, after the musician ended her friendship with Tory peer Zac Goldsmith to ‘focus on her marriage (Ellie and Zac pictured in June 2022)
In June, the Costa Rican surfer took Shakira for a lesson while the hitmaker was on holiday in his home country
An insider told The Sun: ‘Ellie and Armando seemed very into each other. ‘When Armando wasn’t teaching Ellie, he couldn’t keep his hands off her and pulled her in for a hug and a kiss’
That same month Ellie was seen without her wedding and engagement ring when she attended the Serpentine Summer Party with Caspar. The pair were pictured looking glum.
After the party, Caspar went on to another party at the Chiltern Firehouse in central London without Ellie.
He was seen there with friends including Tiffany Zabludowicz, the daughter of British-Finnish-Israeli billionaire businessman Poju Zabludowicz and fellow art collector.
At the beginning of June, the couple were seen in London with their son and Ellie did have a ring on her finger.
A source said: ‘Things have been bad for at least six months now, both parties have been really trying to be happy together for the sake of their son but these things can only take so long before it is untenable.
‘Ellie’s team were insisting that she and Caspar were happy, that any suggestions of them being apart were totally untrue and now this. It has all been very mysterious indeed.
‘There had been suggestions of troubles and even a full on split for quite some time but they kept insisting everything is was totally fine.’
Prior to the split social media users had noticed that the couple had stopped following one another on Instagram though they later went on to refollow one another.
Ellie and Caspar married in August 2019 at York Minster with A-list guests including Sienna Miller, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry
Doting mum: Ellie pictured with her two-year-old son Arthur
Ellie and Caspar – the son of former Tory MP Michael Jopling, 92 – were introduced in 2017 through their mutual friends – who include Beatrice and Eugenie.
A year later Caspar, who lived in New York at the time after studying at Harvard University proposed with a £70,000 engagement ring and they wed in the summer of 2019.
In October Ellie called off her increasingly close friendship with Tory peer Zac, 48, amid reports she was trying to work on her marriage with Caspar – after the pair were spotted together on numerous occasions.
The pair had developed a relationship over their shared passion for tackling climate change and they grew close following the breakdown of Lord Goldsmith’s marriage to his second wife, Alice Rothschild, after ten tears.
The friendship had been described as an unlikely one as Lord Goldsmith is the Eton-educated son of late billionaire financier Sir James Goldsmith, while Ellie grew up on a council estate in Herefordshire.
However, the singer has made many friends in high society, including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie who were guests at her star-studded wedding to Mr Jopling at York Minster in 2019.
Lord Goldsmith was previously married to fellow environmentalist Sheherazade Bentley but they split in 2010. He resigned as a minister in June after accusing Rishi Sunak of being ‘uninterested’ in the environment.
Ellie and Lord Goldsmith first met at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in November 2021.
Seven months later they were spotted enjoying a lunch together at upmarket café The Garden in Covent Garden and were later seen at The Wolseley restaurant in Mayfair.
In October 2022 they were at the same party at the exclusive London members’ club 5 Hertford Street and just weeks later they were reunited for the next climate change summit, COP27, in Egypt.
The Daily Mail later revealed that Ellie had chosen to stop spending time with Zac to focus on saving her marriage.
A spokesman for Ellie said at the time: ‘To say that Ellie speaks to Zac Goldsmith outside of work is completely untrue.’