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Donna Air splits from £40m zoo tycoon

TV presenter Donna Air is to leave zoo owner Damian Aspinall, the father of her three-year-old daughter Freya, as friends say the couple are separating after six years due to his reluctance to marry.

The 27-year-old Newcastle-born actress has told friends she is moving out of Howletts, the £15m wildlife park in Kent that Damian inherited from his father John in 2000.

The 42-year-old, reported to be worth £40m, has two children from his first marriage.

"Donna wanted to get married and Damian didn't " a friend said. "He also wanted to have more children but Donna wasn't ready. She's a great mother, but also a career girl. They have decided to separate but no one else is involved."

Donna and Damian in happier times

Single girl: Donna Air

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