Peter Andre: My split from Katie Price is not a publicity stunt

Heartbroken: Peter Andre says he is devastated about his split from Katie Price

Speaking about the split, announced last week, the Australian singer said it had been a "devastating week for me, to say the least".

Writing his column for New! magazine, Andre said he wanted to set the record straight.

He said: "I don't really want to go into any detail as it's all so raw and I'm completely crushed.

"I would, however, like to take this opportunity to set the record straight about one thing.

"You may have read or heard that this is a publicity stunt, but I can assure you it's not.

"How anyone could think I would pretend to split up from my wife to grab headlines is beyond me. It's just sick."

He said that "everything is up in the air at the moment," and thanked fans for their messages of support.

Andre also told how he was missing his children Junior and Princess, who are being cared for by Price, "like mad".

Andre has also been raising Harvey, Price's son from a previous relationship, over their three and-a-half years of marriage.

The singer said he had "desperately" wanted to take Harvey with him to his Cyprus bolthole, but Price's mother was looking after him as he was not allowed to take time off from school.

He said: "I miss all the kids so much."

Andre responded to speculation that a song on his new album called Call Me A Doctor, about being heartbroken and leaving someone you love because you cannot trust them, was about his relationship.

He said: "All I can say is that the album is deeply personal to me...

"It's the album I've always wanted to make, but I was never able to before."

Read the full story in this week's New! magazine