The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Star Sande tells of ‘whirlwind’ romance
Emeli Sande has spoken out about her recovery following her divorce from her husband after just a year of marriage.
The performer and songwriter, from Alford, said she was caught in a “whirlwind” when she and marine biologist Adam Gouraguine married in 2012, separating one year later.
Sande, who released her second album Long Live The Angels in 2016, said: “There was so much love there, it wasn’t like: ‘You go that way and I’ll go that way.’ We were growing in different directions and that was so painful for us both.”
She added: “That’s why I never wanted to speak about it – I don’t want to expose anyone who hasn’t consented. It’s disrespectful on my part. There is definitely (still) love there.
“Every day you learn, and sometimes you forget that. It’s OK to make mistakes, change, build yourself up and grow”.
In 2004, the then17yearold was working in a record shop, b efore studying medicine at Glasgow University, when she met Montenegro-born Gouraguine, who was also a student there. Sande and Gouraguine went on to tie the knot at an intimate ceremony in Montenegro in 2012. On her decision to divorce, she said: “It’s about bei n g grown-up and taking your d e c isions very seriously. It was a mature decision. It was painful for me.”