Here's What We Know So Far About Ayesha Mukherjee and Shikhar Dhawan's Divorce

Shikhar Dhawan Divorce: The Indian cricketer and his wife Ayesha Mukherjee have separated after eight years of marriage. On September 7, Ayesha Mukherjee shared an emotional post on Instagram to reveal the same. In the post, she wrote about how it took her some time to come to terms with her divorce as it was the second time she is getting separated from her husband. The kickboxer has two daughters from her previous marriage and a 7-year-old son from her marriage with Dhawan. The duo hasn't yet revealed which parent the son will live with after separation.

Here's what we know about the divorce so far.

• In her Instagram post, 46-year-old Ayesha Mukherjee wrote that she has redefined the word "divorce". According to her, divorce means not settling and sacrificing her own life for the sake of a marriage. It also refers to being stronger and more resilient. The post has received around 5500 likes and 1000 comments from users who showed mixed reaction on this.
• According to some reports, Mukherjee had a verified Instagram account named aesha.dhawan5. She used to put pictures with Dhawan through that but the account was deleted some time ago giving rise to speculations among fans about problems in their marriage.
• Her latest post announcing her separation with husband comes from her new Instagram account. She has put some pics of her daughters, son but it doesn't have any picture of her ex-husband. In fact, her Instagram bio says that she helps women who have lost their identity and independence.
• The duo got engaged in 2009 and married in 2012. Ayesha is 10 years older than him.
• Dhawan is currently in the UAE with the rest of the Delhi Capitals team ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 resumption later this month. He has took to social media on 8 September and shared a cryptic post, "Kisi bhi mukaam ko paane ke liye poora jaan, samjh, dil lagta hai. Pyaar hona chaiyeh apna kaam ke towards tabhi barkhat aati hain aur enjoyment bhi. Keep on working hard to turn your dreams into reality,” Dhawan wrote this in his Instagram caption.
• Ayesha is a kickboxer by profession. She was only eight years old when she moved from Kolkata to Australia. She was previously married to an Australian businessman.

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