Trippier updated his social media updates in response to media reports about his date with a blonde.
Treipier social media wrote: "I have never commented on my private life, but because the tabloids seem to want to continue making up fake stories, I feel no choice but to publicly confirm that (wife) Charlotte and I have been separated for more than a year."
"I have not responded before, because it is a private matter, and we want to protect our children and ask the media to respect our privacy in the same way."
