Michael Sheen admits he split from Sarah Silverman because of BREXIT .

Michael Sheen has revealed his relationship with Sarah Silverman indirectly ended because of Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency.

The Welsh actor, 49, and American comedian, 47, who had been living together in the States, parted ways in December 2017 after four years together.

The Masters Of Sex star explained that they split because of long distance - as he went back to the UK to explore why Brits voted in favour of Brexit, while Sarah chose to tour the US to interview people in the wake of Trump becoming president. 

Sheen said that he and Sarah felt in 'different ways' that they wanted to 'get more involved' in the political climate after Brexit and Trump's election. 


'That led to her doing her show I Love You America [in which Silverman interviewed people from across the political spectrum], and it led to me wanting to address the issues that I thought led some people to vote the way they did about Brexit, in the area I come from and others like it,' he told The Telegraph.    

He revealed that it was 'difficult' to return to the UK, but he felt sure that the split was the right thing for both of them.  

'I felt a responsibility to do something, but it did mean coming back here – which was difficult for us, because we were very important to each other. But we both acknowledge that each of us had to do what we needed to do,' he said. 

MailOnline