Bad news came one day before Christmas Eve, People reports exclusively that Bonham Carter’s rep had confirmed the couple had split earlier this year after being together for more than a decade. The couple had never married and told the press that they split amicably and will be co-parenting their children (definitely saved them the trouble of going through a divorce) .
Burton and Bonham Carter met in 2001 while making  “Planet of the Apes.” Since then they have teamed up in a line of movies in which Helena played leading lady: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Dark Shadows“. Now with the formidable couple breaking up, their fans may wonder who will be Burton’s new favorite leading lady (or professionally they will continue working together?) as well as may miss the days when Bonham Carter showing up on the red carpet with her unique but wild selection of gowns.Â
