In an interview to redonline.co.uk the 42-year-old explained that her marriage of nine years to the "Harry Potter" actor broke down because they were spending too much time apart.
She said: "I don t know. I mean... with David there was no money involved in our separation and we have a daughter so maybe that helps things."
Friel who was later in a relationship with Rhys Ifans from 2011 until 2014 said that in both the relationships there was no bad feeling.
"In both relationships things didn t break down because there was no love there. In reality it was just because we d become friends or we were spending too much time apart and that s actors for you - that s our industry."
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