Elle Macpherson and partner separate

LONDON (AP) _ Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson and partner Arpad Busson announced Friday that they are separating. <br/><br/>The couple, who have two sons, said that ``whilst remaining the greatest

Friday, June 24th 2005, 12:18 pm

By: News On 6

LONDON (AP) _ Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson and partner Arpad Busson announced Friday that they are separating.

The couple, who have two sons, said that ``whilst remaining the greatest of friends, we have decided to spend some time apart to consider our future.''

They said no third party was involved.

``We have had, and in many ways continue to have, a wonderful relationship, which has produced two beautiful children,'' said the statement, which appealed for privacy.

Macpherson, 42, and Swiss financier Busson are the parents of Flynn, 7, and 2-year-old Aurelius Cy.

Macpherson, one of the world's top earning supermodels in the 1990s, now has her own line of lingerie, Elle Macpherson Intimates.

Nicknamed ``The Body'' during her modeling career, 6-foot-tall Macpherson has also had a series of movie and television parts. She starred opposite High Grant in the 1994 film ``Sirens'' and had a recurring role in the TV sitcom ``Friends.''