Actress and model Eva Marcille and Michael Sterling are calling it quits after 4 years of marriage.

Eva filed for divorce from Sterling who is a prominent Atlanta attorney on March 23, stating that their marriage is “irretrievably broken,” according to court documents.

“This has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, but sometimes life takes your journey in a direction you were not expecting,” Marcille told PEOPLE exclusively. “Our children remain our biggest priority and the eight and half years we have spent together will always be cherished. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”