Seal has spoken about his breakup with wife Heidi Klum as he continues to promote his upcoming album release.

As previously reported, the couple confirmed yesterday (January 23) that they were splitting up after seven years of marriage.

And, as the Daily Mail reports, Seal took to two chat shows as he promotes the release of his new album 'Soul 2' - and he openly spoke about the end of his marriage. Speaking on Tavis Smiley's show, he said:

"What one has to do in this situation is to remain civil, to retain one's dignity, to be professional, and to understand that we are not the only people on this planet that are going through this."

He spoke to Ellen DeGeneres meanwhile about how he hasn't taken off his wedding ring - stating that he still feels "connected" to Klum despite the breakup. He said:

"Yes, I am still wearing my ring. I think it's just pretty much a token of how I feel about this woman. We have eight years. Just because we have decided to separate doesn't necessarily mean you take off your ring and you're no longer connected to that person. We will be connected in many ways 'til the rest of our lives...though our children and also through this tremendous admiration, respect and love that we have for each other."