Millie Mackintosh put on a brave face as she attended a fashion bash in London on Thursday night, after splitting from her husband Hugo Taylor. 

Earlier this week, the reality star, 36, said she was 'enjoying being alone' and was becoming 'the woman I truly want to be' after the breakdown of her marriage. 

And as she enjoyed her first single night out, Millie cut a stylish figure at the 10th anniversary celebrations of fashion brand Who What Wear, held at Aki London. 

The television personality put on a leggy display in a black miniskirt which she teamed with a chocolate leather look coat and knee-high boots. 

Millie appeared on podcast, A Millennial Mind, this week, where she spoke about rebuilding her identity after going sober.

Detailing how her decision to give up alcohol had impacted her life, she explained that it has made her start re-evaluating who she was and what she liked doing, describing it as 'burning down the old me'.

Millie said that now she had gotten to know and love herself enough to get to a place where she could enjoy her own company and had begun to 'start stepping into the woman that I truly want to be.'

While she added that she was excited for the future, after recently starting to choose herself. 

Millie and Hugo, 39, who share daughters Sienna, five, and Aurelia, four, announced their separation on February 2, seven years after exchanging vows.

Sources close to the pair say they remain committed to co-parenting their young children, who continue to be their priority, and to maintaining a loving family life.

The couple, who met as teenagers and first dated during E4's Made In Chelsea, had been married since June 2018.

A source told the Daily Mail: 'Millie and Hugo are currently going through a separation and have sadly decided to split.

'They have known each other for many years, and in recent weeks, have had serious conversations about their future, ultimately deciding it's better for them both to part ways.

'Their main priority remains their children and family life, and separating is not something they ever hoped would happen.

'At present, they are considering what living apart might look like and how they plan to navigate co-parenting their young children.

'It's been an incredibly difficult start to the year, and one they hope to continue managing in private.'

Millie travelled to India last month to attend a wellness retreat designed to 'heal' the nervous system while Hugo was on a skiing holiday.

During her stay, the reality star, who was pictured without her wedding ring, shared several posts alluding to a new chapter in her life.

She also posted a quote that read: 'You don't always have to know what comes next in your journey.

'Sometimes you just need to be where you are and know that it's okay to be there. There is so much beauty in accepting yourself, right here, in this moment.

'No matter what you are working towards, I hope you can always remember that finding peace in the present moment is just as important as the path ahead.'

In another Instagram story, she shared the quote: 'And then the moon said to me, dear girl, it's time to own your f***ing power.'  

The couple's relationship was first followed on Made In Chelsea. After six months of dating, their relationship hit a wall when Millie accused him of cheating with her best friend and co-star, Rosie Fortescue, and they split in 2011.

At the time, Millie claimed she would always love Hugo, and said in an interview: 'I loved him - those feelings don't disappear – but I just always have to remind myself why we're not together.' 

'I do think that, for the rest of my life, every time I see him, I'll get that feeling in my stomach. I don't think I could ever not get that butterfly feeling.' 

The Quality Street heiress then had a very high-profile relationship with rapper Professor Green, also known as Stephen Manderson, 42, tying the knot in 2013.

However, the couple went on to announce their separation after 30 months of marriage in February 2016, with Millie and Hugo rekindling their romance later that year.

The pair tied the knot two years later and welcomed their first daughter, Sienna, in 2020, followed by Aurelia in 2021.