Chris Pratt seen without his wedding ring as he makes his first public appearance since splitting from wife Anna Faris at the Teen Choice Awards
The couple announced their split after eight years last week
CHRIS Pratt ditched his wedding ring for his first public appearance since announcing his split from Anna Faris.
The couple announced last week that they had decided to call time on their marriage of eight years.
However, the 38-year-old actor was all smiles as he attended the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday to accept the Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor surfboard.
Despite recent reports that the couple are still living together for the sake of their son Jack, it seems the pair have split for good as Chris was seen without his silver wedding band at the bash.
While he didn't acknowledge the recent breakdown of his marriage in his acceptance speech, he thanked Jesus and his fans for supporting him.
He said: "Wow, thank you, I love you too. What a privilege to be here at the Teen Choice Awards.
"I would not be here with the ease and grace I have in my heart without my lord and saviour, Jesus Christ."
The Guardians of the Galaxy actor also joked about the many lies he has told to succeed in Hollywood.
He said: "When I first came to Los Angeles, I came from Hawaii and I had all of this blonde hair and I was tan and I met an agent because I really wanted to be an actor and get an agent and he said, 'Wow. Bro you must surf?'
"And I said 'Yeah' and that was the first of many lies I told to get where I am today. Thank you."
Chris' appearance at the awards comes after he was pictured with his son for the first time since the sad news of their split broke last week.
He was seen smiling broadly as he took their four-year-old son Jack to church.
Chris and Anna announced their separation with a statement that read: "We tried hard for a long time, and we're really disappointed.
"Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward.
"We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together and continue to have the deepest respect for one another."
Meanwhile Jennifer Lawrence responded to speculation that she and Chris got too close on the set of blockbuster Passengers by gushing about her "brilliant" boyfriend, Darren Aronofsky, in a magazine interview.
Anna and Chris could be heading for a messy divorce considering that as of 2017, Chris is estimated to be worth £23m, while Anna is worth about £15m.
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