Ewan McGregor wife drama: ex breaks silence

Eve Mavrakis and Ewan McGregor attend the Oscars held at Hollywood 2014 in Hollywood. Photo / Getty

Ewan McGregor's estranged wife was not impressed with his Golden Globes speech, where he thanked both her and his current girlfriend.

Ewan, 46, started dating his 'Fargo' co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead last year following his split from Eve Mavrakis after 22 years of marriage and Eve, 51, was unhappy after Ewan mentioned both women when he won the award for Best Actor in a Limited Series.

Actor Ewan McGregor and actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead attend the Fargo For Your Consideration event at Saban Media Center on May 11, 2017. Photo / Getty

He said: "I want to take a moment to say thank you to Eve. Who always stood by me for 22 years. To my four children, Clara, Ester, Jamyan and Anouk, I love you.

"There would be no Ray without Mary Elizabeth Winstead. So thank you very much."

However, the speech left Eve upset and she told the Daily Mail: "No, I did not like his speech." When asked, why not, she added: "For the same reasons you are here asking me about it. I am not going to say any more."

Ewan and Eve split up seven months ago and his romance with Mary was revealed soon afterwards.

A source told the paper: "Ewan and Eve were a very affectionate and loving couple, but it all changed over the summer. It was very abrupt.

"He came back from 'Fargo' and it was clear he and Mary had become close. He insisted that nothing physical happened between them and Eve accepted that.

Eve McGregor and Ewan McGregor during The Long Way Round - Ewan McGregor's After Party at The Maritime Hotel in New York City. Photo / Getty

"They tried to make their marriage work after he told her, but about a month later it was clear Ewan had made his decision."

Eve and Ewan tied the knot in 1995 and he has previously gushed about his wife in interviews.

He has said: "I knew right then that I really wanted to be with her and I knew I wanted to be with her in a different way to all the other many, many, many women I had been with up until that point. And I wasn't wrong. I made the right choice."