Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter play happy families on Christmas walk

Christmas Day outing comes just days after they announced split The parents were seen with their children Billy Ray, 11, and Nell, six They vowed to stay friends for the sake of their children. And it seems actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton have stayed true to their word. Actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton were pictured on a Christmas Day stroll with their children, just days after they announced they had separated The self-confessed 'bonkers couple' were seen on a walk in London with their children Billy Ray, 11, and Nell, six Bonham Carter, 48, was said by friends to have been left devastated by the split and on Christmas Eve she was pictured collecting groceries, preparing for what some may have thought would be her first Christmas without Burton. Their spokesman said on Tuesday: ‘Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children.’ News of their separation came a year after Burton was pictured embracing a mystery blonde, thought to be one of his assistants, near his home in Hampstead. Bonham Carter and Burton, who have been together for 13 years, vowed to stay friends for the sake of their children Putting on a brave face: Helena Bonham Carter was pictured doing some last-minute Christmas shopping on December 24, just one day after she and Tim Burton announced their split after 13 years together At the time, a spokesman for Bonham Carter denied Burton has been unfaithful, claiming the woman was part of a large group of family and friends who had been visiting the cinema with the director.