Seal says he wants divorce from wife Heidi Klum to "remain civil"

Seal says he intends to remain dignified and civil during his divorce from fashion supermodel Heidi Klum, the British recording star's wife of six years.

The famously affectionate couple confirmed during the weekend they had separated.

"In terms of our love and respect for each other, it hasn't changed at all," People.com said Seal told PBS interviewer Tavis Smiley in an interview scheduled to air Friday.

"And I think that when two people feel that way about each other, it is easy -- it is easier to make that transition."

Seal said their four young children are "their first priority."

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

"It is just, unfortunately, a chapter of life."