Jennifer Lopez and her estranged husband Marc Anthony have been pictured together for the first time since their split.

The couple were seen in the backseat of a red Mustang convertible near Sagg Main Beach in Southampton, New York, TMZ are reporting.

They appeared to be relaxed and happy and were joined by two companions who sat in the front.

Marc's representative said that he was in town to visit his children.

The Latin singer has five children: one out of wedlock, two with his first wife Dayanara Torres and three-year-old twins Max and Emme with Jennifer.

It was officially announced on Wednesday that Jennifer will be returning for Season 11 of American Idol and she is rumoured to have received a bumper pay rise taking her salary from $12 million to $20 million.

Us Weekly reported that despite issuing a statement on July 15 that they were ending their seven-year marriage, Marc still wants to make things work with Jennifer.

'His mood shifts from blaming her to begging her to take him back to telling her she is destroying his life,' a source told the magazine.

Marc is said to have been 'difficult on every little point' during negotiations for their impending divorce as he 'wants to prolong things so she reconsiders'.