Chloe Madeley wanted to divorce husband James Haskell after he booked a DJ set on her due date
Chloe Madeley has revealed that she wanted a divorce from her husband James Haskell after he booked a DJ gig on her birth date and then went out and left her for eight consecutive nights that week.
The daughter of former TV presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judi Finnigan, 35, and the former England rugby star, 37, welcomed their first child, Bodhi, on August 10 last year after get married in 2018.
Chloe said she went to bed on her due date hating her husband, but five months later, thankfully, he has redeemed himself from birth.
Hard patch: Chloe Madeley has revealed she wanted a divorce from husband James Haskell after he booked a DJ gig on her birth date and then went out and left her for eight consecutive nights that week
Asked what unexpected thing had surprised her about becoming a mother, she said: “What an incredible meaning James had.” He is the best of her with her. I watch it with her and I’m so relieved.
‘Because I’m not going to lie, in my third term, James booked a DJ gig with Carl Cox. And I get that this is Carl Cox, but he booked a DJ gig with Carl Cox on my due date!
“At the time, I can’t lie to you, I was laying in bed on my due date, while James was at The Ned DJing with Carl Cox, thinking, well I just picked the wrong person to have a baby with and this is going It’s going to be hell, we’re getting divorced in a year, I absolutely hate it, deh, deh, deh, deh, deh.
“I was so mad at him, because I said that less than four per cent of babies in the UK are born on their due date, so he kept quoting and booking thing after thing.
“There was a period where I don’t think I was coming home for eight straight nights in that week, on that expiration date.”
Baby joy: The daughter of former TV presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judi Finnigan, 35, and the former England rugby star, 37, welcomed their first child, Bodhi, on August 10 of the year past after getting married in 2018.
“I was like ‘Oh my gosh, this is it, I’m going to jail.’ I can’t handle this.
However, she said she was pleasantly surprised by the change that had taken place in James since their daughter was born, both in the way he had adjusted to fatherhood and in how loving he was towards her now.
She added on the Made By Mammas podcast: ‘I couldn’t have been more wrong at the time. He’s simply the best, and I think that’s been the most amazing thing.
“In terms of how much I love and appreciate James, I have never loved or appreciated him more. I have never been so grateful to have someone in my life.
Redeemed: Chloe said she lay in bed on her due date hating her husband, but five months later, he has thankfully redeemed himself since birth
And it has completely changed. In my opinion, and he could completely disagree, I feel like he is much more patient and loving with me.
“He’s pretty aggressive and has very little time for bullshit, very little patience, and to be honest, he doesn’t have that much compassion.” He’s just not like that.
‘Since I went into labor that seems to have changed completely, at least for me. I’m getting the silver lining out of this now.
“He is patient, kind, compassionate, caring and actually puts me and Bodhi first, which again, as an athlete, he was never really good at doing. Any professional athlete will tell you that they come first, always. So that’s been amazing.
After the birth of her daughter, Chloe admitted that she spent her pregnancy worrying that she would regret her decision to have children.
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Chloe, who gave birth via emergency C-section in August, was living with her parents at the time due to renovations on her own home.
Speaking of her initial doubts about motherhood, Chloe said: “I spent a long time not knowing if I wanted to have children, and I think a lot of women don’t necessarily talk about it.
In the third trimester. He was very nervous, like, I hope I made the right decision and I thought that would go away. He didn’t, and I was very nervous about it.
“As soon as I saw it, I fell head over heels in love and thought, ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever done!
Talking about her new family arrangement, she revealed: ‘WWe are remodeling our house and we needed a place to live. I tentatively asked Mom and Dad, “How would you feel if we were to come and stay for just a week?”
‘My mother, because she was very pregnant at the time, thought that her birthdays and Christmas had come at the same time!
“I would say that since I got pregnant, I have never had such a strong relationship with my mother. I’ve always been a bit of a daddy’s girl and I feel a bit guilty for saying that, but it is what it is.
Chloe shared: “I spent a lot of time not knowing if I wanted to have kids, and I think a lot of women don’t necessarily talk about it.”