Trinny Woodall ‘split from Charles Saatchi after growing tired of their 20-year age difference’

Friends of Trinny Woodall have revealed the reason behind the fashion maven’s shock split from her partner of ten years, Charles Saatchi.

Last week, Trinny, 59, sparked speculation that she and her long-term love, 79, had split by revealing that she had “moved house”.

Now friends have suggested that it was the couple’s 20-year age difference that caused problems in their relationship.

speaking to SunTrinny’s friends said she felt it was “time to move on” and that “their age difference started to become a problem”.

“Charles wants to slow down,” the source revealed. He prefers quiet evenings at home, while Trinny feels the opposite.

“She feels like she’s in her prime and wants to be out and about.”

Trinny, 59, has been dating Saatchi, 79, for 10 years, since he split from his wife Nigella Lawson, but the makeup and beauty mogul said on Instagram on Friday that she was moving on.

She posted: “It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life.” She added: “I’ve been moving, but now I’ve moved.”

He is currently on a ski holiday with his family in France, where they have a chalet.

Sounding emotional, Trinny said, “I’ve been looking at this view for the last 30 years of my life.” It’s the only consistent vision I’ve had.

“Recently, with the big life change and moving, it was important for me to come back here with (my daughter) Lyla and my family just to have that moment, to listen to the birds, to be one with nature. very healing.

Hint: Last week, Trinny, 59, sparked speculation that she and her long-term love, 79, had broken up by revealing that she had “moved house.”

Trinny (pictured over the weekend) is on a ski vacation with her family in France.

Saatchi, a publicist turned art collector, is said to be worth around £100 million. Trinny’s worth is unknown, but her skincare and beauty brand is said to be worth £180 million and rising. She declined to comment yesterday.

In an interview in 2021, Trinny said she had ‘grown a lot’ in the relationship, saying: ‘I don’t allow myself to get away with it, so if I have any kind of outrage, she’ll say, ‘Really, are you kidding me?’ And then I go upstairs and I’m like, ‘Okay, let me grow now.

“I think that’s what happens when you’re with someone who’s been through a lot in their life, and there’s no one who’s more supportive of my business and my work in terms of being my champion.”

The couple began dating in 2013 after Saatchi’s first wife, Kay Hartenstein, reportedly made a short list of women she would like to date.

He had been single since splitting with food writer Nigella Lawson, shortly after photos were published showing Saatchi grabbing her by the neck during lunch at Scott’s in Mayfair.

He explained at the time that it was a “joke fight” and accepted a police reprimand.

He later said that he was just helping Nigella ‘focus’, but Nigella explained that she had seen a cute baby go by in a pram and said that she was looking forward to becoming a grandmother, which led to an argument.

Long-term relationship: Speaking to The Sun, Trinny’s friends said she felt it was “time to move on” and that “their age difference started to become an issue.”

Example: Charles Saatchi and his then wife Nigella Lawson – they were married for ten years but divorced in 2013

She told a court that he told her: ‘I’m the only person you should worry about.’ Nigella added that her ex-husband had “told everyone” that she was actually pumping cocaine up his nose.

Three months after the affair began, Trinny had partly moved into Saatchi’s house in Chelsea.

In 2014, Trinny’s ex-husband, Johnny Elichaoff, committed suicide. He had been battling an addiction to painkillers for 20 years. They have a daughter, Lyla, 19, together.

In an interview, Trinny said: ‘I’m worried about being a single mother, but I get some good advice from Charles. She has a fabulous daughter, Phoebe, who is incredibly kind and intelligent. She has a great girl because he raised her well.

He offered a rare glimpse into their relationship when he told a podcast in 2021: “Any friend who’s known me for years will know that I’m the most self-sufficient person they’ve ever met.” I know how hard I work.

‘I know that I pay for everything in my life apart from the roof over my head because I live with Charles. I take care of everything I pay for and every element of what I put against business expenses.’

In 2020, Saatchi inadvertently walked in naked while doing a live broadcast on an LED face mask.