Chloe Madeley admits the last year of her marriage to ex James Haskell was ‘awful, dark and painful’ and reveals the real reason they chose to split
Chloe Madeley has revealed that the last year of her marriage to James Haskell was ‘horrible’, ‘dark’ and ‘painful’.
James, 39, and Chloe, 37, who married in 2018 and share daughter Bodhi, two, confirmed they had split in a joint statement released in October last year.
The daughter of This Morning presenter Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan has now opened up about why she will never go into too much detail about why they split, but said their daughter was her main motivation for leaving the marriage.
She told me The sun: ‘If you tell people that you are getting divorced, everyone sees it as something negative.
“They say, ‘This is going to be so hard for you.’ And yes, it is, but the hardest part was when we got married. The last year of the marriage was horrible. It was so dark, painful and one of the worst times of my life. It’s a good thing we put an end to it.
‘It was so incredibly scary. I’m surprised I got through it this way. I think more people should see it as something positive. I’m so proud of myself and so relieved that I actually quit.”
Chloe Madeley has revealed that the last year of her marriage to James Haskell was ‘terrible’, ‘dark’ and ‘painful’
James, 39, and Chloe, 37, who married in 2018 and share daughter Bodhi, two, confirmed they had split in a joint statement released in October last year
She added that she will never go into detail about what caused the split, to protect her daughter and parents from the “dark and painful experiences” she went through.
But Bodhi’s main reason for leaving her marriage was because she didn’t want her daughter to grow up seeing their relationship and thinking it was normal.
Chloe has now started dating again, but ‘nothing feels right anymore’ for her – as she admitted James has been seeing other people and ‘having fun’.
James and Chloe split last October.
The couple, who star in their own ITV reality show Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, announced: ‘Chloe and I have mutually decided to separate at the end of September 2023.’
“We had no intention of making a statement at this time – especially during the broadcast of the television show – but the ongoing speculation about our marriage has unfortunately forced us to do so.”
She added: “Other than this statement, we will not be speaking publicly about this matter and would request privacy at this time.”
‘Our sole focus now is on our beautiful daughter. We will continue to co-parent with nothing but love.”
The daughter of This Morning presenter Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan has now opened up about why she will never go into detail about why they split
She has said in a new interview: ‘The last year of marriage was horrible. It was so dark, painful and one of the worst times of my life. It’s a good thing we ended it.”
Chloe has now started dating again but ‘nothing feels right anymore’ for her – as she admitted James has been seeing other people and ‘having fun’
James shared his own statement on Instagram, adding: “It is with great sadness that I write this post, but unfortunately in the world we live in it has to be done.”
“My priority is the happiness and safety of my daughter and Chloe. For that reason I will make no further comment.”
In May this year, Chloe revealed her split from her estranged husband was ‘bloody awful’ as she gave insight into their relationship.
Chloe admitted the couple split because they both wanted their relationship to “stop being horrible” and “miserable.”
After their divorce, the couple still lived together in their north London home and were often seen with Bodhi trying to be as kind as possible to their little girl.
Despite some fans thinking this meant the two were back together, Chloe previously confirmed they had both moved on and added that she expects the former England player to find someone soon.
She said: ‘It will probably happen to James long before it happens to me, if it hasn’t already.’
“I’m waiting for the conversation to happen at some point.”
Tensions were high before the pair split, with Haskell even claiming Chloe treated him ‘like a dog’ and likening their relationship to ‘The Third World War’.
In an episode of their reality show before their divorce was announced, Haskell moaned, “She shushes me like I’m a dog or like I’m a baby.” I’m like, ‘Shut me up again and that’s the last thing you’ll ever do.’
She further explained, “The difficulty in me and James’ relationship comes from the fact that we both think we’re in charge.
Bodhi was the main reason she left her marriage because she didn’t want her daughter to grow up seeing their relationship and thinking it was normal.
‘[In] the relationships I know are very calm and quiet, there is a dominant and a submissive [partner].
“James and I are both dominant, so it’s definitely like World War III.”
During the recording of their podcast, Chloe revealed that she and Haskell have been undergoing couples counseling in an attempt to save their marriage.
She explained: ‘We’ve been going through a really tough time during lockdown – our marriage has been really tested quite a bit,’ prompting Haskell to say: ‘It’s not much better now!’