James Haskell confides in Mike Tindall amid Chloe Madeley break-up and admits it's a 'complicated time'
02.11.2023 - 15:25
/ ok.co.uk
James Haskell has opened up about his and Chloe Madeley's separation on Mike Tindall's The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast. Last week, the powerhouse ex-rugby union player, 38, and Chloe, 36, announced their split after five years of marriage, having welcomed a daughter named Bodhi just last year. "Chloe and I mutually decided to separate at the end of September, 2023.
We had not planned on releasing a statement at this time - certainly not while the television show was airing - but constant speculation about our marriage has, unfortunately, forced our hand," James wrote on his own Instagram profile. "Beyond this statement, we will not be speaking about this matter publicly, and we would request privacy at this time. Our sole focus now is our beautiful daughter.
We shall continue to co-parent with nothing but love." Sitting down with former I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! campmate Mike, 45, who's married to British royal Zara Tindall, the sportsman informed listeners on Wednesday: "So for those of you who don’t know, my missus and I are separated. We’re separated but we’re committed 100 per cent to my daughter.
"It’s obviously a complicated time and we have to play it out infront of the media. Because I haven't said anything, people fill that void and fill that silence. And obviously this week, in the last sort of three or four weeks, there's been lots of conjecture." Apparently, the pair "don't really argue" but "we've had some court battles; have some court battles to come with a few other bits and things".
Meanwhile, on the same day, Chloe herself was forced to warn away paparazzi camped outside their family home on social media. She wrote: "To the pap vans camping outside my house... I get it, we're in
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