James Haskell has broken his silence after splitting up from his former wife, . The pair were previously married but called it quits in September just 13 months after their daughtr, Bodhi, was born.
The duo tied the knot in December 2018 after meeting four years earlier. James and Chloe announced their split in a joint statement in September 2023, saying: “James and I mutually decided 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.
“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.”
Speaking exclusively to the , James has opened up about the split and confessed that the relationship “wasn’t working” with Chloe.
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James Haskell and Chloe married in 2018 after four years of dating (Image: Getty)
“My relationship [with Chloe Madeley] was not working. I never intended to get separated and we tried very hard to ensure that didn’t happen. Chloe is utterly brilliant — she’s intelligent and she’s a fantastic mum. Our differences have to be put to one side,” he admitted.
“Unfortunately now, with my separation, I’ll be photographed with numerous girls and I’m not dating any of them. I can’t do anything about it.”
The shock split came just after Chloe and her family released their brand new fly-on-the-wall reality series. Chloe is the daughter of TV stars and Judy Finnigan.
Chloe has been very open about co-parenting with James, and the pair even spent Christmas together with Chloe’s family.
She once penned on : “I sometimes get heat when I post about James and I coparenting from people saying it’s not possible for everyone and I just want to be VERY clear that A) I know not everyone is in a position to be able to co parent without colossal amounts of stress, if at all.
“B) for me personally, it is the result of MANY heartbreaking conversations in the early days, and often very strained conversations in the current days.
“However, I still think it is important to show people who are scared to split because of the horror stories around coparenting that it really CAN be done.”