Chloe Madeley has said she had ‘the worst breakup imaginable’ from ex husband James Haskell.
The former couple’s marriage has come back under the spotlight this week after James’ mother took a savage dig at Chloe, 38, on Celebs Go Dating.
James, 41, is starring in the current series of the hit show, in the hopes of finding a new partner three years after splitting from Chloe.
Chloe and James now successfully coparent their daughter Bodhi, three, and have formed a friendship, but Chloe, daughter of TV legends Richard and Judy, has said it took them years to reach such an amicable state.
‘Me and my ex husband, as much as we had the worst breakup imaginable when our marriage fell apart, we’ve managed to co-parent respectfully throughout all the trauma and toxicity, and it was a lot,’ she told the No Parental Guidance podcast.
She added that she was shocked they made it through the traumatic time.
Chloe Madeley has said she had ‘the worst breakup imaginable’ from ex husband James Haskell. ‘We’ve managed to co-parent respectfully throughout all the trauma and toxicity, and it was a lot,’ she told the No Parental Guidance podcast
The former couple’s marriage has come back under the spotlight this week after James’ mother took a savage dig at Chloe, 38, on Celebs Go Dating
‘We’ve managed to come out the other side, very surprisingly to me more than anyone, having formed a completely new bond and new relationship and a new friendship.’
She also explained that ‘one of the many, many reasons’ the couple separated was because she didn’t want their daughter to see them argue anymore.
‘One of the reasons I left my marriage was because it was so bad, it was becoming harder and harder to keep it from her and she was only a baby,’ Chloe explained.
Chloe appeared to hit back at her ex-husband’s mother Susie in a cryptic Instagram post about dealing with ‘other people’s cr**’ on Tuesday.
The influencer split from the former rugby union player in 2023 after five years of marriage, with him now looking for love on E4’s Celebs Go Dating.
During her appearance on the show, Chloe’s ex mother-in-law launched into a rant about all the ‘lovely girlfriends’ her son had had before tying the knot, as well as sharing her opinion on why the couple split.
Taking to her Instagram Stories Chloe shared a post which read: ‘Does anyone else feel like there are just some people in life who you have to follow around with a dustpan and brush so you can sweep up all the c**p they keep dropping on the floor?
‘Orrrr is that just me? Honestly if you’re reading this and you can’t relate you’re probably a c**p dropper.’
Daily Mail has contacted Chloe’s representatives for comment.
Chloe and James tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed their daughter in 2022, before splitting in 2023 (pictured in 2022)
It came just 24-hours after James said during the Celebs Go Dating premiere: ‘Mum is an absolute loose cannon at the best of times. I am dreading what’s going to come out of her mouth. As long as she does not upset my ex.’
Before Susie chipped in: ‘I’m not sure where he’s gone wrong because prior to his marriage, I met lots of lovely girlfriends. Each of them just loved me, which is a bonus.
‘I do have quite a strong opinion on why I think it went wrong. You can’t have two stars because you have them competing for the floor space the whole time.
‘In the past he’s been extremely popular. I’ve seen at rugby matches where elderly ladies have got very close to him.
‘He needs someone who can see the softness of him, coupled with quite a brilliant intellect. He’s written seven books. Three of them are on The Times best-seller list.’
Despite his mother’s comments, James explained how it was Chloe who pushed him to appear on the series.
He said: ‘I was on the fence, and she encouraged me to go for it. She’s a good friend and my co-parent, and we’re very transparent with each other.
‘I feel lucky to have that kind of trust and support, it makes everything feel collaborative, and it’s a relationship I truly value.’
Chloe and James tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed their daughter in 2022, before splitting in 2023.
Since the breakdown of his marriage, James has dated Big Brother star Sara McLean but the pair split just two days after going public.
James previously opened up on the ‘worst bits’ of navigating his split from the daughter of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
Chloe’s ex mother-in-law launched into a rant about all the ‘lovely girlfriends’ her son had had before tying the knot during an appearance on Celebs Go Dating this week
Speaking on This Morning, he said: ‘Chloe is an amazing mum, an amazing woman. She is so talented and smart, and brilliant at what she does.
‘When you get separated, obviously, because we live our lives in the public eye in some respect, basically you put yourself out there and sometimes people look to you to see how you behave in those situations, and for me, when you separate, the priority always becomes the child and your egos don’t matter.
‘We’re able to co-parent in a way, sometimes is good, sometimes is bad, that’s what happens. But we do it constructively for our daughter.
‘I think it’s important to talk about it. A lot of men reach out to me on social media and go, “Listen, I’m separating, I’m having this, I wonder how you do that, I’ve seen that.”
‘I think sometimes social media can give you a false image, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad.
‘You never post about bad stuff. You’ve got to take everything with a pinch of salt.’
He added of Chloe: ‘She always had my back. She’s got my back now. She’s always great like that. Our daughter is amazing, and hopefully you can keep that process, it’s not always straight forward. But you’ve got to try!’
