James Haskell has reflected on how his demanding career and frequent trips to Ibiza after the birth of his daughter, Bodhi, placed strain on his marriage.
The former rugby player, 41, looked back on his split from Chloe Madeley three years later, admitting that his lifestyle contributed to the breakdown of their relationship.
Appearing on the Nolans Uncensored podcast, James said: ‘In my relationship, you know, did she marry a rugby player that was for basically 11 months a year playing and having no weekends and couldn’t plan? Yes.
‘Did she think I think when I retired that I was going to be around all the time? But I was always a workaholic. So that was always going to be quite tricky.
‘I had 12 trips to Ibiza in one year just after Chloe had a baby. And should I have done all them? No. Should I have been around more?
‘We can all look back on past relationships and go “maybe I shouldn’t have done that” or “we should have noticed that and talked about it.” ‘That was only one element of it.’
Chloe, 39, and James tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed their daughter in 2022, before splitting in 2023.
James confession comes after his ex-Chloe Madeley celebrated her 39th birthday along with him and their daughter as they headed out for a family lunch.
The daughter of TV stars Richard and Judy separated from her ex, 41, in 2023 after five years of marriage.
However, the former couple decided to continue living together in the same house for the sake of their three-year-old daughter, Bodhi.
2026-07-30 14:00:00
