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James Haskell has admitted he did not know Chloe Madeley was associated to her Good Morning Britain presenter father after they first began relationship.
So when he noticed footage of Richard Madeley hanging on the wall at her residence, the previous rugby participant assumed Chloe had a factor for the previous TV presenter.
The previous couple began relationship in 2014 and married in 2018, earlier than going their separate methods in 2023.
James has now mirrored on their early days within the newest episode of the No Parental Steering podcast, telling how Chloe’s dad and mom, Richard and Judy Finnigan, have been “at all times very nice” to him.
“I did not know Chloe was their daughter till I went on a date along with her and it was the primary evening we spent collectively,” James mentioned.
“She took me again to her dad and mom’ home, and I bear in mind there was an image of Richard on the wall.
‘I assumed: Chloe likes a little bit of kinky intercourse. I assumed, I do not look something like that man: he is tall, darkish and good-looking, and I assumed, this is not going to final lengthy.’
The retired Wasps participant regarded barely pink and added: ‘So I acquired again into mattress and thought, “Why do you will have an image of Richard Madeley on the wall?” and she or he mentioned, ‘He is my dad,’ and I mentioned, ‘Okay, okay.’
In 2024, Chloe opened up about their break up, saying the final yr of their marriage had been ‘darkish and extremely scary’.
The TV character mentioned: ‘Once you inform folks you are getting divorced, everybody sees it as one thing damaging. They are saying, “That is going to be so onerous for you.” And sure, it’s, however the hardest half was after we acquired married.
‘The final yr of the wedding was horrible. It was so darkish, painful and one of many worst occasions of my life. It is a good factor we put an finish to it.’
James and Chloe share daughter Bodhi, who they mentioned was their “sole focus” on the time of their divorce and would co-parent “with nothing however love.”
Haskell has since taken some time to seek out new love on Celebs Go Courting, the place his mom Susie gave her unqualified opinion about her former daughter-in-law.
“I am unsure the place he went mistaken as a result of I met a number of good girlfriends earlier than his marriage ceremony,” Susie mentioned at a cocktail party. ‘I do have a reasonably robust opinion about why I believe issues went mistaken.
“You may’t have two stars as a result of they’re competing for flooring area on a regular basis.”
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