Chloe Madeley has described her divorce from former rugby star James Haskell as 'emotional and volatile', two years after the couple separated. The 38-year-old personal trainer and daughter of TV presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan split from Haskell, 40, in 2023, and their divorce was finalised on 30 December 2025.
Speaking to The Sun, Madeley said that while co-parenting their three-year-old daughter Bodhi has 'fallen into place', the divorce process itself was challenging. 'We have weeks where everything's fine and we get on really well. And then we have weeks where we don't agree on something or someone gets frustrated or angry, and then we don't speak,' she explained.
Madeley admitted that receiving the final divorce papers felt like an 'undiluted slap in the face' and made her feel like she had 'failed'. She added that it would take 'a time of grieving' before she could view the divorce as a fresh start. The couple had been together for 11 years and married for five before their split.
Despite the difficulties, Madeley emphasised that she 'never wants to be in a relationship with him again' and is unsure about future relationships, describing the marriage as having become 'incredibly dark and sad and painful'. She revealed that she experienced depression severe enough to require medication after the separation but has now reached a place where she is 'loving life again'.
Madeley also acknowledged that there are two sides to every story and that Haskell will have his own version of events. She praised him as a 'great father' and noted that their co-parenting relationship has improved since the divorce.
