Reality TV star Chloe Madeley has revealed that she was left in a state of depression following the "f***ing awful" split with her ex-husband James Haskell.
The couple, who share a daughter together, announced their break-up in October last year and Chloe has now admitted the breakdown of their marriage was "f***ing awful."
The 36 year old daughter of famous presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, left no stone unturned when she said in a recent interview: "I'm never going to go into great detail about why we broke up because it's not fair on anyone and I wouldn't want him to either, but what I will say is it was f***ing awful."
In her chat with OK! magazine, she continued: "Part of the reason we wanted to end it was because we wanted it to stop being awful, so why would we then take that into a break-up and it continue being awful. It was hard at the beginning. You have to work at it like everything in life and we've really done that."
And while Chloe appeared to be putting on a brave face in the glare of the public eye, behind closed doors told a completely different story. So much so, the fitness enthusiast, who embarked on a career as a personal trainer, said she fell into a depression. He mental health hit such a low, she became unable to reply to messages from friends.
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She added: "I've actually never had depression before obviously it was very circumstantial so I didn't realise when people say 'I can't' do something, you really just can't. Friends would say, 'come over and have dinner', but I couldn't, I couldn't even reply to emails. Other than taking care of Bodhi I wasn't really doing any real self-care."
Chloe Madeley has spoken out about her turbulent split with ex James Haskell (Instagram/madeleychloe)
Chloe Madeley announced her split with ex James Haskell in October last year (Dave Benett/Getty Images)Despite their split, the pair remained living in their marital home together but now, it looks as though July is the date set for James to move out. This comes after Chloe spoke about the fact there was a lot that was not aired on the couple's reality TV show A Family Affair.
During her stint on the panel of ITV daytime Loose Women, she explained: "A lot happens behind closed doors that wasn't on the show but it's amazing how many people picked up on it.We thought we had done a good job but obviously not."
Looking back on her public split which generated widespread interest, she added: "I think there's pillars that hold up a relationship such as love and respect.Over time all of our pillars disintegrated and when that happens there is no saving it. We get on better now we aren't romantically together.Since we parted ways our relationship has become very respectful and we love each other as friends."
She then went on to say: "One of the things that was hard was him being away so much DJing like four or five nights a week but that works for us now because I get my time alone and then he comes back and has his time with Bodhi. I'm happier now than I have ever been and he is happy too. There were horrible weeks when I struggled to get out of bed but once I drew a line, I was ok. I want James to be happy, I want Bodhi to be happy and I want to be happy."
*If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email info@mind.org.uk
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