Jodie Turner-Smith is breaking her silence virtually 5 months after submitting for divorce from Joshua Jackson. As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Turner-Smith made the submitting on October 2, 2023.
Soon after, Jackson was noticed with fellow actor Lupita Nyong’o on a number of events.
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Jodie Turner-Smith Speaks On Her Divorce From Joshua Jackson
According to E! News, Turner-Smith broke her silence on the matter whereas talking with U.Ok. publication The Times for an interview printed on Sunday, February 25.
“Sometimes things we really want to work just don’t end up working,” the 37-year-old defined. “And that’s OK. The most important thing is that you choose what’s healthiest for you and your family and definitely your children.”
From there, Turner-Smith went on to talk about staying true and avoiding “invisible scars.”
“There are so many different moments in our life where we look at ourselves and say, ‘Who am I and am I being true to that?’ If the answer is no, then you have to make a move because I believe that there are visible scars from staying in places that are not good for us,” she continued. “And they don’t just affect us, they affect everybody around us.”
The 37-year-old then briefly mirrored on her and Jackson’s four-year marriage earlier than sharing her ideas on what lies forward.
“I don’t think it’s a failure. We obviously had such a beautiful moment together,” she mentioned. “And now it’s time for a new moment for both of us. And how exciting! The bravest thing in the world is to recognize when something’s not working and to make a move, and I always want to set that kind of example for my daughter.”
Before concluding on the matter, she shared one “big takeaway.”
“The big takeaway is that this is about just as much love and joy as it has always been,” Turner-Smith defined. “This is only about taking a step forward into a better life for everybody involved.”
More Details On The Actor’s Divorce Filing
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Turner-Smith made her October 2023 divorce submitting in a Los Angeles Court. At the time, it was reportedly asserted that she and Jackson’s separation date was September 13, 2023.
Additionally, the pair share a younger daughter named Juno, and it was reported that Turner-Smith requested joint bodily and authorized custody of the kid.
According to PEOPLE, Turner-Smith and Jackson appeared to have a whirlwind romance. The outlet stories they met in 2018 and secretly married in 2019, weeks earlier than Turner-Smith debuted a child bump.
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, just a few years in the past, the actor opened up concerning the romance with the outlet concerning the occasions.
“It was like, I fell in love right before I started this movie that would basically change my life, and then by the time I was putting this movie out, I was pregnant, I was secretly married, and I was trying to have one moment and not let the other moment overshadow it, which is why I tried to keep it secret,” she defined whereas talking on the discharge of the 2019 ‘Queen & Slim.’
So What’s Up With Joshua Jackson & Lupita Nyong’o?
According to E! News, Joshua Jackson has but to interrupt his silence on his and Turner-Smith’s cut up publicly. Additionally, the actor’s official Instagram account nonetheless options photographs of him and his estranged spouse.
Furthermore, Jackson shared the final picture of him and Turner-Smith on September 28, 2022.
However, because the information of his cut up from Turner-Smith, Jackson has been noticed with one other actor — Lupita Nyong’o. Their first sighting collectively was at a Janelle Monae live performance in October 2023, per The Shade Room.
Then, in December 2023, Jackson and Nyong’o added a bit extra gasoline to the courting hypothesis that surrounded them.
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