Sophie Turner hits back at ‘partying’ speculation following Joe Jonas divorce
The Game of Thrones star addressed the mum-shaming comments she received
Sophie Turner has dressed the 'partying' speculation and the mum-shaming comments she received following her divorce from Joe Jonas.
The 28-year-old Game of Thrones star ended her marriage of fours years with the Jonas Brothers singer, 34, back in 2023 with the pair announcing their divorce via a joint statement on social media.
It read: "After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage.
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"There are many speculative narratives as to why but, truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children."
Since then, Turner has opened up about how she was treated following the split, along with how she navigated motherhood with her two young daughters, Willa and Delphine.
After Jonas filed for divorce, cruel trolls slammed the mum-of-two for enjoying a night out at a wrap party in Birmingham for Joan - the six-part ITV drama inspired by the true story of Joan Hannington.
She opened up about the whole ordeal to Vogue, recalling: "I mean, those were the worst few days of my life.
"I remember I was on set, I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn’t leave. My kids were in the States and I couldn’t get to them because I had to finish Joan. And all these articles started coming out…
"It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother – mum guilt is so real! I just kept having to say to myself, 'None of this is true. You are a good mum and you’ve never been a partier'."
Speaking about the backlash to the divorce, Turner continued: "I mean, it’s unfathomable the amount of people that will just make sh*t up and put it up based on a picture.
"A picture might tell a thousand words, but it’s not my story. It felt like I was watching a movie of my life that I hadn’t written, hadn’t produced, or starred in. It was shocking. I’m still in shock."
She has since given thanks to the crew and cast of Joan, which she plays the lead in, for helping her through that difficult time.
"They were my emotional support people, my family," she told the outlet. "I really don’t know what I would have done without them."
Joan's executive producer, Ruth Kenley-Letts, saw the fallout as it was unfolding at the time, describing Turner to Vogue as 'an elegant powerhouse of a human being'.
"It was absolutely shocking what happened to her. The paparazzi were relentless. I remember we were shooting in Spain, on the side of a mountain in the middle of nowhere, and they managed to get a photo of Sophie," she explained.
"I just couldn’t believe the lies that I read, that she was somehow out partying. And I knew they were lies, because I was with her. I’d been with her for five months straight."
Topics: Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Parenting
Rhiannon Ingle