Sophie Turner has opened up about her divorce from Joe Jonas, admitting there were days when “she didn’t know if she would make it.”
The former couple, who had been together for eight years and married for four, announced their separation in 2023.
Now, the Game of Thrones star has spoken out about the publicity surrounding their split, describing that period as the “worst few days of her life.”
In a new interview with British Vogue, she said: “There were some days that I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I would call my lawyer saying, ‘I can’t do this. I just can’t.’ I was just never strong enough to stand up for myself. And then, finally, after two weeks of me being in a rut, she reminded me that it was my children I was fighting for.
“Once anyone says to me, ‘Do it for your kids,’ I’m doing it. I wouldn’t do it for myself, but I’ll find the strength for them.”
During the time of their split, Turner was in the UK filming her upcoming six-part ITV series, Joan, while Jonas and their two daughters, four-year-old Willa and one-year-old Delphine, were in the US.
Speculation about the reason for their split was rife, with some reports claiming that it was due to Turner partying too much. Others, meanwhile, claimed that Jonas had caught Turner speaking negatively about him on their Ring doorbell.
Turner continued: “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 – mom guilt is so real. I just kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You are a good mom and you’ve never been a partier.’
“It’s unfathomable the amount of people that will just make shit 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.”
Turner added: “I’m unhappy with the way everything played out, especially when it comes to my children. They’re the victims in all of this. But I think we’re doing the best we can.
“I’m confident that we can figure it out. Joe is a great father to our children and that’s all I can ask for,” she said in praise of Jonas.
In October last year, the pair came to an “amicable solution” in their custody battle, agreeing that the children “will spend time equally in loving homes in both the US and the UK.” The former couple added: “We look forward to being great co-parents.”
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