Chloe Madeley’s ex James Haskell claimed she ‘treated him like a dog’ amid soaring tension as they filmed TV show
JAMES Haskell claimed Chloe Madeley treated him “like a dog” in a scene from their TV show.
The pair filmed scenes for their ITVBe show, Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, in the run up to the first birthday of their daughter Bodhi.
Chloe, 36, and James, 38, spoke candidly about the issues they faced within their relationship.
Tensions between the couple rose as James claimed that his wife treated him ‘like a dog’ as they prepared to record their podcast.
In scenes on their show, Chloe exclaimed: “You’ve done what you love to do, you’ve said ‘here’s an idea that I really wanna do and I think it’s going to be amazing’ now the day is here, you’ve done absolutely no prep for it.
“I was up until 11.30 last night in bed writing treatments for the show.”
In her confessional, she spoke to the camera where she explained: “Classic. James has not prepared anything for the podcast he insisted we do so obviously it all falls down to me and I’m quite nervous about this now.
“When I’m trying to work and James is just talking, talking, talking – I’m just like not now – I have two methods – shush him and just keep shushing him until he gets annoyed and then just ignore him.”
However, James was not taking the criticism lying down as he pushed back: “You’re just going to invade my space while I’m having breakfast. It’s a bit like your own podcast, bit all over the place, bit scatty, not very interesting.
He then stormed out the room before he moaned: “She shushes me like I’m a dog or like I’m a baby. I’m like ‘shush me again and that’s the last thing you’ll ever do’.”
Cutting back to the interview, Chloe expanded on her point as she said: “The difficulty in mine and James’ relationship comes from the fact that both of us think we’re in charge.
“The relationships that I know are very calm and tranquil there’s a dominant and there’s a submissive. James and I are both dominant so obviously it’s like World War Three.”
This comes after the pair confirmed the end of their five year marriage.
The couple announced in a joint statement that they secretly split in September – just 13 months after the birth of their daughter, Bodhi.
In the note, Chloe said: “James and I mutually decided separate at the end of September, 2023.
“We had not planned on releasing a statement at this time – certainly not while the television show was airing – but constant speculation about our marriage has, unfortunately, forced our hand.
“Beyond this statement, we will not be speaking about this matter publicly, and we would request privacy at this time.
“Our sole focus now is our beautiful daughter. We shall continue to co-parent with nothing but love.”
James later shared the same statement online and added: “It’s with a lot of sadness I write this post, but unfortunately, in the world we live in, it has to be done.
“My priority is my daughter’s and Chloe’s happiness and security. For that reason, I won’t be commenting any further.”