Jodie Turner-Smith is optimistic about this “exciting” chapter of her life after filing for divorce from Joshua Jackson.
“Sometimes things we really want to work on just don’t work out in the end. And that's OK,” the 37-year-old “Queen & Slim” star said in an interview with The Sunday Times published on Sunday. “The most important thing is that you choose what is healthiest for you and your family and certainly for your children.”
The British model filed for divorce from the “Dawson's Creek” alum, 45, in Los Angeles Superior Court in October, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. Turner-Smith listed the couple's separation date as September 13, 2023, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the filing.
Turner-Smith eventually decided to “make a move because I believe that staying in places that are not good for us leaves visible scars. And they affect not just us, but everyone around us.”
“I don’t think it’s a failure,” she said of the divorce. “We obviously had such a lovely moment together. And now it's time for a new moment for both of us. And how exciting! The bravest thing in the world is recognizing when something isn't working and taking action, and that's what I always want to do.” to set such an example for my daughter.
The former couple shares three-year-old daughter Juno Jackson. In November, they agreed to a joint custody and custody decision, with neither party paying child support.
Turner-Smith also made it clear that she is in no rush to get back into the dating pool. “I’m a single mom and it’s amazing,” she said. “Right now is a sensitive time, the time when I can concentrate on her. I enjoy not having to concentrate on a man. Men take up a lot of space!”
In the interview, The Independent actress spoke fondly about the strength her daughter Juno has given her.
“Everything is really for her,” Turner-Smith said, adding, “Motherhood makes me stronger. Now I know that I am capable of so much because I became a mother. Thank God I became a mother! Not only has it been revealed to me how powerful I am, but it has also been revealed to me that I deserve the world.”
Jackson and Turner-Smith married in August 2019.
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The couple met at Usher's 40th birthday party in 2018. The “Fatal Attraction” star told “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen during an appearance in April that he knew he wanted to marry Turner “when she walked in the room that night.” They met.
Jackson also shared in an interview with The Sunday Times in April that he “didn't think I ever wanted to get married” before meeting Turner-Smith.
“Part of it is age,” he said of his changing attitude. “I’m old enough to be able to do that. Partly it’s about finding someone at the right moment in life.”
He added: “If we had met five years earlier we probably would have had a torrid affair, but I just wasn't ready for the rest.”
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