Jamie Redknapp opens up about co-parenting with ex-wife Louise
Jamie and Louise Redknapp split in 2017 after almost 20 years of marriage. The star couple have two sons together – 16-year-old teen Charley and 12-year-old Beau
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Jamie Redknapp has opened up about co-parenting with ex-wife Louise following the end of their marriage three years ago.
The 47-year-old football legend was married to 45-year-old pop beauty Louise from 1998 until 2017 and together they have two sons – 16-year-old Charley and 12-year-old Beau.
Jamie and Louise were regarded as a golden couple by many fans and contemporaries – with their split coming as a shock when things broke down in 2017.
Now speaking on the Headliners podcast, Jamie admitted he has found life difficult following the end of his 19-year-long marriage, but says he and Louise are adjusting to co-parenting their boys.
He said: “It’s never easy but you have to make sure the kids come first and foremost and you make sure that you’re there to support them as much as possible.”
He also praised Louise for supporting their eldest son, Charley, at rugby, saying: “His mum’s brilliant.”
Jamie and Louise’s marriage came to an end not long after the singer competed on season 14 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2016.
While the circumstances surrounding their divorce have not been clear, reports of trouble for the marriage first appeared in April 2017 began to emerge.
While the Strictly “curse” was initially blamed, it is possible Louise’s rejuvenated career could have played a part.
In October 2017, Louise confirmed in an interview with the Telegraph’s Stella magazine that taking part in Strictly had made her reflect on her life – while alluding to feeling like a “Stepford Wife trapped in a Surrey mansion” during her marriage.
The couple filed for a Decree Nisis in December, ending their marriage, while their divorce was finalised the following months, with a judge blocking a release of the divorce documents.
The pair have reportedly grown close in the time since their divorce.
While Louise said of the divorce during an appearance on This Morning: “I think that it has been so heavily documented and of course we all go through hard times.
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