Chlo dear! After treating sex like a ‘competitive sport’ and ‘never being boring’ in the sheets, James Haskell is left red-faced as he splits from Chloe Madeley after just five years of marriage

• The couple, who share one-year-old Bodhi, had been together for nine years 
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James Haskell and Chloe Madeley sent shockwaves through the showbiz world earlier this month when they announced their split.

The couple – who welcomed daughter Bodhi 13 months ago – had both been pictured on several occasions without their wedding rings before confirming their decision to divorce.

In a statement, the pair requested privacy and said their focus was to ‘co-parent with nothing but love’ for their child.

Over the course of their passionate nine year relationship, James, 38, and Chloe, 36, never shied away from the topic of intimacy – with the former rugby player regularly boasting about their bedroom antics.

In 2021, the star said that he treats sex with his soon-to-be ex-wife ‘like a competitive sport’ and joked that he’d been getting some ‘good reviews’ from Chloe.

Pictured: James Haskell and Chloe Madeley – who recently announced their split – on holiday before having their daughter

The couple pictured with their 13-month-old daughter Bodhi for their show Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair

Speaking to The Sun, the father-of-one explained: ‘I end up taking everything very seriously. But I mean you want to be good at sex don’t you?

‘I’m not sure I’m very good at it, but I’m having a good go at trying to be better.’ 

During his stint on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2019, the rugby ace also discussed how open he is with his wife with his co-stars and how they nev er have ‘boring’ sex.

He said at the time: ‘It’s about communication. We talk about everything all the time. “What do you want, what are you interested in, what are you thinking about?”

‘A relationship can be more sexual and fun if you have those conversations.’ 

Following his eviction from the jungle, the couple reportedly ‘locked themselves away for a sex marathon’ after being apart for 16 days. 

What’s more, the father previously also revealed that the couple’s sex life improved during lockdown – with the pair plugging some steamy Valentine’s Day cards which had been created in collaboration with Durex.

In an interview with the Metro, James said: ‘One thing we have realised during this lockdown is that some sort of enjoyment is few and far between, and actually having good sex is a great, great way to enjoy yourself. If you’re doing it properly!’

Pictured: Chloe Madeley and James Haskell shared this passionate kissing photo on social media before their split

In a statement, the pair requested privacy and said their focus was to ‘co-parent with nothing but love’ for their child

While promoting is 2022 book Ruck Me, James was described as a ‘stag do in human form’ – having been rumoured to have slept with over 1,000 women. 

He told The Sun in 2020: ‘James said: ‘Chloe claims that I’ve slept with 1,000 women. My wife and I did the numbers game and I was having absolutely no part in it.

‘Instead I said the standard response of 12 — no more, and no less. All that stuff, it’s completely irrelevant. Do I need to go into the minutiae of details of the past? No.

‘Chloe and I have a relationship of trust. Though Chloe also claims every time she goes to the gym I watch porn… [but] whenever she goes to type in YouTube on her phone it comes up YouPorn.’

Following the birth of their daughter, Chloe admitted that she found it ‘difficult to be intimate’ with her husband.

She said on the Made by Mammas podcast in January: ‘Getting back into the swing of a good healthy sex life has been quite difficult, and I can’t figure out if it’s me, if it’s him or if it’s both of us. I’m going to say it’s the latter – it’s both of us.

‘I just feel like I’m not really in a very sexual headspace now. I hope it comes back. I don’t really think he is either. Hopefully it will go back to normal.’ 

Following the birth of their daughter, Chloe admitted that she found it ‘difficult to be intimate’ with her husband

James Haskell gets a hug and kiss from partner Chloe Madeley as he arrives home from New Zealand in 2017

Before having Bodhi, the mother said it was ‘normal’ for her and James to have sex everyday.

She told Fabulous magazine: ‘Every night. That’s normal for us.

‘We don’t have pets or kids, so we can! Going too long doesn’t agree with me mentally.’

During their five-year marriage, Chloe said one of their biggest arguments was when her husband posted photos of women partying in Ibiza on Instagram. 

She told The Sun earlier this month: ‘It happened when he was in Ibiza and posted photos of other girls’ a****.

‘My argument was, “I don’t mind that that is you job but I don’t want you putting it on social media when everyone knows I’m your wife.”

The influencer accepted that being surrounded by bikini clad women was part of his career, now the former rugby player has become a DJ, but didn’t want it splashed over social media. 

Before their divorce was announced this month, James was seen chatting to a mystery blonde outside of a London nightclub. 

Earlier this month, Chloe, 36, opened up about ‘biggest row ever’ with James as she revealed that the fall-out between the pair was over X-rated snaps of women

Over the summer, Chloe opened up about the challenges in her and her husband James’ relationship after the two became parents in August 2022. 

The star has revealed that there were moments when she wondered ‘Are we ever going to come out the other side of this?’ as they battled with sleepless nights and extreme tiredness. 

Discussing her marriage with Bella, Chloe admitted she feels she has managed to save her marriage and the couple are now getting back on track. 

‘We’re starting to spend more time together and enjoy it as opposed to getting into a competition about who’s more tired and say “Who’s done the bottles?”‘ 

Chloe and the former rugby player welcomed their daughter Bodhi together last August, and the star has been very open about her motherhood journey. 

The daughter of TV legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan confessed that becoming a mum has taught her so much about herself.

She admitted: ‘I’ve learned that I am a hell of a lot more capable than I thought.’

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