- Sophie, 28, and Joe, 34, announced that they were divorcing in September 2023
- The actress admitted that she struggled immensely with ‘mom guilt’ afterwards
- She described that time as the ‘worst few days of her life’ in a new interview
Sophie Turner has laid bare her battle with depression and anxiety and opened up about the agony that she felt during her Joe Jonas divorce fallout in an emotional new Vogue interview – admitting there were days when ‘she didn’t know if she would make it.’
The Game of Thones star, 28, and the Jonas Brothers singer, 34, shocked the world when they announced that they were divorcing in September 2023.
Immediately, the internet became ablaze with speculation regarding what had gone wrong – and it only got worse after reports emerged that said the musician had caught the actress ‘doing something’ suspicious on their Ring security camera.
Now, Sophie has spoken out about the media storm surrounding the split, and she admitted that she struggled immensely with ‘mom guilt’ and described that time as the ‘worst few days of her life.’
Sophie Turner has laid bare her battle with depression and anxiety and opened up about the agony that she felt during her Joe Jonas divorce fallout in an emotional new Vogue interview
The Game of Thones star, 28, and the Jonas Brothers singer, 34, shocked the world when they announced that they were divorcing in September 2023
‘I mean, those were the worst few days of my life,’ she told Vogue recently. ‘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.’
At the time, Sophie was in the U.K. filming the TV show Joan, while Joe and their two daughters, Willa, four, and Delphine, one, were in the US.
‘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…’ continued the star.
After the news hit the web, rumors erupted that Sophie had been unfaithful or that they had split because she was partying too much – especially after snaps of her enjoying a night out with her costars just days before Joe filed began to circulate.
‘It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother – mom guilt is so real,’ Sophie continued.
‘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 s**t 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.’
During her interview with Vogue, Sophie also admitted that she has suffered from ‘depression and anxiety.’
‘I’m not very good at processing my emotions. I lock them away and then they’ll bubble up in years to come in some form of depression or anxiety,’ she shared.
