James Haskell shrugs off marriage crisis by partying with Mike Tindall until 3am in Paris – without wedding ring
FORMER England rugby star James Haskell shrugged off his marriage crisis by partying until 3am in Paris with royal pal Mike Tindall — without his wedding ring.
There was no sign of wife Chloe Madeley on the jaunt in the city of love as she had stayed home in London.
The daughter of TV’s Richard and Judy is still reeling over our exclusive story of her husband getting close to a lookalike blonde.
James, 38, enjoyed gin and tonics with friend Mike on Thursday night at private members’ bar Le Rugby Club in the French capital ahead of the England versus South Africa World Cup semi-final last night.
James was hosting a party for his range of gin, called Blackeye, which he launched with fellow ex rugby ace Mike, 45, and broadcaster Alex Payne, 43, last month.
He was in high spirits as he posed for pictures with friends, which he later posted to his 567,000 followers on social media.
The snaps showed that he wasn’t wearing his wedding ring.
James and Mike were seen leaving the club around 3am.
On the same day, Chloe, 36, was spotted without her diamond sparkler as she went for a walk with dad Richard, 67, on Hampstead Heath, North London.
A source said: “She needed the comfort of her dad.”
Just a day before, on the Wednesday afternoon, James was snapped looking solemn as he pushed their one-year-old daughter, Bodhi, without his ring in London.
He had returned from Marseille, where he was recording a podcast ahead of England’s World Cup tie against Fiji last weekend, to spend time with his daughter before flying back to France.
Meanwhile, Chloe took to Instagram and celebrated becoming an aunt, sharing a picture with her 37-year-old brother Jack’s new daughter Wren — again showing a bare finger.
She and James, who wed in 2018, have reportedly been struggling after pictures of him talking to a blonde divorcee outside a nightclub.
It has since been revealed that the woman is a high-society PR director called Martine Bridge, 39, who he has known for years.
Our Sun on Sunday pictures last weekend showed James cosying up to the woman at 1.30am as he left celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse in West London.
A spokesman for James has denied any wrongdoing, saying businesswoman Martine is part of his friendship group.
But a pal of Chloe’s revealed: “She was slightly annoyed and upset over the pictures of James and the other woman.”
Just hours after the pictures emerged she was spotted without her ring — and hasn’t put it back on since.
Chloe was seen partying with friends in a revealing outfit the next night in Soho, central London.
She then uploaded photos with the caption: “We know how.”
This week she shared a cryptic quote from Franz Kafka which read: “I was ashamed of myself when I realised that life was a costume party, and I attended with my real face.”
The couple’s ups and downs are documented in new ITVBe show, Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, which kicked off this month.
Just weeks ago Chloe told The Sun she felt abandoned by James as he forges a DJ career.
She said: “It’s f*****g hard. You’re on your own a lot.”
Chloe is now preparing to go on a girls’ getaway with one of her best pals.