Sophie Turner opens up about her split from Joe Jonas: Worst few days of my life

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's split left many fans of the couple heartbroken. The couple, who were married for four years before Joe filed documents citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ led to a public blame game between the two.

Now a year later, Sophie has opened up about the aftermath of the news, facing misogyny, being mom-shamed and painted as a partier.

While speaking to British Vogue, the Game of Thrones star said, she was shooting for her upcoming TV series Joan when articles citing sources and claiming she wasn’t a good parent began doing rounds.

She said that since her children were in the US while this was happening, the rumours gave her ‘mom guilt’ but she pushed through it.

“I mean, those were the worst few days of my life. I remember I was on set, 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…It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother – mum guilt is so real! I just kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You are a good mum and you’ve never been a partier’.”

One of the theories around their split stated that Sophie loved partying while Joe stayed back with their two children.

Sophie said that despite what she went through, she’s grateful she had to do it in now instead of 10 years ago when she would’ve been judged harshly. Talking about how a picture of her at the wrap party of Joan was used as proof of her partying ways, she adds, “I mean, it’s unfathomable the amount of people that will just make shit 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. If something like this had happened to me 10 years ago I don’t think I would have had the same support. I just feel very lucky to be alive in a time when people are open-minded. Thank f**k for Gen Z.”

About Sophie and Joe's love story

Sophie and Joe began dating in 2016 and got engaged a year later. They married in 2019 in Las Vegas and held a second ceremony in France the same year. Sophie moved to New York City from England to live with Joe. They have two daughters, born in 2020 and 2022.

After Joe filed for divorce in 2023, the couple engaged in a custody battle over their daughters, with Sophie asking the judge to ‘reactivate’ their divorce this year, which was on hold as the two went to mediation to try to work out a property and child custody settlement.