Sophie Turner reveals sad reason behind high-profile split from US singer Joe Jonas

The Game of Thrones star has given rare insight into her shock split from singer Joe Jonas, revealing that she felt her life was on ‘pause’ during the six years she spent living in the US.

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has given rare insight into her high-profile split from singer Joe Jonas, revealing she was eager to relocate back to her native UK amid escalating gun violence in the US before their marriage breakdown.

The mother-of-two, 28, told Harper’s Bazaar that she was also riddled with homesickness and felt her life was on “pause” while living abroad with ex-husband Jonas and their young daughters.

Opening up about her six years based in the US, Turner said: “Every city we ended up in, the first thing I’d do was find a British shop and stock up on a month’s worth of chocolate.”

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, who share two young daughters, split after the US singer filed for divorce last year. Picture: AFP

“The gun violence, Roe v Wade being overturned … Everything just kind of piled on.”

Turner and Jonas married in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in 2019.

Jonas, 35, shocked the entertainment world last year when he filed for divorce from Turner – then considered one of Hollywood’s power couples – citing the marriage was “irretrievably broken”.

The former couple’s young daughters now spend equal time between the US and UK after they reached an agreement during an ugly court battle during which Turner accused Jonas of refusing to hand over the girls’ passports.

Turner’s tell-all interview comes just days after she went Instagram official with new boyfriend, billionaire aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, sharing a gushing post to mark his 30th birthday.

“I’m so happy to be back”, the Joan star continued.

“It felt as if my life was on pause until I returned to England. I just never really feel like myself when I’m not in London, with my friends and family.

“I was away for so long – six years – and it was when my friends were getting engaged, and when I got pregnant.

“I went for dinner with someone the other day, and she said, ‘I never got to touch your belly.’ We didn’t have those key experiences with each other.”

Turner will receive the performance award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards 2024 on November 5.

Originally published as Sophie Turner reveals sad reason behind high-profile split from US singer Joe Jonas