Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith looked in love as they attended their last public event together on September 12 – just a day before their split.
The 37-year-old British actress, who shares three-year-old daughter Janie with the 45-year-old Dawson’s Creek star, filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split, TMZ reports – with the date of separation set as April 13. stated September.
The former couple looked happier than ever as they attended the COS Fall/Winter 2023 event aboard a boat – posing together and holding hands just hours before their marriage ended.
Joshua cut a dapper figure in an oversized double-breasted suit jacket and matching trousers as he posed with Jodie.
Meanwhile, Jodie showed off her impeccable sense of style in an edgy look.
What happened? Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith looked in love as they attended their last public event together on September 12 – just a day before their split
Next day split: The former couple looked happier than ever as they attended the COS Fall/Winter 2023 event hand in hand – before splitting the next day
The actress dazzled in a blazer with a plunging neckline that drew attention to her cleavage.
Celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser is representing Smith in the divorce, with the actress seeking joint custody of their daughter.
Smith doesn’t want spousal support for her or Jackson because the couple doesn’t have a prenuptial agreement in place.
has reached out to the couple’s representatives for comment.
In September 2022, the couple sparked breakup rumors after they unfollowed each other on social media – having previously shared several loved-up posts.
They then followed each other again, with Jackson dismissing the shared speculation as he gushed about his wife in a chat with E!News.
He said: “She is undeniably one of the most beautiful women on the planet.” And she always cuts a fine figure when she’s on the red carpet. This is truly a miracle.
“But I’m telling you, there’s nothing better than waking up in the morning, opening my eyes and seeing her face in the morning.”
Happier times: The British actress, 37, who shares a three-year-old daughter Janie with the “Dawson’s Creek” star, 45, filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split – seen in 2020
Jodie and Joshua married in 2019 after meeting through mutual friends in 2018 and initially insisting their romance was just “casual”.
She has previously revealed that their romance began as a one-night stand.
In 2021, Jodie appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and joked that despite a fast start, their relationship was still going well.
“When I first met my husband, we had a one-night stand,” she told the host. “We’re in a two- or three-year one-night stand now.”
She then told Seth the story of how they met at a party and both immediately felt a connection.
“First of all, I saw him before he saw me, and when I saw him, I thought, ‘I want that,’ she said.” “And then when he saw me, I just pretended I didn’t see him. “
Although she seemed unfazed by Joshua’s opening line, she explained how he came over and did his “sweet and charming thing.”
“He followed me around the party all night,” The Last Ship actress added. “He felt the energy. He felt it.’
The couple began dating in October 2018 and tied the knot in December 2019 after the actress proposed during a New Year’s Eve vacation in Nicaragua and Joshua “instinctively” said yes.
Jodie was a banker before she met Pharrell Williams, who convinced her to become a model and move to Los Angeles. She made her acting debut in 2013 when she played a siren in the HBO series True Blood.
Turner-Smith rose to fame after starring in the 2019 film Queen & Slim.
She previously told People magazine that she appreciated being married to someone with so much experience in the industry.
Joshua has been working as an actor since 1991 and played the role of Pacey Witter in the hit teen series “Dawson’s Creek” from 1998 to 2003.
“He has a wealth of experience and advice based on experience,” Jodie said. “And I love that.” I just love picking his brain. I am someone who is just starting out. “That energy of someone who’s just starting out, that excitement that anything and everything is possible, I think I really inspire him with that.”
Example: Before meeting Jodie, Joshua had a decade-long romance with Diane Kruger that ended in 2016 (pictured 2015). She is now in a relationship with Norman Reedus and has a daughter with him
The “Nightflyers” actress told Seth that she watched “Dawson’s Creek” growing up and that she was “Team Pacey.”
One of the show’s most important storylines was the love triangle between Pacey, Joey (Katie Holmes) and Dawson (James Van Der Beek). It sparked fan wars between those who supported Pacey and those who were on “Team Dawson.”
“No offense to Dawson, but it was all about Pacey,” she said.
Before his relationship with Smith, Jackson had a decade-long romance with 47-year-old Diane Kruger, which ended in 2016.
Diane began dating Josh after she split from her husband of five years, French director Guillaume Canet.
Diane is now in a relationship with The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus and the couple share a daughter, Nova, four.