James Cracknell’s ex-spouse hits lower back at claims she ‘chipped away at his confidence’ as she talks about ‘poisonous’ divorce

JAMES Cracknell's ex-spouse Beverley Turner has hit again on the Olympian after he claimed that she "chipped away at his self assurance."

James - who starred on Strictly last year - cut up from first wife Beverley Turner in March 2019 after 17 years of marriage and three toddlers together.

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Beverley Turner has hit back at claims that she "chipped away" at ex-husband James Cracknell's confidenceCredit: Rex

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|The couple split lower back in 2019Credit: Getty - Contributor

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James made the remarks on celeb SAS

Their relationship become impacted through James' tragic accident in 2010 when he become knocked off his bike with the aid of a lorry journeying at 60mph when he became biking in Arizona.

He suffered a brain harm that left him with epilepsy, a modified personality and brief mood.

nonetheless it became during his appearance on Channel four's celebrity SAS in September that he appeared to lash out at his ex-spouse, admitting he'd "misplaced his self belief."

The 49-12 months-ancient talked about: "My spouse, well now ex-spouse - she is a good girl and an awesome mother - however she all the time seen me throughout the prism of that incident.

"For somebody who you like unconditionally to chip away at your confidence after which me not to reach out to mates and hide away, you're left thinking... the worst things about yourself. I've definitely struggled."

but Bev has now rubbished these claims, describing her divorce with James as "poisonous."

chatting with chum Marina Fogle in their weekly podcast as good because it receives, Bev mentioned the subject  of 'Failure' and the dialog became to her ex-husband's comments.

Bev referred to:"i used to be like 'grasp on a minute… so once we broke up you were just off to Cambridge college to move and study a Masters diploma whereas believing you could win the Boat Race at very nearly fifty? 

"That does not strike me as a person that changed into missing in self assurance!' I believe that changed into a job neatly completed from my point of view!"

The couple stayed together for an extra eight years following James's close-deadly bicycle accident in 2010.

Explaining why she didn't respond to the accusation after the reveal aired, Bev says, "I simply discovered it relatively unique as a result of I knew it just wasn't actual. 

"sure of direction against the conclusion of the wedding we weren't being form to every different and hence neither of us have been working challenging to make the different suppose respectable about ourselves, but that's an inevitability with any relationship ending with that sort of disagreeable toxicity. 

"So I just did not totally buy the thought that by some means a failure had befell because I'd made James feel unhealthy about himself…earlier than he then went off to university and did awesome issues."

Marina then requested her chum even if she considered her marriage a failure.

Bev says: "No, now not in any respect…I mean…it became on no account Plan A and existence is greater complex for every person - notably the children in the event you're now not married - however I think success also is about understanding when to stroll away from some thing it truly is so drastically failing, that there is not any greater success available by using staying in it. 

"So no, I do not see it as a failure.  I guess because of the condition we have been in with James's brain harm, it became different. 

I just discovered it relatively enjoyable as a result of I knew it just wasn't proper

Bev Turner

"If we hadn't been through some thing like that and we simply variety of fell out of love with each different would I agree with that a failure?....well, i might have had to have given it a bloody respectable go earlier than i used to be prepared to stroll away! 

"That wouldn't have felt like a good adequate rationale. For us it no longer felt like a failure as a result of we tried every thing we perhaps, might be, probably might."

In August rowing champ James married his fiancée Jordan Connell.

He received engaged to Jordan in January this year after 17 months together.

He married American financier partner in entrance of household and pals in Chelsea last month.

at the time Beverley spoke out, telling her followers: "it's an odd day these days, my ex-husband acquired married today - which is quite a strange element to claim and that i concept i was going to be completely ok with it, and that i am adequate with it. 

"i'm happier now than I even have been for many years and i be aware of James is happier now than he has been for a long time - and a big a part of this is Jordan, his spouse.

"but it additionally made me fairly pensive and i couldn't reasonably work out why."

She persevered: "You in no way get married considering you are going to get divorced and although the kids are great and i have a brand new associate who is miraculous with them and in many approaches they are active, resilient babies. 

"You under no circumstances have divorced folks as whatever thing that you just're absolutely fine with. I simply desired to claim that, however the different factor, i know that lots of individuals who are part of the mind injury world do comply with me, however you're in the darkest bits of those journeys - which you could be now - you do see the solar again at some aspect. 

"And although it in no way truly leaves you, the have an impact on never basically leaves a family unit, i have been brooding about James's parents nowadays as neatly."

Beverley is now chuffed with boyfriend James Pritchett, and later took to Twitter to share a cheerful snap of them together as they formally congratulated her ex on his wedding day.

She wrote alongside it: "huge congratulations from us both to @jamescracknell who receives married today to a phenomenal lady who makes him happy. 

"Marriage, brain harm and divorce was by no means Plan A. but to any one currently at nighttime, the solar WILL come out again someday."

"pretty much as good because it receives?" with Bev Turner and Marina Fogle is available on all podcast shops.

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Beverley is now satisfied with boyfriend James Pritchett

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James married his fiancée Jordan Connell in AugustCredit: Getty celeb SAS megastar James Cracknell slams ex-spouse for 'chipping away at his self assurance' weeks after marrying new love