James and Chloe went their separate ways after just five years of marriage (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

James Haskell hits out at Chloe Madeley divorce in X-rated onstage tirade

On his rugby podcast tour, James Haskell took a swipe at estanged wife Chloe Madeley after the pair were involved in a extremely public split in September 2023.

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James Haskell hit out at his estranged wife Chloe Madeley as he took to the stage to broadcast the final leg of his World Cup Afterparty: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly rugby podcast tour.

The former England star split from Chloe in October after five years of marriage, and just over a year after they welcomed daughter Bodhi into their family, reports the Mirror. This split followed weeks of rumours surrounding the breaking down of their relationship, as the pair went out on a night out separately without their wedding rings.

James was joined by co-hosts Mike Tindall and Alex Payne on stage, as he told fans in Bath that ex Chloe was "unreasonable, overly critical and insensitive, and unfair in arguments". The 38-year-old went on to joke that he had even hidden money in an offshore bank account in order to avoid a large payout when they eventually divorced.

Opening the show, he said: "First of all ladies and gentlemen. I can see some of you doing it already very unsubtly. Please no filming of this show. I'm in the papers enough at the moment! Please don't film it, post it up on social media. What happens now is that whatever I say goes out of my mouth and into your own personal filters."

James continued: "And some of you, (you may) have had a bit of a troubled childhood, or get offended very easily. I don't want you to reflect on what I say and think you're offended and then posting that up. Because I need the cash because I am about to lose half of it. It's true. That is if she (Chloe) can find it. I always forget where I put it - the Cayman Islands, Switzerland. No, at the moment I haven't got a pot to p**s in."

James joked he has 'hasn't got a pot to p*** in' after being 'cancelled' numerous times (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Mike replied: "I love the fact you think you are clever enough to hide your cash," to which James reiterated: "It's just the stuff I bag under the bed. The amount of times I have been cancelled, I haven't got a pot to p**s in."

James then used pal Mike - the husband of Princess Anne's daughter, Zara- as the catalyst for another little dig at his ex.

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He began by saying: "Mike's personality, actually as Zara told us, is 'annoyingly honest Mike'. He sounds like a great person, but he's not. He comes out after eight bottles of rosé and three bottles of red wine.

"Then he basically tells you everything that you have ever done wrong and where you have gone wrong with complete disregard for any sensitivity - or anything he has ever done wrong - and also is completely out of context. And he won't be reasoned with and he will not be argued with, right... sounds like my wife actually."

James then finished the gag: "Ex-wife actually. No. It's not official yet. Don't put that in the papers!"

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Despite this on-stage rant, the pair were actually spotted together after taking part in a sweaty workout in a gym in North London.

It comes just days after they were seen enjoying a pub lunch together with Bodhi, and were also spotted on another dinner date without their daughter, fuelling rumours they could in fact get back together.

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