"In shock ever since": Aussie TV legend opens up on divorce
Noni Hazelhurst has opened up about her high-profile divorce from actor John Jarratt in 1999, admitting she has "been in shock ever since" the relationship split.
The former Play School host, 71, wrote candidly about her former husband in her new memoir Dropping The Mask, sharing the real reason they called off their marriage.
Hazelhurst and Jarratt were married for 12 years, from 1987 until 1999, and share two sons together, Charlie, 36, and William, 30.
The couple even co-hosted Better Homes and Gardens together, but sadly, the show wound up playing a role in their divorce.
“John and I had some wonderful times together – and then we didn’t," Hazlehurst told Woman’s Day in a new interview.
“That’s true of many relationships. They start off full of hope and optimism and, along the way, buried issues come to the surface.”
Noni went on to say their relationship started to end when John grew closer to a member of the Better Homes crew, saying “At that moment, I knew the marriage was over.”
“We simply wanted different things. I wanted a family. John wanted another woman… The ending of my previous relationships had been hard enough, but this was far worse. In some ways, I think I’ve been in shock ever since.”
Despite the divorce, Hazlehurst insisted she had no hard feelings toward her ex, saying, “The end result of our marriage was two beautiful children. Whatever happened can’t negate the joy they’ve brought me.”
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