Inside James Haskell's blended Christmas with ex Choe Madeley - and his hopes for fly-on-the-wall TV show

EXCLUSIVE: James Haskell and Chloe Madeley, who split in 2023, will be joining forces on Christmas morning for daughter, Bodhi as James admits 'we want to make it as easy as possible'

James Haskell has revealed that he will be spending Christmas morning with his ex-wife, Chloe Madeley. The former rugby player has a two-year-old daughter Bodhi with the personal trainer - who is daughter of iconic TV duo Richard and Judy, and James says the former couple are determined to be together on December 25th, even though they will go their own separate ways in the afternoon, he tells OK!.

James – who has just moved into his new home, said: “We’re going to be together on Christmas morning and we’ll do all the stuff we do as usual, and then I’ll go off to my house and Chloe will go to her parents. We’re trying to make it as easy as possible."

"And because I’ve just moved into my house, I’m with my parents and I’m treating my parents to Christmas dinner made by someone else. I’m a nightmare in the kitchen and I don’t have all the utensils so I’m making it easier on everyone by getting someone else to make it.”

Despite their split, which they announced last October, James, 39, and Chloe, 37, have remained as amicable as possible and James even confesses that he would love his ex to get her own reality show.

The pair appeared together last year in At Home With The Madeleys – which also featured Chloe’s famous parents – and while James says he didn't 'love' being in the fly-on the-wall series, he feels Chloe really shone, and should definitely get another series.

Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, James says: “Chloe had her reality show, which I was meant to have a bit of a part in. And then it became part of the narrative. So it certainly wasn't my show. I haven’t watched it back. I remember it being quite funny and I was like playing quite a tongue in cheek character. They obviously had a narrative, which didn’t necessarily represent a reality, but it was a nice story that they wanted to have.

He adds: "I had a lot of fun doing it and Chloe's super intelligent, she’s a natural. She's very, very good and I just thought it was fun. I played up to a certain character and I thought Chloe was brilliant. I'd hope she was going to get another series just for her because she deserves it.

"I had fun doing it and it really showcased Chloe for who she is. She's an incredibly hard working woman, very intelligent, has a best-selling book and is a PT. She had to juggle a lot that summer when we filmed because I was away DJing a lot and I just wanted to do it for her.”

Their blended family Christmas seems to be a successful continuation of last year's festivities, after which Chloe revealed in an exclusive chat with OK! last January that she felt the former husband-and-wife had 'nailed' Christmas with their little one.

Last Christmas, the former couple came together on Christmas Day with Chloe's parents, Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, and Chloe said: "Bodhi was more interested in the wrapping paper than the presents, but we all came together as family and it was so lovely,. On the lead-up to Christmas, James and I decided how we wanted the day to look and I’m so proud of how we pulled it off. We talked about what we wanted to do and it was to spend time as a family with Bodhi.

"When we decided to separate, I said to him that I’d like to have family time, so not just Bodhi spending time with each of us, but actually making time for all three of us to still be a unit. I think for our first Christmas as co-parents, we nailed it."