Sophie Turner has spoken of the shame she has felt as a working mum ahead of the release of her new series Joan.
The Game of Thrones actress opened up about her struggles during an interview with Sunday Times.
“There’s so much shame that comes with motherhood,” she told the publication. “You go to work, you’re shamed. If you don’t go to work, you’re shamed.”
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Turner, 28, is mum to daughters Willa, four, and Delphine, two, with ex-husband Joe Jonas.
Joan tells the story of British jewel thief Joan Harrington who was dubbed ‘The Godmother’. She was also a single mum.
The actress was reportedly on set filming the series when news of Jonas filing for divorce first broke.
Stream every episode of Joan on Stan from October 1.
Turner spoke of the support she received on set during the challenging time.
“If I hadn’t been a mother, I don’t know if I would have been able to bring the same energy that I did into it,” she said of portraying the character.
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“It’s such a struggle being a single mother. Joan doesn’t go about it in the best way … but it is amazing to see her really fighting for her daughter,” she says.
Turner and pop star Jonas married in 2019 and split four years later in 2023.
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Soon after the divorce filing, Turner filed a lawsuit against Jonas, claiming he was preventing their daughters from returning to “their habitual residence of England” by withholding their passports.
In response, Jonas’ representative assured the children “were not abducted” and that the singer was “seeking shared parenting with the kids so that they are raised by both their mother and father.”
The pair reached an agreement on custody arrangements for their children the following month, with Turner dropping her lawsuit against Jonas in January.
Turner spoke with British Vogue about the pain of Jonas filing for divorce.
“I remember I was on set, I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn’t leave,” she recalled to the outlet.
“My kids were in the States and I couldn’t get to them because I had to finish Joan. And all these articles started coming out…”
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She spoke of her struggles, saying: “I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother. Mum guilt is so real!”
The pair confirmed they had split in a joint statement on social media.
Turner has repartnered with British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson.
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