After her break-up with Joe Jonas made every headline and covered every thumb scrolling inch of the internet, Sophie Turner is finally breaking her silence, and part of that is thanking Taylor Swift.
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For the interview portion of her cover story for British Vogue, Sophie got candid about the public narrative that came in the weeks following the announcement of her split with Jonas, calling it "the worst few days of my life.”
As any real one knows, it was during this time that Sophie was aided by her friend Taylor (who also happens to be Joe’s ex), who let her and her children stay in her New York apartment. "Taylor was an absolute hero to me this year," Turner told Vogue. "I've never been more grateful to anyone than I am for her because she took my children and me and provided us with a home and a safe space. She really has a heart of gold.”
Turner also opened up about "mum guilt" that came about due to all the tabloid fodder suggesting she was an absentee mom. "I remember I was on set, I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn't leave. My kids were in the States and I couldn’t get to them because I had to finish Joan," Turner told Vogue, referring to her forthcoming British crime series she was filming at the time everything went down.
"And all these articles started coming out…" Sophie recalled, calling out TMZ reports and other tabloid stories surrounding her alleged partying ways. "It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother – mum guilt is so real! I just kept having to say to myself, 'None of this is true. You are a good mum and you've never been a partier.’"
Also shedding some light on the legal battle between her and Jonas, whom she sued for the return of their daughters to England, Sophie said, "There were some days that I didn't know if I was going to make it. I would call my lawyer saying, 'I can't do this. I just can't.' I was just never strong enough to stand up for myself. And then, finally, after two weeks of me being in a rut, she reminded me that it was my children I was fighting for.”
Despite all the highly publicized, bitter back-and-forth nature of their split, Turner did note that she is looking forward to and hopes to co-parent with Jonas in a healthier way. "I'm unhappy with the way everything played out, especially when it comes to my children. They're the victims in all of this. But I think we're doing the best we can," she expressed.
"I'm confident that we can figure it out. Joe is a great father to our children and that's all that I can ask for."