James Haskell made a rare red carpet appearance with his three-year-old daughter Bodhi on Sunday as they attended the Grand Prix Of Europe UK Gala screening event at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.
The former rugby union player, 40, looked every inch the doting parent at the family friendly event where he held Bodhi in his arms.
James shares Bodhi with ex partner Chloe Madeley, 38, the daughter of television presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
They separated in 2023 after five years of marriage. Bodhi, was aged just one at the time.
For the event a slimmed-down James cut a casual figure in a cream jumper and dark blue jeans.
Also at the event were the likes of Vanessa Feltz, Louisa Lytton and Made in Chelsea’s Tabitha Willett.
James Haskell made a rare red carpet appearance with his three-year-old daughter Bodhi on Sunday as they attended the Grand Prix Of Europe UK Gala screening event
The former rugby union player, 40, looked every inch the doting parent at the family friendly event where he held Bodhi in his arms
James’ outing with Bodhi comes after he admitted his love of boozing contributed to the demise of his marriage to Chloe.
‘If I put more time into my marriage than I did Guinness, then I wouldn’t be divorced now,’ he said last month.
The former flanker is a close friend of his fellow The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast host Mike Tindall, who is married to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara.
Speaking at the Pub in the Park festival in west London, James said he now has a much better relationship with Chloe.
‘It’s one of those things in life where some things don’t work out, but I have so much love for my daughter and Chloe,’ he told the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden. ‘It’s team work.’
He added: ‘What we all forget is when you have children and a marriage finishes, it’s all about the kids. Chloe and I are amazing co-parents.
‘Our priority is always Bodhi.’
He said he is now single after dating advertising executive Helen Barclay at the start of the year.
James shares Bodhi with ex partner Chloe Madeley, 38, the daughter of television presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan
For the event a slimmed-down James cut a casual figure in a cream jumper and dark blue jeans as he took part in some of the event’s activities
Chloe and James separated in 2023 after five years of marriage. Bodhi, was aged just one at the time
Laura Tobin attending the UK gala screening of Grand Prix of Europe at Ham Yard Hotel
Also at the event were the likes of Vanessa Feltz (seen), Louisa Lytton and Made in Chelsea’s Tabitha Willett
Vanessa looked stylish in a black patterned dress
Louisa wore a chic beige and white outfit
Reality star Tabitha wore a pretty pink and white dress for the event
Vanessa posed up a storm for the cameras
‘I don’t really date,’ he said.
‘My priority is not that at the moment. I don’t need anyone. I’m very happy and comfortable.
‘My focus is, obviously, saying goodbye to my dad, work, and being the best dad in the best order.’
James – who has reinvented himself as a tech-house DJ over the years – has previously been open about his weight loss since leaving rugby.
He revealed that a stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and the restrictions of global lockdown contributed to him slimming down.
After leaving the Aussie jungle in 2019, James shared snaps of his chiseled abs and bulging biceps to Instagram, with the star thought to have lost around 10kg on the show.
A couple of years later, he admitted to losing around 19lbs during one of the final British lockdowns thanks to a strict diet.
Sharing body comparison photos to Instagram, he wrote: ‘I got bored in lockdown 2 and saw how big I could get. 130kgs.
‘Lockdown 3 I have gone the other way. I’m 8 weeks in and have gone from 122kgs to 113kgs.
‘I’ve been training remotely with @altius_pt. Which has been mega, well thought out and programmed exactly. The idea is to get leaner now and then build back up slowly over the coming week.
‘It’s been really fun to have a goal and stick to it. It gives you purpose, routine and discipline. All things we strive on as humans.’
