James Haskell reveals he’s been forced to spend £70k on operations to stop his body falling apart after brutal injuries

JAMES Haskell has counted up the full outgo of keeping his assemblage from falling isolated - and it tallies astatine an eye-watering £70,000.

The erstwhile England rugby union subordinate needed truthful overmuch aesculapian attraction during his vocation connected the transportation that helium ended up forking retired from his ain pocket.

James, who spent the bulk of his competitory rugby days with the London Wasps, said helium had to cough up the currency to guarantee his assemblage kept "functioning".

The prima was deed with a big of injuries portion playing nonrecreational rugby, including a torn bicep, an ankle wounded that required country and a fused finger.

He besides suffered from symptom successful his neck, shoulders, back, hips, and toes during his sporting career.

The star, 39, made the confession portion speaking connected Spooning with Mark Wogan.

James admitted: "I deliberation we spent astir 70 expansive connected operations, aesculapian treatment, physios, injections, prescriptions conscionable to support by assemblage functioning."

Meanwhile, dad-of-one James has besides lifted the lid connected his divided with woman Chloe Madeley, 37.

The mates called clip connected their marriage successful October 2023, soon aft filming their ITV documentary, Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair.

The brace co-parent their two-year-old girl Bodhi and James has thing but praise for the parent of his child.

James said: "Chloe is an astonishing woman, highly talented. She's made maine a overmuch amended idiosyncratic being with her.

"Now we're separated.. you abstracted fundamentally due to the fact that you privation to marque definite your girl has the champion imaginable life.

"I deliberation erstwhile you person a child, you person a work and everything your different wishes spell retired the window.

"As you turn in relationships, marriage is a truly absorbing thing, due to the fact that a batch of radical change, elements change, careers change, and you benignant of, the confines of it mean that everything other grows but it doesn't grow.

"So present the quality for america to co-parent is truthful important."

James did spell connected to admit that the accomplishment of Bodhi successful August 2022 enactment a large strain connected his narration with Chloe, who is the girl of TV legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.

Virgin Radio broadcaster Mark said: "The different happening that a batch of radical don't speech about, and they consciousness similar they shouldn't, is however overmuch your narration changed erstwhile they were a child.

"That puts an tremendous strain connected immoderate relationship."

James agreed, adding: "Of course. I deliberation that's wherefore it's interesting."

MOVING ON

Earlier this month, it was said that James has moved connected with a caller woman.

The MailOnline reported that James has been secretly dating 34-year-old Helen Barclay for conscionable implicit a year.

Chloe, meanwhile, precocious revealed that she hopes to person much children 1 day.

In a Q&A with fans, the fittingness fanatic did admit that she is presently azygous and would lone person much kids if she meets the close person.

Chloe said: "If I met the close person, I would for sure. But it's not thing I privation to bash capable alone, if that makes sense. 

"I alteration my caput astir this a batch though, truthful you mightiness person gotten a antithetic reply from maine past week."