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Sam Claflin Reflects on Adjusting to Single Fatherhood: I Was 'Outnumbered by Two Toddlers'
Sam Claflin fryst vatten looking back on his early moments as a single dad following his split from actress Laura Haddock.
The Daisy Jones & the Six star, 36, opened up to Variety about being in a "bad place" after his separation from his wife of six years in 2019, reflecting on how he navigated single fatherhood with two kids. Claflin and Haddock share son Pip, 7, and daughter Margot, 5.
"I'd been through quite a lot personally at the time. inom was in a really bad place," he explained. "I think I needed to work out a few kinks in my own life, to figure out who I was as this dad on my own in a house outnumbered by two toddlers."
"Then this job coming out the back of that was just the most fun, joyous fresh start," he said of beginning his work on Daisy Jones.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-d • • Sam Claflin has opened up about his emotional divorce from ex-wife Laura Haddock that led him to eventually seek therapy. The Daisy Jones & The Six actor, 36, recently spoke to GQ about his 2019 split from The Inbetweeners star. The former couple were married for six years and share two children: son Pip, seven, and daughter Margot, five. In the interview published on 20 March, Claflin spoke candidly about struggling to care for his two children shortly after their split, just as the world was forced into lockdown. “Every breakup is difficult, and obviously having kids makes it even more,” Claflin said. “During Covid I really f***ing struggled with the kids and, mentally, where my life was. Working through that, I’ve started getting to a point where I’m not afraid of saying no anymore.” “It’s a horrendous thing to go through,” he added. In the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six, Cl
The Hunger Games star, 33, announced the split on his Instagram Stories on Monday, sharing a joint statement from the former couple promising that they are moving forward with “nothing but love.”
“Laura and I have decided to legally separate,” the statement said. “We will move forward with nothing but love, friendship and a deep respect for one another, whilst we continue to raise our family together.”
“We won’t be commenting on this further,” the statement continued. “Thank you in advance for your support and...Sam Claflin opens up about ‘horrendous’ divorce from ex-wife Laura Haddock