Sophie Turner is sharing insight into her life as a mom.
More than a year after the Game of Thrones actress and Joe Jonas—who share daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 2—confirmed they were divorcing, she detailed her new chapter as a single mom, including the complexities of living in the U.K. while her children are in the U.S. with their dad.
Noting that she stays with a friend in order to avoid being home alone without her girls, she described their absence as “absolute agony.”
“Before I had kids, I was very depressed and anxious,” Sophie, 28, told Harper's Bazaar in an interview published Oct. 30. “I would isolate [myself] a lot. Now, I think I live my life for them. I want them to see me having a social life and enjoying work, and thriving in my career and relationships. I want them to see a hard-working mum.”
And the Dark Phoenix actress—whose kids equally split their time between the U.S. and the U.K. after her and the Jonas Brothers member settled their custody suit—knows that her busy work life has a greater purpose.
“I’ll come back and say, ‘This is why Mummy was away,’” she continued. “‘It’s because she’s doing this for you, so Father Christmas can come with a big bundle of presents.’”
But despite the difficulties of life in London, the Do Revenge actress—who previously lived in Los Angeles and Miami during her four-year marriage to “Cake By the Ocean” singer—is glad to be in her home country.
“I was away for so long—six years—and it was when my friends were getting engaged, and when I got pregnant,” Sophie said. “I went for dinner with someone the other day, and she said, ‘I never got to touch your belly.’”
"I'm so happy to be back," she added. “I just never really feel like myself when I’m not in London, with my friends and family.”
For more of Sophie’s life after her split from Joe, keep reading…
Ready for a Comeback
Just weeks after Sophie Turner confirmed her split from Joe Jonas after four years of marriage in September 2023, the Game of Thrones alum shook her breakup off with a girls night out alongside pal Taylor Swift in New York City.
Divorce Drama
After the former couple filed for divorce, their legal battle became thorny, with the Do Revenge actress filing a lawsuit against the musician over their two kids Willa Jonas and Delphine Jonas to be returned to England. (Joe’s rep slammed the suit as “misleading.”) However, the pair reached a temporary agreement that October.
Moving On
Later that month, Sophie signaled that perhaps a new relationship was coming—and moved on to a new chapter in her personal life.
In fact, she began dating British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, with whom she was photographed engaging in PDA during a Paris trip.
Rearview Mirror
Ready to embrace a new year with a new lease on life, Sophie declared in January 2024 that the previous year was “the year of girlies,” adding that the forecast for the year ahead instead “is looking fairly consistent."
Another Me
By spring 2024, the mom of two had left her drama with Joe behind.
"I'm unhappy with the way everything played out, especially when it comes to my children," she told British Vogue in May 2024. "They're the victims in all of this. But I think we're doing the best we can. 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."
Friendly Exes
In September 2024, Sophie and Joe finalized their divorce.
Joe later shared that he and Sophie have become friendly, developing a "beautiful co-parenting relationship" for their daughters.
“As young girls, looking up to great women is what I want for them,” the Jonas Brothers singer during a May 2025 appearance on Jay Shetty's On Purpose Live Tour in Hollywood, Fla. "Having an incredible mom, Sophie, for those girls is like a dream come true."