{"id":50756,"date":"2024-04-23T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=251439"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:37:54","slug":"dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominic West Reveals His Wife’s Reaction To The “Absurd” Lily James Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"dominic-west-wife-lily-james\"
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 30: (L to R) Dominic West, Lily James and Laura Carmichael attend the Harper’s Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards 2018, in partnership with Michael Kors and Mercedes-Benz, at Claridge’s Hotel on October 30, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images for Harper’s Bazaar\/Hearst UK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s been almost four years since Dominic West and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, were rocked by rumours of an affair after a headline-making rendezvous<\/a> in Rome between West and his The Tale of Thomas Burberry<\/em> co-star, Lily James<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, in an interview with The Times<\/a>, <\/em>the actor has opened up about how “deeply stressful” the time was for his family.<\/p>\n

“I hesitate to speak on my wife’s behalf because it was obviously horrible, particularly for her. But we do joke about it sometimes,” he told the outlet. “It was deeply stressful for my wife and my kids, but there were lighter moments. That was the best that came out of it, really.”<\/p>\n

“Whenever we went out together, the papers would always say we were ‘putting on a show of unity’,” he explained, adding that it became a laughable reference for him and his wife. “Even if we’d just been rowing about parking the car or whatever, even if that couldn’t be further from the truth.. so when we go out, we do sort of say, ‘Shall we go and have a show of unity up in London?'”<\/p>\n

\"dominic-west-wife-lily-james\"
COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 13: Dominic West and wife Catherine FitzGerald make a statement to press outside their Cotswolds home after Dominic was seen kissing actress Lily James whilst in Rome on October 13, 2020 in Cotswolds, England. (Photo by GlosPics\/MEGA\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Crown<\/em> <\/a>actor has been married to FitzGerald since 2010, and the two share four children: Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel.<\/p>\n

In October 2020, the low-key couple was thrown into the news cycle when West, then 50, was photographed riding an electric scooter with James, then 31. In some photos (see here<\/a>), the two were even captured kissing\u2014West notably without his wedding ring.<\/p>\n

Days later, West and FitzGerald put on a loved-up display outside their Cotswolds home for paparazzi, where they also responded to speculation about a separation to the public via handwritten note.<\/p>\n

“Our marriage is strong, and we’re very much still together. Thank you,” read the note, which the two signed.<\/p>\n

\"\"
COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 13: Dominic West and wife Catherine FitzGerald make a statement to press outside their Cotswolds home after Dominic was seen kissing actress Lily James whilst in Rome on October 13, 2020 in Cotswolds, England. (Photo by GlosPics\/MEGA\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James, who subsequently pulled out of multiple promotional appearances for her film, Rebecca<\/em>, has yet to comment about the scandal directly but did hint at the fallout during an interview with Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Women in the public eye at some point experience some sort of difficult situation in their relationship between privacy and your life being in the tabloids,” she said. “It was a lot. It’s a story as old as time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":50757,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[36,35],"yoast_head":"\nDominic West Shares His Wife's Reaction To Lily James Scandal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dominic West Reveals His Wife's Reaction To The "Absurd" Lily James Scandal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia Middle East\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-23T05:37:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/dominic-west-lily-james-wife-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/\",\"name\":\"Dominic West Shares His Wife's Reaction To Lily James Scandal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-23T05:00:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-23T05:37:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dominic West Reveals His Wife’s Reaction To The “Absurd” Lily James Scandal\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/\",\"name\":\"Grazia Middle East\",\"description\":\"Grazia's Middle East Site\",\"alternateName\":\"Grazia ME\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dominic West Shares His Wife's Reaction To Lily James Scandal","description":"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dominic West Reveals His Wife's Reaction To The \"Absurd\" Lily James Scandal","og_description":"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.","og_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/","og_site_name":"Grazia Middle East","article_modified_time":"2024-04-23T05:37:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/dominic-west-lily-james-wife-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/","name":"Dominic West Shares His Wife's Reaction To Lily James Scandal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-04-23T05:00:06+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-23T05:37:54+00:00","description":"Dominic West has finally shared how he and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, handled the rumours around an alleged Lily James affair.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/dominic-west-wife-reaction-lily-james-rumours\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dominic West Reveals His Wife’s Reaction To The “Absurd” Lily James Scandal"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/#website","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/","name":"Grazia Middle East","description":"Grazia's Middle East Site","alternateName":"Grazia ME","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Grazia Middle East","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/50756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}