Paloma Faith has revealed her heartbreak over her split from ex Leyman Lachine “will be forever” because they have children together.
The singer, 42, married the French artist, 36, in 2017 and they had two daughters, before separating in 2022 after nine years together.
Speaking to Jamie Laing on her Great Company podcast on Wednesday, Paloma opened up about coping with the separation as co-parents and her new ‘heartbreak album’.
“I think this is a continuous navigation because we have children together,” she said.
‘And that’s what makes this a different kind of heartbreak album. The heartbreak will be forever and the navigation of our shape-shifting relationship will be forever, probably until we die.
Paloma Faith revealed her heartbreak over her split from ex Leyman Lachine “will be forever” while speaking on the Great Company podcast with Jamie Laing on Wednesday (pictured in 2014).
Paloma shared: ‘The heartbreak will be forever and the navigation of our relationship changing shape will be forever, probably until we die.’ (Pictured in January)
Paloma also admitted that the pain is “very raw” when she and Leyman see each other “because of the children.”
pigeon They welcomed their first daughter in December 2016, followed by their second in February 2021.
Speaking about how heartbreak differs when you have children, Paloma said: “Some people, you know, just because you don’t see them, others never talk again.”
“And they are still very present because you look at your children and you see that person in your children or they come back from visiting your ex-partner and they are making gestures or they have opinions that you don’t agree with.” with that or her opinions or whatever.
But Paloma said it’s even harder for her and Leyman because they still love each other, which can make things confusing.
She said: ‘But in my case, it’s even harder, I think in a way because we really like each other a lot. We are very close and still love each other and that makes it confusing.
‘That’s really sad. So it’s kind of heartbreaking. Every time we see each other it is very raw because of the children.”
In March, Paloma admitted that having children with Leyman was what caused the breakdown of their marriage.
Addressing their separation, they confessed that becoming parents changed their relationship irreversibly, as they were unable to provide Leyman with the same level of attention as before.
In March, Paloma admitted that having children with Leyman was what led to the breakdown of their marriage (pictured in 2016).
Paloma welcomed her first daughter in December 2016, followed by her second in February 2021 (pictured in 2021).
Talking with him Independentshe said: ‘Either we grow together, adapting to each other like expanding foam and filling the empty spaces, or one person grows and the other stays the same.
“And I think for me, becoming a mother was such a life-changing experience that, for the first time in my life, I needed more than anything, and the expanding foam just wasn’t there.”
Being brutally honest, she added: ‘Our relationship ended because we have those children. And I think it was worth it.”
In February, Paloma was even more candid about her split from Leyman, explaining that “the resentment grew” when she could no longer “put him first.”
speaking to The timesThe Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer added that she now has a good relationship with the father of her children, because there is no ‘expectation’ placed on either of them.
Paloma explained: “I have a very good relationship with the children’s father, so sometimes I ask myself: ‘What are we doing? Because we’re not together?”.
‘But the key to the success of our current relationship is the absence of expectations. Expectations lead to disappointment.’
She added that most of the problems stemmed from the fact that she could no longer give Leyman the attention he had enjoyed when they had no children, saying: “Men like to be put first and resentment builds.” .
Paloma added: “It’s nice to get a hug, but what people want from a relationship I can’t give them right now.” Men fight to come in second place!’
In February, Paloma was even more candid about her split from Leyman, explaining that “the resentment grew” when she could no longer “put him first” (pictured in February).
She recently released her sixth album, The Glorification of Sadness, which chronicles the stages of grief she went through after the breakup.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast last month, Paloma insisted the record is not a “revenge album” but revealed Leyman won’t be listening to it.
She explained: ‘I feel like if you listen to the album, it will be very focused on my internal experience. It’s not an album of accusations, it’s not an album of revenge.
“It’s my internal experience and in some ways I think it’s quite positive because they’ve heard it and have a little more empathy.”