Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson.Photo: Stefanie Keenan/VF23/WireImage for Vanity Fair
Joshua Jacksonis reflecting on what might have been between him and wifeJodie Turner-Smithhad they met earlier in life.
TheFatal Attractionactor, 44, revealed the pair “probably would have had a torrid affair” if they met five years sooner in an interview withThe Timespublished on Sunday.
Jackson shared that he was “just not ready” tosettle down at the time, adding, “Ididn’t think I ever wanted to get married.”
Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty
On the topic of affairs — something his character has inFatal Attraction— Jackson gave his take on infidelity in relationships, saying, “I think an affair can be forgiven.”
“We’re all grown-ups,” he said. “No one wants to be cheated on, and there is massive repair to be done. Affairs aren’t about the partner — they’re about the person who has transgressed.”
He added: “It’s not purely about the sex. There’s a deeper violation.”
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TheDawson’s Creekalum also revealed that he had a change of heart about wanting to get married and have kids after meeting Turner-Smith, 36.
“Partially, it’s age,” he said. “I’m old enough to be able to do this. Partially it’s about finding somebody in the right moment of life.”
The couple met in 2018 through a mutual friend at a charity event in Los Angeles, and Jackson recalled how and theAfter Yangactress would “spend every moment together and find reasons to be in other cities together at the same time.”
Jackson, who previously dated actressDiane Krugerfor 10 years until 2016, also opened up about the moment model/actressSmith proposed to himduring aNew Year’s Evevacation to Nicaragua.
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
“I don’t know if she planned it or if it was a spur-of-the-moment thing, but out popped a proposal I was not expecting and the organic and instinctive answer was yes,” he said.
In December 2019, a source close to theMurder Mystery 2actress andJacksonconfirmed to PEOPLEthat the two had wed.
He added of becoming a father, “It has changed me in every single possible way.”
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The first three episodes ofFatal Attractiondrop April 30 on Paramount+.
source: people.com
