Anthea Turner, 57, has broken down in tears after discussing the breakdown of her marriage from Grant Bovey on Channel 5’s In Therapy.
A preview clip from the episode shows Anthea speaking about the heart wrenching moment she discovered her husband was having an affair with a woman half her age.
Holding back tears, she said: ‘What happened was the flag went up and I found out what was really going on and I was an emotional mess, a wreck and we decided not to throw it all away.’
Breakdown: Anthea Turner, 57, has broken down in tears after discussing the breakdown of her marriage from Grant Bovey on Channel 5’s In Therapy
‘My goodness me, I thought we had done absolutely everything to look at this, to put it right, hours and hours of conversations.
‘Nobody tried harder to save their marriage, I know I did my best.
Anthea then admitted that she didn’t realise her husband was still continuing the affair behind her back. ‘What I didn’t realise was that Grant was doing slight of hand.’
Sad: A preview clip from the episode shows Anthea speaking about the heart wrenching moment she discovered her husband was having an affair with a woman half her age
She heartbreakingly admitted: ‘I think it was worse the second time.’
Anthea had previously spoken about her desire to have children, and revealed in an interview with Hello! magazine in July that Grant had told her that if she had been able to conceive it ‘might’ have saved their marriage.
Grant has three children from his first marriage while Anthea had five bouts of IVF during their relationship to have kids of her own.
Holding back tears, she said: ‘What happened was the flag went up and I found out what was really going on and I was an emotional mess, a wreck and we decided not to throw it all away’
Anthea and Grant married in 2000 after first meeting in 1998, both leaving their respective partners.
They first split in 2012 and briefly reconciled before separating for good in 2013, and were divorced in 2015 on the grounds of his adultery.
The TV presenter also said she feels regret for her relationship with Bovey and the ‘pain’ it caused others after they embarked on their romance while both still married to other people.
Awful: Anthea had previously spoken about her desire to have children, and revealed in an interview with Hello! magazine in July that Grant had told her that if she had been able to conceive it ‘might’ have saved their marriage
‘Looking back, I regret the pain we caused,’ she said. ‘It was a terrible time of hurt all round and, knowing what I know now, I am so sorry about it all.’
She added: ‘I can understand why some people think I got my comeuppance when my relationship then went on to deteriorate in the way it did.
‘But I loved Grant and I can’t regret the 15 years we had together. There were some very happy times.’
All in the past: Anthea and Grant married in 2000 after first meeting in 1998, both leaving their respective partners
Anthea’s marriage ended after she discovered that Grant, then 52, was having an affair with interior designer Zoe de Mallet Morgan – 24 at the time.
In the her therapeutic book, How To Survive Divorce, she describes how she read his text messages, checked his sat-nav and even tracked his bike rides in order to expose his lies.
Her discovery came less than a year after she had forgiven him for an indiscretion with another woman.
The television presenter gave advice in her book about seeking help from a therapist, after feeling that she was somehow to blame for the marriage ending.
Tragic: Anthea’s marriage ended after she discovered that Grant, then 52, was having an affair with interior designer Zoe de Mallet Morgan – 24 at the time