Ore Oduba was spotted going to work at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester on Saturday, marking his first public appearance since publicly sharing his struggle with porn addiction, which he described as ‘life destroying’.
The 39-year-old broadcaster, currently performing in the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, kept a low profile while heading to rehearsals before the show opens on Monday.
Ore stayed cozy in the cool autumn weather, wearing a navy puffer coat over an Adidas sweatshirt and black sweatpants.
I spotted the former Strictly champion earlier, and he was looking really casual! He had a baseball cap on and was carrying everything he needed in a backpack, plus a big water bottle – definitely prepared for a busy day.
Ore recently shared on Paul Brunson’s podcast, ‘We Need To Talk,’ that he overcame his addiction just 18 months ago.
He explained that he stayed quiet for three decades, burdened by shame. It wasn’t until after experiencing two deaths and a divorce that he finally felt able to share what had been going on.
The father of two decided to share his concerns now to raise awareness about children being exposed to inappropriate content on social media.
Ore spoke with deep emotion, explaining that he was risking everything to protect his own children and to help others avoid the dangers that are so easily accessible to young people today.
He admitted to being mostly terrified, feeling like this moment marks a major turning point and the true start of the rest of his life.
This follows a recent criticism from his former wife, Portia Jett, regarding how they share parenting responsibilities, after he publicly shared some personal information.
A TV researcher shared a meme from co-parenting coach Chantal Contorines’ Instagram. The meme showed a video of John Cleese hitting his head against a wall, paired with the question, ‘How’s co-parenting going?’
The post included a message stating that healthy co-parenting isn’t possible with someone who is controlling, harmful, or holds more animosity than genuine care for their children.
Before her co-parenting post, Portia shared a photo of her and Ore’s children, Roman, age seven, and Genie, age four, with a caption featuring Taylor Swift’s song “Father Figure.” The song’s lyrics touched on the theme of protecting family.
Portia and Ore first met while at university and announced their separation after nine years of marriage last October. Ore recently confirmed on a podcast that their divorce is now finalized.
People were surprised by a video Portia shared on Tuesday. She captioned the fun clip with, “Can you relate?”
It’s impossible to successfully co-parent with someone who dislikes you more than they care for their children – and who isn’t capable of genuine love to begin with.
This describes someone unable to find middle ground, show kindness, understand others’ feelings, or treat people with respect – even when it comes to their own children. It’s impossible to have a productive conversation with them.
It’s just… there’s absolutely no real connection. Like, you can’t actually talk about how your kids are, what they’re going through, or what everyone needs to make things better. It’s like walking on eggshells, and it’s driving me crazy! I just want them to be able to openly discuss their children’s well-being and figure things out together, you know? It’s so frustrating to watch!
I’ve learned the hard way that I can’t truly be myself around this person. Anything I share, anything, will eventually be twisted and thrown back in my face. It might not happen immediately, but trust me, it will happen. I have to be incredibly careful with everything I say.
It’s impossible to successfully co-parent with someone who is controlling, abusive, and unable to relinquish their need to dominate you.
It’s impossible to have a logical conversation with someone who is consistently illogical, doesn’t consider the consequences of their behavior, and is indifferent to the impact on their children.
Someone who consistently puts their own needs before their children’s, viewing them as a way to feel good about themselves and a tool to inflict pain on others…
When someone treats co-parenting like a battle, determined to ‘win’ at all costs – even involving children in the conflict – that’s not true co-parenting. It’s a harmful approach where children are used as pawns.
This is a deliberate effort to wear you down in every way possible – financially, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually – and to cut you off from anyone who could offer help.
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Ore and Portia for comment.
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