Jamie Laing makes startling confession about sex with wife Sophie Habboo and reveals they’re having marriage counselling
HE’S only been married to his stunning wife for a year but Radio 1’s Jamie Laing admits things have already fizzled out in the bedroom.
Former Made In Chelsea co-stars Jamie and Sophie Habboo tied the knot in London and went on to have a huge celeb-packed bash in Marbella, Spain.
But the 35-year-old jokes that he “can’t be bothered” to perform any more.
In a hilariously candid interview, he confessed: “Sophie did say I was bog standard at sex and that is probably a fair description. You get worse as you get married. You become lazy.
“I used to start doing joined-up handwriting then I thought, ‘I can’t be bothered with that as it’s quicker for me to not do it joined up’, I’m a bit like that in the bedroom. I don’t give up half way but I do remember that once I rolled on top of Sophie and she said, ‘Oh, get on with it’.”
But while Jamie may be letting things slide between the sheets, the presenter makes sure he doesn’t slack off in their relationship.
He suggested the couple start seeing a marriage counsellor and they have therapy together twice a month.
He explained: “I said to Sophie, ‘Look, 40 or 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, I think it’ll be really good to do’, so we still go every other week and I think therapy brings self-awareness.
“It opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinion.
‘She’s my ride or die’
“You’ve got to communicate for ever, otherwise these things boil up, and going to therapy gives us the best chance of surviving this up-and-down life we’re going to have. So twice a month we sit down for an hour, and I’ve learned lots of lessons.
“I found out that most of the time my wife is right, and that I’m very lucky to be with her, because my brain is all over the place 24/7.
“It’s made me calmer, with Sophie especially, as I’m generally more volatile than her.”
The couple have also learnt that it’s not just about how you get on — but how you resolve things.
Jamie added: “The most important thing is to really understand why you’re fighting and to decide if it’s really important or not.
“And if they are feeling so adamant about one thing, maybe try to see their point of view. But the biggest thing is if you’re in the wrong, say sorry, which I’m very good at.”
She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her body
Jamie and fashion designer Sophie, 30, met on the E4 reality show, cementing their love on a 2019 series trip in South Africa.
He said: “We started off as best friends, then about three years into our friendship we were on holiday together and she came out in a bikini.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re super hot’, and I was suddenly like, ‘Oh my God, wait, you’re not just my friend’, although I don’t think it was quite as profound a moment for her.
“I think for her it was, ‘Why is my friend staring at me?’”
The pair host the Newlyweds podcast together — where they take a warts-and-all approach to discussing their relationship.
And it is clear Jamie still dotes on Sophie.
He gushes: “She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her body.
“We tease and make fun of each other but there’s also a huge amount of respect. And the best thing about being married is that you’re part of a tribe.
“She’s my ride or die and being married to her has also stopped me window shopping.
“Before, if you’re in a relationship, you can very easily go ‘You’re p***ing me off today. You know what? I’m done here’. But when you’re married, it’s very much like you’re a team.”
Jamie also leans on his best friend Spencer Matthews, 35, for support.
The former lothario married Vogue Williams, 38, in 2018 and the pair now have three children.
Jamie said: “Spencer is the greatest dad and husband. Him and Vogue are amazing. They’re incredible.
“The fact they’ve got three kids and they’re doing all the stuff they’re doing and working so hard, I mean, it’s crazy. They said to us, ‘Just make sure you love each other all the time’.
“That’s great advice, as it’s really important to separate the hectic madness of life and spend quality time with one another.”
Like his former Made In Chelsea partner in crime, Jamie hopes to have his own family one day soon.
He jokes: “I want so many kids that at Christmas I could create a sleigh and attach them all to it and go, ‘Mush’, and they can drag me down the garden.
“If I have a son, I’m going to name him Blaze Laing, so he’ll sound like a porn star or a race car driver.
“I said to Sophie, ‘If we have kids, what do you want them to have of mine?’ and she said, ‘Just your personality. That’s it’.
“And I said, ‘Not my looks, my eyes?’ and she said, ‘Nope, nothing. Just your personality’.”
Jamie and his co-host Vick Hope, 34, took over Radio 1’s Drivetime Show last month.
And Jamie, who competed in Strictly in 2019, insists that Sophie is not worried about him working so closely with gorgeous Vick.
He said: “I did Strictly Come Dancing and there were no issues there. So I think being with Vick is fine. And even if I did have an inkling towards Vick, I don’t think I’m her type.”
And Vick’s superstar DJ husband, Calvin Harris, 40, clearly thinks there is nothing to worry about.
Therapy opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinion
Jamie
Jamie admitted: “Calvin saw a picture of me at the Brits and Vick went, ‘Oh, that’s Jamie, my co-host’, and Calvin went, ‘Oh I know him, but who is that standing next to him?’ and Vick went, ‘That’s his wife’, and Calvin said, ‘Oh, I thought he was gay’.”
As the great-great grandson of 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Grant, who created the McVitie’s biscuit empire, Jamie has received a backlash for being “too posh” for Radio 1.
But he said: “There’s a real problem with the class system in the UK. If my only hurdle that I have to jump over is that I’m posh, then I think I’m doing OK. I am posh and if people like that, great. If they don’t like that, I can’t do anything about it.”
And it turns out there are plenty who enjoy listening to him, as last month Jamie launched his new celebrity interview podcast Great Company, chatting with stars including singer Paloma Faith, TV’s Jay Blades, comic Jo Brand and magician Dynamo.
He said: “As a kid I used to do chat shows with teddy bears. I feel pretty blessed, pretty lucky and pretty happy. What I’ve realised is that happiness comes from the people you connect with.
“I’m very lucky, my family are alive, they’re healthy and well, I have a beautiful wife and great friends.”
- Great Company, with Jamie Laing, is available now on all podcast providers.