Jodie Turner-Smith knew it was time to end her marriage to Joshua Jackson.
“She decided she was done,” a source told PEOPLE of the 37-year-old actress, who filed for divorce from Dawson’s Creek alum, 45, after more than three years of marriage.
“They are on very different paths in life,” the source continued. “Jodie loves being a mom. She also loves to work.”
The insider also noted, “It turned into an unhealthy marriage that made her unhappy. They will co-parent their daughter. They want her to continue to thrive.”
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith.
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Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith Relationship Timeline
In Turner-Smith’s divorce filing obtained by PEOPLE, the actress cited “irreconcilable differences” as the legal basis for their divorce. Turner-Smith asked the court to grant the former couple joint custody of their daughter Juno Rose Diana Jackson, whom they had in April 2020.
The Sexual education the actress initially met Jackson at Usher’s birthday party in 2018. In August 2019, the couple sparked rumors of an imminent wedding when they showed up to pick up their wedding license in Beverly Hills. PEOPLE later confirmed that they were married on August 18, 2019.
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On International Women’s Day 2020, the actress-model took to her Instagram Story to share the news that she and Jackson are about to welcome a baby girl.
The Queen & Slim star posted a video of her pregnant belly, writing: “Can you see her dancing in there? Every time I try to take a picture she stops.”
A month after the couple welcomed their baby, Jackson posted a Mother’s Day tribute to Turner-Smith on Instagram, thanking his wife for “making me a father” and praising the new mother alongside a photo of her holding their daughter.
“Thank you for the depth of grace you have found since our daughter arrived. The commitment you have made seems so easy, but I know it is anything but,” he captioned the post.
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On September 13 – the same day Turner-Smith listed as her split date – she gushed about feeling loved by friends and family on her 37th birthday in a post she shared on Instagram.
She captioned a series of photos from her birthday celebration in New York: “As I enter another new year, I can’t help but meditate on love, and it’s many manifestations… love is not some lofty unattainable thing. love is a gesture, a look , intention.”
“Love is community. love shows up,” added Turner-Smith. Although the pictures included shots with her friends and family, at the time of publication Jackson was noticeably absent from the carousel.
She concluded, “thank you to all of you who came to me this week in New York – in spirit and in body. I don’t take any of this for granted, and most of all, I don’t take any of you for granted.”
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