James Haskell looks tense as he leaves podcast recording where he made vile  ‘jokes’ about 9/11 and his sex life with ex Chloe Madeley

James Haskell looked tense as he took a phone call after shocking audiences at his  podcast recording on Tuesday. 

The former England international player – who recently announced his split from wife Chloe Madeley – made a series of vile remarks while recording World Cup After Party: The Good, the Bad and The Rugby with ex teammate Mike Tindall and Alex Payne.

It was his first public outing since he and Chloe announced their separation following five years of marriage – after he was spotted cosying up to another woman during a night out in London last month.

During the show, he and his co-hosts performed at the G-Live centre in Guildford, Surrey, to a packed house – with James mentioning several times during the two-and-a-half-hour performance, his failed relationship.

During the first half of the show the audience had laughed as he had poked fun at himself, but it was his joke referring to the collapse of the Twin Towers – which left almost 3,000 dead in 2001 – that led to an audible sharp intake of breath from the crowd.

Oh dear: James Haskell looked tense as he took a phone call after shocking audiences at his podcast recording at the G-Live centre in Guildford on Tuesday

James – who littered his performance with four letter words – relayed a story about former England coach Andy Farrell asking players to be honest with him and staff about their methods at the team training centre.

He said: ’He went straight to Tom Wood, right, former player and he crumpled like the Twin Towers….’

The audience then gasped and someone shouted ‘Jesus!’

James said: ’What? Too obscene? F**k off, that was 9/11 dickhead, its 2023 time to get over it.’

As the audience uncomfortably turned in their seats, he went on: ‘I’m joking, joking’.

He then laughed nervously and added: ‘It’s alright. Don’t worry I’m not coming back to Guildford, it’s alright.’

His co-hosts held their heads as he cracked the joke and then carried on the anecdote to the muted crowd with one overheard telling a pal: ’That was a bit near the knuckle.’

Later in another crude reference, he described how during a team building white water exercise ahead of the 2015 World Cup – for which he was left on the bench – he had reached out to try and grab ex England coach Stuart Lancaster’s life jacket.

Thrusting his hand forward towards the audience, he said: ’Look at this hand ladies and gentlemen, it’s a claw fingers at all angles, only person who likes it is the missus, well used to….’ 

Wise? The former England international player made a series of vile remarks while recording World Cup After Party: The Good, the Bad and The Rugby with Mike Tindall and Alex Payne

The podcast recording was James’ first work commitment since announcing the end of his five-year marriage to Chloe.

Chloe and James, who married in 2018, had fuelled speculation about their relationship after the personal trainer emerged without her wedding ring as she partied with friends – shortly after the former rugby player was pictured chatting to a mystery blonde outside a London nightspot.

In a joint update shared to Instagram last week, they announced: ‘Chloe and I mutually decided to separate at the end of September, 2023.

‘We had not planned on releasing a statement at this time – certainly not while the television show was airing – but constant speculation about our marriage has, unfortunately, forced our hand.

‘Beyond this statement, we will not be speaking about this matter publicly, and we would request privacy at this time.

‘Our sole focus now is our beautiful daughter. We shall continue to co-parent with nothing but love.’

End of an era: The podcast recording was James’ first work commitment since announcing the end of his five-year marriage to Chloe Madeley (pictured in 2018) 

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