The relationship between presenter Vogue Williams and her former spouse—former Westlife singer Brian McFadden—has reached a definitive end. Williams has officially confirmed that she has completely cut off communication with the singer, marking the conclusion of a long-standing estrangement triggered by a personal conflict surrounding McFadden’s wedding last summer.

The Trigger for the Estrangement

Vogue Williams, 40, and Brian McFadden, 46, were married from 2012 to 2017. Since their separation, Williams has maintained a notably discreet stance, rarely mentioning her ex-husband in the public eye. However, this silence was broken during the latest episode of her podcast, My Therapist Ghosted Me, where she candidly addressed the reasons behind their complete lack of communication.

Last July, McFadden married Danielle Parkinson—a former PE teacher and mother of his four-year-old daughter, Ruby—in an intimate beach ceremony in Cornwall. The fact that McFadden did not extend an invitation to Williams served as the catalyst for the fallout. Expressing her candid disappointment, Williams stated:

“He did not invite me to his new wedding. I did find that incredibly rude that he didn’t invite me, actually, and that is why we don’t talk.”

Although Williams is currently enjoying a fulfilled life with her second husband, reality star Spencer Matthews, and is expecting their fourth child, she did not shy away from making pointed remarks regarding McFadden’s recent nuptials. She even joked that she would have been happy to attend the ceremony, if only to ensure the marriage proceeded as intended:

“I’d be booting him down the aisle. He’s your problem now, my friend!”

McFadden’s Romantic History and Williams’ Reflections

During the podcast, Williams also touched upon McFadden’s complex romantic history. Before his marriage to Parkinson, McFadden was married to Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona for four years and was engaged to Australian singer Delta Goodrem for three years. Williams remarked with a touch of irony that McFadden’s previous partners were “lucky” that their relationships concluded at the engagement stage rather than progressing to marriage.

However, beneath the lighthearted banter, Williams hinted at the deeper complexities of her past marriage. She shared that while she once embraced the status of being “a divorcee,” that title was short-lived as she remarried shortly after. She humorously pivoted to her current domestic realities, lamenting her husband Spencer Matthews’ snoring, which served as a stark contrast to the gravity of her past relationships.

The Lingering Regret of a Past “Mistake”

Recent media reports suggest that Williams feels a profound sense of embarrassment when forced to revisit her first marriage. She has described herself during that period as young, impressionable, and swept away by the allure of pop-star fame, which led her into a union she later deemed a disaster.

In her autobiography, Big Mouth, Williams candidly revealed that she recognized the error of her ways on her wedding day:

“The morning of the wedding I felt very stressed and so anxious because deep down I knew I had made a mistake.”

She maintained that while McFadden was fun to be around, he was simply not “husband material.” Williams concluded her thoughts on the past with a somber declaration:

“There are things that went on in our relationship that will never be forgiven.”

For Williams, being confronted with questions regarding her ex-husband—such as during a recent podcast interview with Jamie Laing—is an uncomfortable experience. She views that chapter of her life not merely as a mistake, but as a period she prefers to keep firmly buried, allowing her to focus entirely on her current life with Spencer Matthews and their children.