Fotocredits: This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. He turned his radio down and said, ‘F***ing hell, I thought I’d heard it all’.“The kids are the most important thing and that they don’t see mum and dad arguing.“For me it was always about keeping their interests at heart.”Paul now lives in Windsor, Berks, while Kirsty recently bought a £1.4million farmhouse in a nearby town after selling their marital home in Virginia Water, Surrey, for £895,000.Kirsty, whose younger sister Laura is married to comic Russell Brand, is now single after sPaul revealed he and his ex have been supporting each other during lockdown.He said: “I do worry for Kirsty sometimes because it is not easy at a time like this.“Kirsty is fantastic and so much more engaged now — more than ever. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed In a candid interview — the first time Paul Sampson has spoken since the public split with Kirsty Gallacher, above, in 2014 Paul reveals how Kirsty dropped the bombshell that she wanted a divorce while he was still struggling with depression over the death of his father Ex-England rugby ace Paul had been with Kirsty for 15 years when the pair split The former golden couple met in 1999, shortly after Paul won his first England cap and she had just been named as the new face of Sky Sports news Paul said the relationship with Kirsty started to falter after he retired from rugby due to injury Paul talks of pressures created by becoming a stay-at-home dad to their children while Kirsty travelled the world for her work Paul had been left shattered by the 2004 death of his 68-year-old dad Brian, and later went into a deep depression Kirsty is now single after relationships with rugby ace Danny Cipriani, 32, actor Laurence Fox, 41, and comedian Jack Whitehall, 31 Paul revealed he and Kirsty have been supporting each other during lockdownCeltic hero Chris Sutton defends Kirsty Gallacher from 'abhorrent' abuse after laughing during radio call in from fuming City fan This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. . 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Paul started working with his father in the dry wall business at an early age. I stayed very quiet.“I could have had plenty to say, especially after Kirsty gave one or two interviews that indicated I had packed a bag and left the family home.“There’s a lot more to what happened than Kirsty alluded to.“We both had our issues. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.SPORTS presenter Kirsty Gallacher and husband Paul Sampson toasted their divorce . He was exposed to various cultures and accents throughout his childhood and early teenage years; an influence he would explore and call "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. In a candid interview — the first time Paul Sampson has spoken since the public split with Kirsty Gallacher, above, in 2014. . . Well, not from the off, that’s a lie.” Kirsty, 44, previously revealed that the brush with death that her golf legend dad The pair had a year of legal wrangling as they thrashed out their divorce — prompting Kirsty to call the marriage her “worst investment”. Like any rugby player, I wanted to change the world after I retired and get a buzz from something else.”Paul talked over the daunting prospect of becoming a stay-at-home dad with his pals, including England prop David Flatman.He said: “I was having a game of golf with two rugby friends, including Dave, when I told them.“I was fearful, like most men would be. Here is Paul Sampson’s obituary. So I went over and said, ‘Are you OK?’“She got quite annoyed but I said, ‘Look, this doesn’t have to be a war.’”In a candid interview — the first time Paul has spoken since the pair’s public split in 2014 — the sports star reveals how Kirsty dropped the bombshell that she wanted a divorce while he was still struggling with depression over the death of his father years earlier.He also tells how pressures created by becoming a stay-at-home dad to their children while Kirsty had to travel the world for work put extra strain on their relationship.Drawing on experiences from the split, the 42-year-old former London Wasps player has now launched his own life-coaching business to help sports players and separating couples.Paul — dad to two sons aged 13 and ten with Kirsty — said: “I have never talked about what happened because I was never one for self-promotion.