Ellie Goulding has reflected on the unhealthy relationships of her Twenties and praised her marriage to Caspar Jopling.
The Starry Eyed songstress, 33, who wed the businessman, 28, in an idyllic ceremony in York last year, spoke in GLAMOUR’s May digital issue about her younger loves and how it is being a newlywed in lockdown.
Having had previous high profile romances in her Twenties – with stars including Jeremy Irvine, Dougie Poytner and reportedly Prince Harry – she admits at the time she was ‘a jealous, chaotic, frenzied person’.
Open and honest: Ellie Goulding has reflected on the unhealthy relationships of her Twenties and praised her marriage to Caspar Jopling
Ellie’s love life through her Twenties saw her date Greg James in 2010, DJ Skrillex in 2012, Jeremy in 2013, Prince Harry in 2014 and Dougie from 2014 to 2016.
Speaking about her younger relationships, Ellie said: ‘I wrote a song about jealousy the other night because I was a jealous, chaotic, frenzied person in my 20s.’
She admits her rise to fame played a part in her instability, as she went on: ‘I didn’t know who I was. I went straight from university to being on tour, so I had no chance to settle into a routine and understand my habits and my personality…
‘If you enter into a relationship as that person, then you will attract the same person that isn’t right for you…
Amazing: The Starry Eyed songstress, 33, who wed the businessman, 28, in an idyllic ceremony in York last year (pictured), spoke in GLAMOUR’s May digital issue about her younger loves and how it is being a newlywed in lockdown
Way back when: She dated Dougie Poynter from 2014 to 2016 (pictured in 2015)
Royal romance? She is rumoured to have dated Prince Harry in 2014 (pictured in 2014)
‘Then for whatever reason, you keep going with this relationship because you feel safe in it and you feel like I’d rather be in this crazy relationship than be single’.
Ellie also admitted that not being close to her parents Arthur and Tracey was a factor: ‘I think because of my childhood and not really being that close to either of my parents gave me that extra urge for comfort and security.’
Ellie has now found her happily ever after with Caspar, with whom she confirmed her engagement on 7 August 2018, before tying the knot in an idyllic and star-studded ceremony at York Minster on 31 August 2019.
Caspar is the grandson of former Conservative MP Michael Jopling, who was the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1983 to 1987.
Read the full feature in the May Digital issue of GLAMOUR UK
Her love: Ellie has now found her happily ever after with Caspar, with whom she confirmed her engagement on 7 August 2018, before tying the knot in an idyllic and star-studded ceremony at York Minster on 31 August 2019 (pictured in 2018 at Princess Eugenie’s wedding)
Since lockdown began, Ellie admits the couple have been tackling their marriage ‘maturely’ – in a stark difference to her younger relationships.
She revealed: ‘When I think about my marriage, it’s a perfect example of it because it’s so mature, we talk things through, and we never argue…
‘If we have differences, we talk them out, we don’t just say, ‘Well, I’m right and you’re wrong and we’ll just agree to differ.’ We talk about why we might disagree on something.’
Pumping iron: Well-known for her love of fitness, Ellie also discussed her body confidence and her relationship with her body and image
‘It’s been great, I can honestly say that we haven’t come to blows, we haven’t stormed out of the house or vice versa and I’m grateful for that…
‘It’s probably not ideal straight after you get married to suddenly be completely forced together, but it’s been actual evidence that we can just coexist really peacefully and really happily.’
Well-known for her love of fitness, Ellie also discussed her body confidence and her relationship with her body and image.
Wow: She said: ‘I’ve always kept fit and I’ve always been really conscious of health, but I had an unhealthy relationship with food. But then I also had this destructive side, which was very in keeping with being an artist and a songwriter’
She said: ‘I’ve always kept fit and I’ve always been really conscious of health, but I had an unhealthy relationship with food. But then I also had this destructive side, which was very in keeping with being an artist and a songwriter…
‘Then the other half of me was so desperate for control and routine. That affected my diet, it affected my relationship with food. Then I also was really against eating meat and then I was vegan, but I wasn’t a good vegan…
‘I think I’ve done every type of diet there is. I’ve never been obsessed with being as thin as possible, as I truly think to be strong is the most incredible thing ever for a woman.’
Read the full feature in the May Digital issue of GLAMOUR UK
Lockdown love: ‘It’s probably not ideal straight after you get married to suddenly be completely forced together, but it’s been actual evidence that we can just coexist really peacefully and really happily’