Gladiators star Jet has opened up on the ‘endless’ jealous rows that triggered her shock split from her wife.

It was revealed by MailOnline this week that the Nineties pin-up, 54, real name Diane Youdale, broke up with her wife Zoe Gilbert after 18 months together and a year of marriage.

The pair had tied the knot with during an intimate ceremony in July 2023, having met in a supermarket. 

And in a new interview, Diane detailed the events that led to the breakdown of her marriage as she told how she’d ‘lost’ herself amid the arguments, claiming her ex was ‘insecure’ about her previous partners. 

She told The Sun: ‘I became a bit of a pᴀssenger, I’m usually independent, proactive, and there’s things I like to do like walking but I stopped doing all that. She would say “what about Sonia? What about Lisa?” These are exes, professionally and personally.

‘I was like: “I don’t go on at you about your past I’m not insecure about that.” But it was endless. I lost ‘me’ really quickly. And that is possibly that something I’ve done in relationships in the past as well.

Gladiators star Jet has opened up on the ‘endless’ jealous rows that triggered her shock split from her wife (pictured in August 2023)

It was revealed by MailOnline this week that the Nineties pin-up, 54, real name Diane Youdale, broke up with her wife Zoe Gilbert after 18 months together and a year of marriage.

in a new interview, Diane detailed the events that led to the breakdown of her marriage as she told how she’d ‘lost’ herself amid the arguments, claiming her ex was ‘insecure’ about her previous partners [pictured in her Gladiators heyday in 1992]

‘What is the point in being with somebody in the now and having a future ahead of you if all you want to do is talk about that person’s past?’

During the chat, Diane spoke about the happy beginnings of the whirlwind romance, telling how she became ‘fully invested’ in their relationship after proposing as she ‘knew in my heart’ that Zoe was the one. 

However, she added that when it comes to relationships, she tended to jump in with both feet ‘pretty quick’. 

Diane told how their relationship crumbled very quickly, with the TV star moving out of their home just two months after they married.

She added that Zoe had asked her to give their romance another try, but things ‘didn’t work’ and Diane ended up filing for divorce on their one-year anniversary.  

At the time of her marriage, the former TV star said she ‘just knew’ Zoe was the one for her after they spent all their time laughing together, admitting: ‘I think you know if you want to be with somebody.’

Jet’s relationship with Zoe was her first public romance with a woman after she came out shortly before they committed to each other. 

She was the Gladiators’ standout star during the programme’s first four seasons from 1992-1995. 

‘I became a bit of a pᴀssenger, I’m usually independent, proactive, and there’s things I like to do like walking but I stopped doing all that. She would say “what about Sonia? What about Lisa?” These are exes, professionally and personally’

‘I was like: “I don’t go on at you about your past I’m not insecure about that.” But it was endless. I lost ‘me’ really quickly. And that is possibly that something I’ve done in relationships in the past as well’

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A source close to the pair, said amid the split: ‘Diane and Zoe just realised it wasn’t to be. They didn’t see any point carrying on so decided to end their relationship.

‘It’s sad, especially as they were only married for a year, but they just weren’t getting on.

‘On reflection, they may have rushed into making their commitment official but there’s no regrets or hard feelings between them.’ 

A neighbour close to Zoe told MailOnline on Friday that Jet hasn’t been at the property for months. 

They said: ‘It’s a shame that their relationship was so brief, Diane hasn’t lived here for quite some time.’

Zoe, who works as an educator in the prison service, has also changed her relationship status on Facebook to ‘single.’ 

The pair, whose chance encounter happened at a supermarket when Zoe approached Jet, got hitched in front of just nine friends and family in the summer of 2023. 

And they intended to carry on their low-key nuptials enjoying a mini-moon in Northumbria as well as travelling the country to celebrate the happy news with friends, who were unable to attend their wedding.

MailOnline approached Jet’s representative for comment at the time. 

The couple appeared together on ITV’s Lorraine with Ranvir Singh in August 2023, revealing how quickly romance had blossomed between them.

Jet said to Zoe: ‘I asked you four months in… I just knew. The proposal was really boring, just in the kitchen over a glᴀss of wine, you know, lets do this.’ 

Diane told how their relationship crumbled very quickly, with the TV star moving out of their home just two months after they married [pictured in 2019]

She added that Zoe had asked her to give their romance another try, but things ‘didn’t work’ and Diane ended up filing for divorce on their one-year anniversary

She continued: ‘I think you know if you want to be with somebody and I have kind of done it before in another lifetime. You just know that feeling of resonance.

‘Zoe is very well educated, she’s very funny, we just spend the moment from waking up to go to sleep laughing.’

Jet had previously spoken on a podcast about her feelings for Zoe, who she said made her feel ‘safe’ and ‘loved.’ 

When asked if her fanbase was aware of her Sєxuality, Jet replied: ‘Probably not and I don’t care, we are what we are, it doesn’t matter, I don’t give a damn…

‘I’m safe and I’m loved and there’s no threat to me anymore, and that’s what means the world to me.’

Zoe admitted to fancying Jet when she was a Gladiator and called her wife the ‘most beautiful woman’ she had ever seen

Speaking about their wedding in 2023, Jet said: ‘We’re married. We kept it very very quiet. Literally nine people on the planet knew. We wanted to keep it really tiny’ (pictured in 2017)

Jet previously dated former Gladiators co-star Hunter, real name James Crossley, but they split after a year together when she quit the programme following a serious neck injury

Jet was the Gladiators’ standout star during the programme’s first four seasons from 1992-1995

Zoe admitted to fancying Jet when she was a Gladiator and called her wife the ‘most beautiful woman’ she had ever seen. 

While Jet has had relationships with men in the past, she said that she’s ‘never felt tied to any one Sєxual idenтιтy.’ 

She previously dated former Gladiators co-star Hunter, real name James Crossley, but they split after a year together when she quit the programme following a serious neck injury. 

After she and Hunter parted ways, Diane married TV executive George Mayhew, who she agreed to marry after they had been together for a short time.