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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are showing they are determined to be "civilised" amid reports they are 'headed for divorce' during their last public outing.
Sophie, 27, who's been married to Joe, 34, for four years looks very "dominant" in the photos she shared when she went to watch the Jonas Brothers in concert in New York just two weeks ago. "That kiss on the back of his hand looks so telling about their relationship," body language expert Judi James exclusively tells The Mirror. "Sophie has pulled her husband’s hand up to her face to bridge the rather large spatial gap between them as they walk along and she’s pressing her lips against the back of it while her eyes look into the distance rather than directly at his face."
Body language expert Judi says the couple look more like "friends" in the images taken just weeks before reports they have called time on their relationship. "If this were a signal of devotion she might look him in the eyes as she kissed it to add a flirty, romantic message to the gesture, but by looking away she seems to have put a different and meaningful spin on the ritual," Judi says. "It could easily be taken for a kiss goodbye."
Judi adds: "It would suggest parting as friends and still having feelings of love and the kind of dedication that comes when you share children, but this is a rather Game of Thrones, historic looking ritual of old-fashioned gallantry and it is such an oddity that it could easily suggest something final.
"Joe’s face is pulled into an almost bashful grin. He looks happy at the PDA from his wife but he doesn’t respond directly to her. He’s allowing his hand to be kissed and their fingers are meshed here. If they were walking with their hands clasped and the fingers meshed before this hand kiss they would have been sending out signals of still being a very close couple.
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"If the rumours are true and they are parting, their body language here would suggest they’re intent on maintaining a civilised, intelligent relationship and maybe even keeping the door open for a possible reunion should life decisions and circumstances change."
Sophie and Joe have been married for four years (Variety via Getty Images)According to reports, Joe is "on the cusp" of filing for divorce from the Game of Thrones actress. Sources tell TMZ the couple have had "serious problems" for the last six months.
The couple have attended events together in pubic but in recent weeks Joe has been seen not wearing his wedding ring. They also recently sold their Miami mansion just a year after buying the home.
Joe and Sophie began dating in 2016, after mutual friends had tried to set them up and Joe slid into Sophie'a DMs. Sophie previously said: "We had a lot of mutual friends, and they'd been trying to introduce us for a long time. We were following each other on Instagram and he direct-messaged me one fine day, out of the blue."
They later confirmed their relationship in December 2016 before going Instagram official in January 2017. Months later, Joe popped the question to Sophie in October 2017 and the actress said yes.
Later, Sophie opened up on being engaged as she said: "It's lovely to be engaged. Not like I achieved anything, but I found my person, like I'd find a house that I love and want to stay in forever. There's a sense of peace that comes with finding your person. But there's a drive that comes with your career."
The couple then tied to knot at the iconic Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas in May 2019 before tying the knot again in France a month later. Just over a year later in July 2020, the couple announced the arrival of their daughter Willa followed by her little sister in 2022. The couple are very private about their family life and have never shared photos of their daughters on their social media.
In an interview with Elle, Sophie said she was "protective" of her family. "Every time Joe and I do a red carpet together, we make sure it's for the right reason and makes sense for our careers," she said. You never want to market yourself as a celebrity couple. It's not that cool."
She added: "And my daughter never asked for any of this. I know what it can do to your mental health to be in this industry, and to be photographed every day and have the comments. It's not something I want her to deal with unless she says, 'This is what I want to do.' We're quite strict about that. We'll encourage her to do whatever she wants but I don't think we would professionally let her do anything until she's 18. I also feel quite strongly about my daughter not becoming a nepotism child."
Earlier this year Sophie pleaded with fans to remove any recirculating videos of her daughter Willa after she accidentally shared a clip of the child on Instagram. The former Game of Thrones actress took to her Instagram Stories with a statement that explained that she'd made an "honest mistake" in sharing the clip of her child that she shares with Joe Jonas.
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Back in April Sophie was seen partying the night away alongside Priyanka Chopra as the duo watched their husbands perform at their Jonas Brothers gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It's been a busy year of touring for Joe and his band The Jonas Brothers and they are scheduled to perform through the winter around American before taking their tour worldwide in 2024.