Overview
- Speaking on Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth, West reflected that ending his relationship with Polly Astor ranks among the biggest sadnesses of his life.
- He said the relationship’s timing felt wrong because he was 28, just out of drama school, and focused on work opportunities in America.
- West noted he and Astor have since become great friends, and their daughter, Martha, is fully integrated into his household with wife Catherine FitzGerald and their four children.
- He has previously acknowledged that he initiated the split and hurt Astor, saying he was not ready to settle and was busy filming before landing The Wire.
- West has been married to FitzGerald since 2010, splitting time between London and Glin Castle, and their union faced public scrutiny in 2020 following photos with co-star Lily James before a joint statement affirmed their marriage.