Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says 'sometimes it gets messy' after separation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is getting candid about life following her separation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a new interview with CBC's "The Current," the "Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other" author spoke about navigating the end of her 18-year marriage to Trudeau in the public eye.

The 48-year-old mother-of-three said that although there are bound to be people trying to "sniff out the gossip" there's "not much to sniff out."

"I'm in a family and I'm raising my kids, and I've had, you know, a partner where sincerity, open conversations, difficult conversations, are at the core of who we are as a family," she explained. "I feel that this space of calm inside me, most people sense it. And the ones who don't, well, it's OK. I can't control that."

The couple's separation has been a learning curve for their family, including their three children: Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. "We are still bound by respect and love, and we have each other's backs and minds and hearts," Grégoire Trudeau shared. "Sometimes it gets messy, like, you know, in all family life. And it should be, because it kind of makes us appreciate the better times."

In an interview with Yahoo Canada, Grégoire Trudeau spoke about taking care of herself during her separation from the Prime Minister.

“I have never been more attuned and caring of my mental health than through this whole process,” she said. “I have been pushed to dig into my authenticity and to put my attachment issues aside. But just because you restructure a relationship, it doesn’t mean you have to kill it. We are still bound by love.”

She explained that even though the separation process has been painful, the pair continue to uphold respect for each other.

"It hurts," Grégoire Trudeau continued. “But when you have love and respect for real, you learn that at some point, you have to set them free."

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