JAMES Norton bravely opened up to Glastonbury festival goers about his heartbreaking split with his celebrity ex.
The star, 39, also revealed how this .
made the big revelation during a talk at the weekend.
Speaking on the stage as revellers watched on, the actor talked about his break-up with actress .
“This is going to sound ridiculous but I got broken up with and it was massive,”; James shared.
“We should rename this talk Heartbreak and it was on Heartbreak Therapy.”;
Continuing, he said: “I was a year and a half ago and I’m feeling great.
“But out of that massive change... I’m so sad. It’s very f**king sad.”;
Revealing how he was broken up with by Imogen, James said: “But it happened in a very abrupt way and it happened to me and my life just permanently shifted, completely changed direction.
“And I thought I lost the person but I also lost the life that I was about to lead and the kids that we named and all that kind of stuff.
“And actually in the last year and a half I have gone through the most monumental change as a result.
“And I feel like I’ve grown up. I feel like I’ve become a man. It’s mad.
“It’s like I’m 38 years old and I suddenly feel like I’ve grown up.”;
Talking about how he got over the split, he told festival goers: “I found some friends, , the outpouring of love from my family, the people around me was amazing.
“I ended up going to a Buddhist retreat in the south of called Plum Village.
“It’s the best place in the world. And I went because I was in this pit of pain and now I have this community.
“It’s a Zen Buddhist community. It’s amazing. And if you haven’t gone, really look it up because it really does change your life. But so much has been born from that massive radical change.
“So I know you wanted positive. Well that is positive.”;
The Sun revealed the in February last year after six years together
A source said: “James and Imogen have extremely busy work lives and it has made it difficult for them to see each other.
“They grew apart and split up last year.
“It hasn’t been easy for either of them but they are keeping their heads down and getting on with things.”;
The couple got together after James’s two-year romance with Irish actress and singer Jessie Buckley ended in 2017.
James previously spoke about juggling his hectic work life with his relationship, and said: “It comes at a cost because you don’t see each other a lot.
“But we are willing to pay that for the benefit of having someone in your life close to you who gets it, who is forgiving, who will give up their Sunday to do an annoying self-tape (audition).”;
MOVING ON
It comes after The Sun revealed earlier this month how at Lido festival in London.
One onlooker told us: “James andlooked very into each other and they were snogging backstage.
“We were all quite surprised to see them there together, let alone kissing.
“I don’t think they’ve even known each other that long, but it was a fun hang-out backstage and they got taken away by the vibe.”;
