Alysia Vasey has spoken out about what she described as a “toxic” marriage, claiming her estranged husband insulted her family and left her feeling trapped.
The Yorkshire Forager, who regularly appears on James Martin’s Saturday Morning, recently announced she was divorcing her husband less than a year after their wedding. She said the relationship had ended before Christmas and claimed she had suffered significant financial losses.
Alysia has not publicly identified her estranged husband. In new Instagram posts, she alleged that he called members of her family “Polish scum” after learning about her grandfather’s experiences during the Second World War.
She also claimed he told her he would not stay if she underwent knee surgery and the procedure proved unsuccessful.
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Alysia Vasey shares claims about her marriage
Discussing the alleged conversation about her health, Alysia told followers: “Getting married, and being told – and you all know I’ve got dodgy knees, I’ve had dodgy knees for ages – that if you had a knee operation and it didn’t work, they didn’t want to be with you anymore.
“Because they’re not going to be looking after a disabled person and the house wasn’t suitable for that sort of person.”
Alysia said she had thought carefully before sharing the allegations publicly. She claimed she had previously tried to make excuses for the comments.
In her caption, she wrote: “Thought long and hard about this, but it’s helping me putting this out there, the words that you just cannot forgive or go back on.
“I made excuses to myself thinking, they didn’t mean it. But living a toxic life is no good for anybody.”
The TV personality also encouraged other people who felt they had escaped similar circumstances to rebuild their lives.
Alysia further alleged that her husband ran up bills on her credit card. She said the breakdown of the marriage had cost her almost everything and described the months after their separation as a struggle.
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Alysia Vasey admits split from husband has been an ‘absolute struggle’
Alysia first announced she and her husband had split in an Instagram video earlier this month.
“So this is a hard one,” Alysia began. “So I feel like coming clean because there’s no point wearing a wedding ring when your marriage is over.
“And it has been since before Christmas. I know I haven’t been married long.”
Alysia has continued to keep her husband’s identity private, revealing only that he is a farmer.
Speaking about her financial situation, Alysia alleged that she had been “taken for a ride” and had lost her money.
She continued: “Everything. Absolutely everything. It’s been a struggle. Absolute struggle these last eight, nine months. I didn’t expect it.”
The TV regular admitted that she felt embarrassed about the marriage ending and had not expected to find herself alone.
In the caption accompanying her video, Alysia said the past four years had been extremely difficult and claimed she had “lost just about everything”. She added that she was still trying to process what had happened.
Wedding news shared on James Martin’s show
Alysia announced her engagement in January 2025 after her partner proposed on New Year’s Eve. She later revealed during a February 2025 appearance on James Martin’s programme that they had married and that she would use the surname Greenwood.
At the time, James told her: “I am not going to get the hang of this. I have been calling you Alysia Vasey for years now.”
She jokingly replied: “Better foraging name, Greenwood!”
Ending her latest update on a hopeful note, Alysia said she wanted eventually to find “the peace and love that I deserve”.
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