British chef Nigella Lawson has had a hard time since photos of her husband, Charles Saatchi, choking her at a restaurant surfaced. She is now being put in a difficult position: should she leave him after the incident, or try to work things out? Obviously onlookers don’t know the whole story (is this his first time laying his hands on her?) but she is still under pressure to make the right choice. According to reports, Nigella has said “I am not some sort of battered wife” and she may be willing to work on the relationship:
“She desperately loves Charles and says he is her world. She feels that if he would look at getting some sort of help, anger management or therapy then they can work at rebuilding their relationship. As in any marriage, there are issues and problems that arise, and he is under a huge amount of pressure and stress. But she feels she is never going to be able to live this down and move on.”
She is currently staying at a Mayfair apartment while she makes her decision, along with her two teenager children. Reports say that if the pictures hadn’t gone public, she wouldn’t have left their family home, but now she feels like her reputation is on the line:
“Nigella feels her hand has been forced. She would not have left if the incident had stayed private.”
