Martha Stewart admits she had an affair throughout marriage however ex ‘by no means knew about’ it

Martha Stewart is getting actual. 

The life-style guru admitted in the trailer of her new Netflix documentary “Martha” that she had an affair throughout her decades-long marriage to her solely husband, Andrew Stewart. 

“Younger ladies, hearken to my recommendation, if you happen to’re married and your husband begins to cheat on you, he’s a bit of s—,” the 83-year-old mentioned within the trailer. “Get out of that marriage.” 

“Didn’t you’ve an affair early on?” a producer will be heard saying to the house and backyard maven. 

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A split of Martha Stewart and a picture of her with her husband

Martha Stewart married her ex-husband Andrew Stewart in 1961. They divorced in 1990.  (Arnold Turner/Getty Pictures for Netflix; Arthur Schatz/Getty Pictures)

“Yeah, however I don’t assume Andy ever knew about that,” Stewart answered. 

The brand new documentary covers Stewart’s marriage, her rise within the life-style business and her authorized woes

“What does it imply to be the primary feminine self-made billionaire in historical past?” Stewart asks herself rhetorically in the beginning of the trailer earlier than laughing. 

 She added within the trailer that she was “thought-about loopy” as her profession got here collectively, “however it labored.” 

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Martha Stewart with her daughter Alexis

Martha Stewart along with her daughter, Alexis.  (Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Picture Financial institution/NBCUniversal through Getty Pictures through Getty Pictures)

“I’m strict, and I’m demanding, and I’m all these good issues that make a profitable particular person,” she added. 

Somebody within the trailer mentioned that whereas these qualities have been nice for a businessman, Stewart was labeled a “b—-.”

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“All of that did encourage me tremendously,” Stewart admitted of being known as a b—-. 

“I don’t assume Andy ever knew about that.”

— Martha Stewart on her affair

Stewart, a former mannequin, labored as a stockbroker and then started a catering enterprise within the Seventies that led to her first cookbook, “Entertaining,” in 1982. Extra cookbooks adopted, and she or he started to make TV appearances. 

Martha Stewart with her husband in 1980

Martha Stewart and then-husband, Andy Stewart, outdoors their dwelling, in 1980.  (Arthur Schatz/Getty Pictures)

Her journal, Martha Stewart Residing, revealed its first challenge within the winter of 1990. 

However on the peak of her success in 2004, she was charged and located responsible on a number of counts, together with conspiracy, securities fraud and obstruction of justice. She served 5 months in a minimal safety federal jail.

“I used to be a trophy for these idiots,” Stewart claimed within the documentary. “I used to be dragged into solitary. No meals or water. These prosecutors ought to have been put in a Cuisinart and turned on excessive.”

Martha Stewart on the Today show

Martha Stewart on the “In the present day” present in 2008.  (Virginia Sherwood/NBC NewsWire)

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She mentioned that after she acquired out of jail, she needed to “climb out of a gap” professionally, however in her mid-80s, the life-style icon continues to remain related, from her friendship with Snoop Dogg and posting thirst traps on social media to the continued success of her model. 

“What’s extra vital? A wedding or a profession?” she posited within the documentary. 

Martha Stewart posing with Snoop Dogg

Martha Stewart with Snoop Dogg.  (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

After a producer informed her, “You inform me,” Stewart answered, “I don’t know.” 

“The cookie cutter home and the cookie cutter life was not for me,” she mentioned within the trailer. “I may’ve simply been a depressing, has-been housewife, however I didn’t let that occur to myself, and I’m so blissful I didn’t.”

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The previous couple married in 1961 and divorced in 1990. Their solely daughter, Alexis, 59, has adopted in her mom’s footsteps as a radio and TV host, together with for her mom’s model. 

Martha Stewart at Sports Illustrated event

Martha Stewart has mentioned that she hasn’t spoken to her ex-husband since they divorced. (Mike Coppola/Getty Pictures for Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit)

Stewart admitted the divorce was onerous for her, in a 2020 interview with Folks journal. 

“Getting divorced was a horrible factor for me, as a result of we have been the primary to divorce in my household,” she mentioned. “And that we haven’t spoken for the reason that divorce is much more painful. However I’m very sturdy, and I’m very motivated to get on with life.”

“Martha” is out there to stream on Netflix on Oct. 30. 

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