Dario Franchitti is not one to divulge details about his personal life, but a year after he parted ways with Ashley Judd, he shared with WTHR that they made it a point to maintain their friendship despite the split, and that they will always be each other’s family no matter what. “We are great friends. As everyone knows, we got divorced last year,” the racer said at the time. “Not an easy decision for both of us. She is great. She is a wonderful person. I am lucky we have managed to keep that great friendship and a very, very important person in my life.”
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Judd, for her part, shared the same sentiment. While they may no longer be romantically involved, Franchitti will always be “my loved one,” she said in an interview with Ladies’ Home Journal (via Us Weekly). “Even before our wedding, we agreed not to tell people about our relationship, but to show them instead,” she added. “What we’re showing them now is we’re human, we’re family, and this is what family looks like.”
