Who is Jason Isaacs' former actress wife Emma Hewitt – who he met at drama school in the 80s? The White Lotus star's partner helped him overcome his drug addiction, and now they share 2 daughters

South China Morning Post

25-03-2025

Jason Isaacs, 61, is walking back comments he made about male nudity and
Mikey Madison , after they caused uproar online.
Jason Isaacs upset a lot of people with his comments about a scene in The White Lotus recently. Photo: Max and HBO
The British actor, who was asked whether he wore a prosthetic penis for his character Timothy Ratliff's full-frontal scene in
The White Lotus , had told CBS Mornings: 'It's interesting because the best actress this year is Mikey Madison at the Oscars. And I don't see anybody discussing her vulva, which was on [the screen] all the time.' The actor continued: 'But when women are naked,
Margaret Qualley as well, in The Substance, nobody would dream of talking to her about her genitalia or her nipples or any of those things. So, it's odd that there's a double standard.' His comments created a swift backlash online, but he has since clarified that he hadn't intended to offend anyone.
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'I said the wrong words in the wrong way. I used the phrase 'double standard', which I didn't mean at all,' he told Variety in a recent interview. 'There is a [different] double standard – women have been monstrously exploited and men haven't.'
The actor said that his remarks had come out wrong and that he had been tired after doing so many interviews. 'I absolutely should not have mentioned those two actresses, whom I respect enormously,' he added. 'Mikey Madison I'm a massive fan of. My point wasn't that men have had a harder time than women – that would be absurd. Women have had a monstrous time on camera forever, and I hope to God that is changing.'
He said he had been asked so many times in the same day about his genitalia by journalists and found it 'a bit weird and slightly obsessive' but 'battled it off very poorly'.
Jason Isaacs and his wife Emma Hewitt on holiday in Bhutan last year. Photo: Himalayan Foothills Travels/Facebook
Away from screen, Jason Isaacs is a loving father and husband to his wife and partner of many decades, Emma Hewitt. Here's what we know about her.
Emma Hewitt was an actress and documentary maker
Jason Isaacs and Emma Hewitt at the after-party for the Burberry Winter 2025 show during London Fashion Week on February 24, in London, England.
Emma Hewitt, not to be confused with the Australian singer of the same name, also used to work in TV and film. She is a former documentary filmmaker and also acted in a handful of British television productions in the early 90s including Casualty, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, and Jeeves & Wooster, per IMDB.