How Dominic West, wife Catherine joke about ‘deeply stressful’ Lily James PDA scandal 4 years later

Dominic West and his wife, Catherine FitzGerald, have learned to laugh about his affair with Lily James four years ago.

“I hesitate to speak on my wife’s behalf because it was obviously horrible, particularly for her,” the “Wire” alum told London’s Sunday Times in a profile published April 21, “but we do joke about it sometimes.”

West explained that he and FitzGerald would be running mundane errands and the press would describe the pair as “putting on a show of unity.”

“Even if we’d just been rowing about parking the car or whatever, even if that couldn’t be further from the truth,” he quipped. “And so when we go out we do sort of say, ‘Shall we go and have a show of unity up in London?’”

The “Crown” star, 54, and Fitzgerald, 52, have been married since 2010.

Their marriage was put under a magnifying glass in 2020 when the actor was caught kissing James, who was his “Pursuit Of Love” co-star, in Rome.

“It was an absurd situation. It was deeply stressful for my wife and my kids, but there were lighter moments,” he added. “That was the best that came out of it, really.”

When West returned home to the UK, he and the landscape architect insisted their marriage was “strong” in a message posted to paparazzi outside their home.

“Our marriage is strong and we’re very much still together,” read the note, which was signed by both West and FitzGerald. “Thank you.”

Meanwhile, the “Cinderella” star, 35, subsequently canceled her press appearances until May 2021 when she said there was “a lot to say” about the affair but declined to elaborate.

Two weeks later, FitzGerald told The Independent that she and West were “totally devoted to each other” and their “full, vibrant family life together.”