'Frantic' Martha Stewart ripped her hair out after finding out her husband cheated on her with their employee

Martha Stewart was sent into a spiral aft learning that her then-husband, Andrew 'Andy' Stewart, had cheated connected her pinch 1 of their labor connected their family property, a friend has claimed.

The 83-year-old businesswoman's first and only marriage is put nether nan spotlight successful her caller Netflix documentary, Martha, which was released connected October 30.

While nan tv characteristic precocious opened up astir having a concealed affair during nan matrimony herself, nan movie revealed she was near devastated aft uncovering retired Andy had cheated pinch a unit personnel who was surviving astatine Turkey Hill Farm, nan erstwhile couple's Westport, Connecticut home.

Martha's friend Kathy Tatlock recalled that Andy's unfaithfulness near nan stalwart 'frantic' and that she harmed herself - and that she took retired her frustrations connected her different employees.

Kathy recalled: 'There were rumors floating astir that Andy had immoderate benignant of engagement pinch nan woman who was doing nan flower arrangements astatine Turkey Hill Farm.

'Martha was picking up connected everything and getting much and much upset.

'She would beryllium frantic, migraines and sleeplessness. At 1 point, she showed maine wherever she tore her hairsbreadth retired of her ain head.

'She was mean to her staff. She had mislaid power of Andy, truthful she was making everybody pay.'

Speaking of her ex-husband's mistress, Martha said that nan worker needed a spot to stay, truthful she invited her to move into an flat successful a barn connected their property.

'When I was traveling, Andy started up pinch her,' she said. 'It was for illustration I put retired a snack for Andy.'

Martha claimed that she confronted nan woman.

She continued: 'I kicked her retired immediately. You know, "What nan hellhole are you doing?"'

Reflecting connected nan heartbreak, Martha added: 'Andy betrayed me, correct connected our property. Not nice.'

Martha started making love Andy — who has been her only hubby to day — erstwhile she was conscionable 19 and he was 23, aft they were group up connected a unsighted date.

The mates joined successful 1961. However, by 1987, nan brace had separated, and their divorcement was finalized successful 1990.

The mates stock girl Alexis, who they welcomed successful 1965.

Giving further penetration into nan marriage, Kathy said Martha and Andy seemed 'more for illustration colleagues than partners successful life.'

She said: 'Andy was highly engaged successful his publishing business and erstwhile he was around, it was ever strained.

'She was captious of him, successful position of what he'd beryllium wearing aliases really he said something.

'Andy handled her business arrangements complete nan years. They were overmuch much for illustration colleagues than partners successful life.

'They were successful different universes and erstwhile Martha wanted Andy to beryllium coming successful her universe, he wasn't capable to beryllium there.'

In nan trailer for nan documentary, Martha made nan bombshell confession that she besides cheated connected Andy during their marriage.

She began: 'Young women, perceive to my advice, if you're joined and your hubby starts to cheat connected you, he's a portion of s**t. Get retired of that marriage.’

But a shaper quickly called her retired for besides being unfaithful.

'Didn't you person an matter early on?' they quipped, to which Martha replied, 'Yeah, but I don't deliberation Andy ever knew astir that.'