Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on her marital split from Jesse Wood, admitting about it happy place podcast that “she doesn’t want to feel exhausted, stressed and not present in her family home.”
The presenter, 43, surprised her fans by sharing the divorce announcement on Instagram. – just a few days after she revealed a health problemrevealing that he had discovered two tumors in his jaw.
Speaking to Caroline Hirons on her latest podcast, which was released on Monday, Fearne spoke of the “toxic pressure that a woman can have it all.”
After a stressful few weeks battling tumor fears, going through a divorce and simultaneously running a business, Fearne admitted: “The pressure is immense.”
She said: ‘There’s a lot of pressure on women to prove themselves, that we can run businesses, I’m trying to do the same with Happy Place. But if we’re honest, the pressure is immense.
‘I imagine that you (Caroline) are like me, there are many things I would like to do, many goals.
Fearne Cotton, 43, broke her silence about her marital split from Jesse Wood, 48, admitting on her Happy Place podcast that she “doesn’t want to feel exhausted, stressed and not present in her family home.”
The presenter surprised her fans by sharing the divorce announcement on Instagram, a few days after she revealed a health problem, revealing that she had discovered two tumors in her jaw.
‘I want to grow and expand in many ways, but I don’t want to feel exhausted and stressed and not be able to be present at my family’s house, (I want to) spend time with my friends, have fun.
“There’s still this kind of toxic trope that women can have it all that people believe.”
Fearne shares her son Rex, 11, and daughter Honey, eight, with Jesse, 48, and she is also stepmother to his children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.
In the statement revealing the split, Fearne told fans that her priority was her children.
She posted on Instagram: “It is with a heavy heart that I let everyone know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage. Our priority has been and always will be our children.
“We ask that you respect our family’s privacy at this time.”
It comes after Fearne feared for her marriage for some time before announcing the couple’s split.
Friends of the couple told The Mail on Friday night that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for some time.
Speaking to Caroline Hirons (pictured) on her latest podcast, which was released on Monday, Fearne spoke of the “toxic pressure that a woman can have it all.”
After a stressful few weeks battling tumor fears, going through a divorce and simultaneously running a business, Fearne admitted: “The pressure is immense.”
She said: ‘I want to grow and expand in many ways, but I don’t want to feel exhausted and stressed and not be able to be present at my family’s house, (I want to) have time with my friends, have fun. There’s still this kind of toxic trope that women can have it all.’
It comes after reports that Fearne had feared for her marriage for some time before announcing her shock split from Jesse.
Friends of the couple have since told The Mail on Friday night that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for some time.
It emerged that the couple had been facing challenges for several years, with Fearne previously admitting their marriage had been “suffering” since 2019.
Speaking at the time, Fearne said Jesse’s demanding schedule with his band Reef had put a strain on their relationship, leaving them desperately “clinging to their marriage”. in an unearthed interview.
The couple’s problems finally came to a head with a two-hour “screaming match” in which they feared “their love was gone.”
The anchor candidly told readers in her column Red Magazine: “Love takes hard work and no one wants to hear that.”
She continued: ‘This year, Jesse and I went through a rough patch: he was away, touring non-stop (with his band, Reef).
“I was trying to maintain my own career while taking care of our children and we were both desperately clinging to our marriage.”
After the lengthy fight, which took place in a local park, the couple broke down in tears, but the former Top Of The Pops presenter credited her husband’s emotional side for being so honest with each other.
He added: “In the midst of this gigantic dispute, I think we were both wondering where the love had gone and worried that it might not come back.”
It has now emerged that the couple had been facing challenges for several years, with Fearne previously admitting their marriage had been “suffering” since 2019.
Speaking at the time, Fearne said Jesse’s demanding schedule with his band Reef had put a strain on their relationship, leaving them “desperately clinging to their marriage” in an unearthed interview; in the photo 2018
After a long fight, which took place in a local park, the couple broke down in tears, but the former Top Of The Pops presenter credited her husband’s emotional side for being so honest with each other.
News of the split comes just three days after Jesse’s band, Reef, announced they would be hitting the road again in 2025 to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Fearne and Jesse for comment.
The news comes just three days after Jesse’s band, Reef, announced they would tour again in 2025 to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
They will be touring the country starting in Nottingham on October 16 and finishing on November 8 in London.
It comes after Fearne previously confessed that the pandemic ended her and her husband’s sex life in an unearthed podcast.
In 2021, Fearne admitted that the couple was struggling to find time for each other and confessed that “sexy time” was no more.
Speaking to Alan Carr on his Life’s A Beach podcast, he said: ‘It’s been a long time since a sexy moment happened in terms of going anywhere.
“I think for me and my husband, booking into the local Travelodge would make us feel sexy right now.”
When asked where they would go for a romantic trip abroad, he confessed that the couple were struggling to spend time alone with just the two of them.
Fearne married the musician, son of Rolling Stones member Ronnie Wood, in 2014.
The host took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to issue the statement and tell fans that her priority is her children.
‘We haven’t had any alone time due to the ridiculous pandemic, but before all this madness, Paris was our destination.
‘Not every weekend, maybe once a year. But it felt special because it is so elegant and beautiful.”
‘It just has a beautiful air to it, doesn’t it? I love being there.’
Fearne’s shocking split announcement comes just after the Happy Place podcast host underwent surgery to remove two tumors on her jawline.
Jesse, son of Rolling Stone rocker Ronnie Wood and model Krissy Findlay, has not yet commented on their separation.
The couple, who married in a small ceremony in London in 2014, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in July.
The couple met in 2011 while in Ibiza, and Jesse had recently separated from his first wife, actress Tilly Wood.
Fearne previously said their first date consisted of vodka and cigarettes. But Jesse stopped drinking and they are both vegan as of 2021.