Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher shocked their fans when they announced that they had separated after 14 years of marriage.
The British actor, 52, and the Australian actress, 48, announced they had quietly split last year by sharing a rare photo posing in tennis outfits on Friday.
Their statement read: “After a long game of tennis that lasted more than 20 years, we finally put down our rackets.”
‘In 2023 we file a joint application to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy and have been quietly working on this change.
‘We will always share our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate you respecting our family’s desire for privacy.’
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher shocked their fans when they announced that they had separated after 14 years of marriage.
But the clearest sign that there was trouble in paradise was that Isla had not shared a photo with Sacha since November.
Eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that there have been hints that all was not well with the couple for quite some time.
In recent weeks, Isla appears to have been comforting herself with her friends while enjoying several girls’ nights out.
She recently shared a photo of herself enjoying a night out with her friends Michelle Dockery, Naomi Watts and film producer Bruna Papandrea.
Isla captioned the snap: “Girls’ night at the theater.” It came shortly after she was photographed with Rosamund Pike at an event in Los Angeles.
The Australian actress has also been hiding her ring finger for the past few weeks.
In a photo she shared in March, Isla strategically hid her hand behind the fabric of her dress while posing in front of an elevator.
Since missing wedding rings are a sure sign that a couple is in trouble, fans will suspect that Isla was trying to hide her split from Sacha at the time.
But the clearest sign that there was trouble in paradise was that Isla had not shared a photo with Sacha in quite some time.
In recent weeks, Isla appears to have been comforting herself with friends while enjoying several girls’ nights out (pictured with Michelle Dockery, Naomi Watts and film producer Bruna Papandrea).
The Australian actress has also been hiding her ring finger in recent weeks like in this photo where she places her hand behind the fabric of her dress.
Their most recent photo together was taken in November where they smiled while posing with beer bottles. She captioned it: “Date off screen and date on screen.”
Isla did not mention the split during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show in February, where she referenced her and Sacha’s Valentine’s Day traditions.
She said: ‘Every year, Sacha gives me a card that [says] ‘Happy to…’ and then there’s a huge question mark. As if anyone else would like to send me one! As if I had other Valentine’s Day, I’m a mother of three children!’
Insiders have claimed their marriage had been “unstable” for years and Sacha reportedly struggled after making the “sacrifice” of moving his family to Australia in 2020.
“Their marriage has been rocky for years,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com. ‘The crisis began when they moved to Australia so she could be closer to her family. But that left Sacha very distant from everyone he knew.
‘He made this sacrifice for her and would make many sacrifices for her throughout their marriage. He is deeply affected by her separation because she was his life for many years.”
The couple announced they had quietly split last year by sharing a rare photo posing in tennis outfits on Friday.
The couple, who married in 2010, are now working on the “best arrangement” for their three children, two teenage daughters and a nine-year-old son, with Isla currently having custody.
The couple, who married in 2010, are now working on the “best arrangement” for their three children, two teenage daughters and a nine-year-old son, with Isla currently having custody.
“She has custody of the children and they are still working on the best arrangement so Sacha can be an active part of their lives,” the source continued.
‘They love each other very much, but they couldn’t get along and became different people than they were at the beginning of their relationship. They wanted different things in life in terms of their careers.
“They had a prenuptial agreement, but it’s still very difficult because everything they owned was bought for the two of them and their family together.”
The source insisted that infidelity had not played a role in the breakdown of their marriage and that neither party is dating anyone new.
They ended: “There was no cheating on either side and they are not dating anyone else either.”
The now-estranged couple met at a party in Australia in 2002 before getting engaged in 2004.
Isla, who compared meeting the actor to “winning the lottery,” converted to Judaism before marrying in Paris, France, in a Jewish ceremony in March 2010.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Sacha and Isla for comment.
It comes after Rebel Wilson broke her silence just hours after Sacha and Isla announced their split.
After 14 years of marriage, it has been reported that Rebel’s claims in her memoir Rebel Rising ‘were the catalyst’ for the couple to announce the end of their marriage.
It comes after Rebel Wilson broke her silence a few hours later Sasha and Isla announced their separation.
The Pitch Perfect star made shocking claims about her experience with the ‘jerk’ comedian, claiming Sacha told her to strip naked while filming scenes for 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby.
And now Rebel, 44, has taken to social media to share a video posing up a storm in a satin green dress, with the caption: “What a week!”
In the short clip, Rebel is photographed sitting on the couch, in the middle of promoting her explosive memoirs.
Dressed in the glamorous wrap dress, Rebel stuck out her tongue and flashed a peace sign while Stop by the Spice Girls played in the background.
She captioned the snap: ‘That week! I need to lie down on the couch now…really! Thank you very much to everyone who bought REBEL RISING and are already enjoying it! I love you’.
In a second clip, Rebel is shown standing while confidently posing with her arms crossed over her chest while Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue plays.
Rebel also shared a link from her story to her live show in Los Angeles, where she will sit down for an ‘in-person conversation’ with Jess Cagle to discuss her controversial new memoir.
Rebel posed up a storm in a satin green dress while lounging on the couch, with the caption: ‘What a week!’ while she was referring to the attention her book has gained
After posting a link to tickets for the show, the star also promoted her new book and revealed that while the book is available for purchase in the US, it is not yet ready for sale in the UK and Australia.
She wrote: “The UK and Australia were momentarily delayed by an idiot, but not for long.”
While Sacha has strenuously denied mistreating Rebel or pressuring her to be naked in the film, Friends of the star couple have revealed that the accusations were the last straw in their decision to make their separation public.
A source said Sun Isla was “beginning to be embarrassed” by the book’s claims, which acted as “a catalyst” in her decision to announce their separation and allowed her to protect her “own career and reputation.”
Another source close to the couple added that the “decision was not made lightly” and that “there is still a lot of love” between Isla and Sacha, who “remain incredibly close.”
A source told The Sun: ‘Rebel’s book was a catalyst for Isla deciding to announce this to the world.
He has to worry about his own career and reputation.
‘Those who were close to her said it was starting to get embarrassing with all the accusations coming out of Rebel’s book.
“So he felt the right thing to do was to inform everyone of his decision.
‘Sacha, on the other hand, didn’t want that. She has been acting like everything is normal before making this announcement.
Another source close to the couple added: “They have been struggling for some time and have struggled to make things work.”
‘They didn’t want to waste their love for the sake of their family. Privately, however, friends found out.
‘They did their best to keep things as usual on social media to control the narrative in a way they were both comfortable with.
“This decision was not made lightly and they remain incredibly close. There is still a lot of love there.”
