Fearne Cotton was spotted for the first time since announcing her shock split from husband Jesse Wood when they divorced after 10 years of marriage.
The presenter, 43, cut a somber figure as she stepped out with the couple’s eight-year-old daughter Honey on Sunday.
Fearne, who was not wearing her wedding ring, carried a carton of milk and a newspaper after picking up some essentials with her little one.
The former Radio 2 star shocked her fans by sharing the divorce announcement on Instagram on Friday. – just a few days after she revealed a health problemsharing that he had discovered two tumors on his jawline.
Days later, Fearne braved the cold British weather by wrapping herself in a pink and brown teddy bear coat which she paired with a blue scarf and jeans.
Meanwhile, her daughter was seen wearing a colorful pink coat, tights and blue shorts as they walked side by side on the street.
Fearne Cotton was spotted for the first time since announcing her split from husband Jesse Wood when they divorced after 10 years of marriage.
The presenter, 43, cut a somber figure as she stepped out with the couple’s eight-year-old daughter Honey on Sunday.
Fearne, who was not wearing her wedding ring, carried a carton of milk and a newspaper after picking up some essentials with her little one.
Fearne, 43, shocked her fans by sharing the divorce announcement on Instagram on Friday, just days after revealing a health scare, sharing that she had discovered two tumors on her jaw.
Fearne also shares her son Rex, 11, with Jesse 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.
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.
For the outing, the radio star was seen without her wedding ring as she carried her purchases wrapped in a brown and pink coat and a blue scarf.
Fearne also shares her son Rex, 11, with Jesse and is also stepmother to her children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from her first marriage (pictured in 2019).
It comes after reports that Fearne had feared for her marriage for some time before announcing her 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.
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.”
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 has now been revealed 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 that 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 the 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.
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.
‘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 married the musician, 48, son of Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones, in 2014.
The host took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to issue the statement and tell fans that her priority is her children.
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.