Fearne Cotton shares health update after undergoing surgery to remove two tumours – following shock split from husband Jesse Wood

Fearne Cotton has admitted she is ‘so grateful to be healing’ as she showed off her scar just weeks after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumors from her jawline.

The TV presenter, 43, revealed earlier this month that she was about to go under the knife, just days before she shocked fans by announcing her split from husband Jesse Woods after ten years of marriage.

Fearne shared photos of her scar on Instagram on Saturday as it improved after surgery, saying it was now ‘barely noticeable’.

She captioned the post: “The human body is incredible. In less than three weeks you will hardly notice where I had the tumor removed. I almost feel normal. My ear is still quite numb and my face is a little sensitive, but other than that I feel good.”

‘Only swipe if you want to see the gradual stages of healing. It’s not terribly gruesome, but it certainly looks worse than photo number 1. I found the whole process fascinating and am very grateful that the operation went well and that the tumor was benign.’

‘My surgeon Professor Oflynn made me feel extremely calm and all the nurses were complete angels. Nurse Jackie was especially great when I was in the hospital, telling me to get off my phone and take a nap, etc. I needed a powerful story every now and then.”

‘I am grateful that I am healing well and will always wear this scar with pride. A reminder to slow down and take care of myself’.

Before the surgery, Fearne gave no indication of her marital problems as she told followers: “Hey gang, I’m out of action for a while due to surgery. I felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago, but this year I noticed it getting bigger.

‘It turns out to be a benign tumor and a small one above it on the salivary gland. I have a positive feeling about it and will take the opportunity to rest and slow down.

‘If you feel a lump or bump or feel like something is wrong, always have it checked. I’m so glad I did because the longer you let these things sit, the more complicated things become.

‘Obviously it’s so strange that Davina told me about her tumor a few months ago and weeks later I called her because she discovered mine. I’m not only lucky that she’s a damn good partner, but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to things like this.

“Sending you lots of love and I’ll see you soon.”

She later gave an update: ‘The operation went very well. Recover and rest. Thank you so much for all the kind messages.’

Breaking her silence about the split Caroline Hirons’ podcast, released on Monday, addressed the “toxic pressure that a woman can have it all.”

After a stressful few weeks of health problems and a divorce, while running a business at the same time, Fearne admitted: ‘The pressure is enormous’.

She said: ‘There’s a lot of pressure on women to prove ourselves, that we can run businesses, I’m trying to do the same with Happy Place. But if we’re honest, the pressure is enormous.

‘I can imagine you [Caroline] being like me, there are many things I would like to do, many goals.

“I want to grow and expand in many ways, but I don’t want to feel exhausted and stressed and unable to be present in my childhood home. [I want to] spending time with my friends, having fun.

“There’s still that toxic kind of trope that women can have everything that people think.”

Fearne shares son Rex, 11, and daughter Honey, eight, with Jesse, 48, and she is also stepmum to his children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.

In the statement revealing the split, Fearne told fans that their priority was their children.

She posted on Instagram: ‘It is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage. Our priority is and remains our children.

“We ask that you please respect our family’s privacy at this time.”

It comes after Fearne reportedly feared for her marriage for some time before announcing the couple’s split.

Friends of the couple tell The Mail that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for some time.

It has emerged that the couple had been facing challenges for a number of years, with Fearne previously admitting their marriage was ‘suffering’ as far back as 2019.

Fearne said at the time 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.

The couple’s problems eventually came to a head with a two-hour “shouting match” during which they worried that their “love was gone.”

The presenter 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 hit a rough patch: he was away and touring relentlessly, [with his band, Reef].

“I was trying to keep my own career going while caring for our children, and we were both desperately clinging to our marriage.”

After the lengthy argument, which took place in a local park, the pair 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.

She added, “In the midst of this huge argument, 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 be touring again in 2025 for their 30th anniversary.

They will tour the country, starting in Nottingham on October 16 and ending in London on November 8.

Fearne previously confessed in an unearthed podcast that the pandemic has killed her and her husband’s sex life.

In 2021, Fearne admitted that the couple struggled to find time for each other, as she confessed that ‘sexy time’ was no longer an event.

Speaking to Alan Carr on his podcast Life’s A Beach, she said: ‘There hasn’t been a sexy time in so long in terms of me going anywhere.

‘I think booking at the local Travelodge would make us feel sexy for me and my husband at the moment.’

When asked where they would go for a romantic trip abroad, she confessed that the couple struggled to have time alone, just the two of them.

“We haven’t had any alone time because of the ridiculous pandemic, but before all this craziness, Paris was our destination.

‘Not every weekend, maybe once a year. But it felt special because it is so chic and beautiful.’

‘There’s just something beautiful about it, isn’t it? I love it there.’