Fearne Cotton feared for her marriage for some time before announcing a shock split from husband Jesse Wood after ten years of marriage.
The TV and radio presenter, 43, shocked fans by sharing the announcement on Instagram on Friday – just days after she revealed a health problemin which she said she had discovered two tumors on her jawline.
Friends of the couple told The Mail on Friday evening 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.”
Fearne Cotton feared for her marriage for some time before announcing a shock split from husband Jesse Wood after ten years of marriage
The TV and radio presenter, 43, shocked fans by sharing the announcement on Instagram on Friday – just days after revealing a health problem and saying she had discovered two tumors on her jawline
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.
Friends of the couple told The Mail on Friday evening that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for some time
It has now emerged that the couple had been facing challenges for a number of years, with Fearne previously admitting their marriage had ‘suffered’ 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; in the photo 2018
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.
News of the split comes just three days after Jesse’s band Reef announced they would be touring again in 2025 for their 30th anniversary.
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.”
The couple are parents to son Rex, 11, and eight-year-old daughter Honey, while Fearne is also stepmum to Jesse’s children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.
It comes after Fearne previously admitted in an unearthed podcast that the pandemic had 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 when I go anywhere for so long.
‘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.’
Fearne married the 48-year-old musician, the son of Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, in 2014
The host took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to issue the statement, telling fans that their children are a priority
‘There’s just something beautiful about it, isn’t it? I love it there.’
Fearne’s shock split announcement comes just after the Happy Place podcaster underwent surgery to remove two tumors on her jawline.
Jesse, the son of Rolling Stone rocker Ronnie Wood and model Krissy Findlay, has yet to speak out about their divorce.
The couple, who tied the knot in a small ceremony in London in 2014, celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in July.
The pair met in 2011 while in Ibiza, with Jesse recently split from his first wife, actress Tilly Wood.
Fearne previously said their first date consisted of vodka and cigarettes. But Jesse stopped drinking and as of 2021 they are both vegan.