Fearne Cotton and Jesse Wood burst into screaming match in public park before split

Former Top of the Pops host Fearne Cotton revealed she and musician husband Jesse Wood have decided to call time on their relationship, after 10 years of marriage and two children

Fearne Cotton and Jesse Wood burst into a two-hour screaming match in a public park before they announced their shock split.

Former CBBC host Fearne, 43, revealed on Instagram Stories that she had and her husband of ten years had decided to call time on their marriage. Fearne, who has been open and frank about the downsides of their relationship as well as the good, dismissed rumours of trouble at home over recent years.

She shared the sad news with a simple message, which read: "It is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage. We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time." Fearne and Jesse share two children, Rex and Honey, while Fearne also has two step-children from Jesse's first marriage.

There has been speculation for some time over the couple, with Fearne admitting that she and Jesse had a two hour screaming match in public, before both breaking down in tears. Conflicts over work schedules and a reportedly absent sex life also contributed to the breakdown of their marriage, with Fearne admitting it all got too much at one point.

In 2019, Fearne wrote in her Red Magazine column: "One blustery and grey day, this culminated in a screaming match in our local park, which lasted about two hours until we both broke and cried. Luckily, my husband is the most emotionally literate person, so we can be completely vulnerable in front of one another. In the midst of this gargantuan row, I think we both wondered where the love had gone and worried that it might not come back."

Fearne often commented on their relationship in her column, telling her fans: "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, touring relentlessly, [with his band, Reef]. I was trying to keep my own career going while looking after our kids and we were both desperately clinging on to our marriage."

More recently, Fearne told listeners of her Happy Place podcast that tensions were high with her and her partner. She told fans: "I am a very fiery ­person, and Jesse can also be quite fiery. We’ve certainly argued in front of the kids. Most parents have at some point. It’s not regular but we have definitely had a pop at each other in front of them — and you don’t feel good about it after."

The announcement of their separation comes just days after Fearne revealed she had surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jaw. She is currently recovering from her treatment.

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