Fearne Cotton stunned her fans by announcing she has split from her husband, Jesse Wood.
The shock news comes just days after she had surgery to remove tumours. Taking to Instagram Stories to tell followers of her split, the presenter wrote: "It is with a heavy heart that | let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage. Our priority has been, and will always be, our children. We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time."
Fearne Cotton and Jesse Wood tied the knot in a cute ceremony surrounded by their family and friends in 2014. The star recently revealed that tensions were high during the lockdown.
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Dave Benett/Getty Images for The)The pair welcomed two children together, Rex and Honey. Jesse also has two older children, Arthur and Lola, from a previous relationship.
Podcast host and TV presenter Fearne had revealed earlier in the month that she had a benign tumour in her jaw. Sharing a video on Instagram, she said at the time: "I’ve got a benign tumour just in my jaw here, below my ear, another little tiny one above it. I’m very grateful they’re benign but they do need to come out because they’re on a nerve."
In an update following the surgery last week, she explained the surgery had been a success. She said: "Operation went really well. Recovering and resting. Thanks so much for all the kind messages.”
However, she confessed she was "wiped out". The star told her followers she was recovering well from the operation and was continuing to take it easy. She uploaded an image of herself chilling in pyjamas on her sofa as she flashed a thumbs up to the camera. "Resting at home. Feel pretty wiped out but on the mend.
"Professor O'Flynn did the neatest job and was simply amazing at making me feel calm about the whole thing. Any good TV suggestions, get them in," the star added as she revealed that was going to pass her recovery time by binging TV."
Fearne had previously opened up on the demands of marriage. She met Jesse - who is the son of The Rollings Stones' Ronnie Wood - in 2011 while she was enjoying a girls trip to Ibiza. At the time, the pair immediately became inseparable.
In a 2019 interview, Fearne admitted "marriage takes work". After penning an article in Red Magazine, fans had become concerned at the rocky relationship. However, she told the Daily Telegraph at the time: "'I wrote that article to go 'what a load of s***'. Every marriage takes work . It doesn't dilute our love or make our marriage any weaker, it actually makes it stronger because we're willing to have those conversations."
She admitted at the time: "I'm happy to share the good and bad bits of myself because, of course, I'm not living this perfect, fairytale life."
The couple announced they were expecting their first child together a year after meeting. They welcomed baby Rex in February 2013. After almost two years of dating, Jesse popped the question and the couple set their sights on getting married in July 2014.
The London-based ceremony was attended by a number of famous guests, including Holly Willoughby and Keith Lemon.
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