Fearne Cotton’s pals ‘reveal the major change that led to shock split from husband Jesse Wood’

FEARNE Cotton's friends have revealed a contributing factor to her split from husband Jesse Wood, according to reports.

The former Celebrity Juice star announced they had called time on their 10 year marriage in an Instagram statement last week.

It took fans, who believed the seemingly loved-up pair were as happy as ever, totally by surprise.

Now an insider believes the pair drifted apart after Happy Place podcast host Fearne fell deeper into the wellness rabbit hole.

A pal told the Mail: "They are a lovely couple, but Fearne has changed a lot since they got together.

"She was a kind of rock chick when they first met and now she has turned into a bit of a hippy dippy therapy type."

Fearne and Jesse met in Ibiza in 2011 shortly after his divorce from first wife Tilly.

They recalled how they hit it off on a date filled with cigarettes and vodka when they were both at their hedonistic peak.

But in the years since then, recovering alcoholic Jesse has gone teetotal and Fearne has turned her back on her hard-partying ways to focus more on family and spirituality.

The sudden end to their marriage comes just days after the author revealed she had found two tumours on her jawline.

Addressing their surprise split, Fearne said: "It is with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage.

"Our priority has been and always will be our children.

"We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time."

There were signs all had not been well for some time.

Back in 2019 Fearne admitted how their marriage was "suffering".

She said things had got more "difficult" due to Jesse's busy schedule with his band Reef.

This ultimately led to the couple having a screaming row in the park.

Speaking in her Red Magazine column, Fearne said: "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."

After their row in a local park, Fearne revealed how the pair both started to cry.

However, she credited her husband's emotional side for them being so honest with each other.

She added: "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."

And two years later, she told how the coronavirus pandemic decimated their sex life.

Speaking with Alan Carr on his podcast Life's A Beach, she said: "Sexy time hasn't happened for so long in terms of me going anywhere.

"I think for me and my husband, booking into the local Travelodge would make us feel sexy at the moment."

She went on: "We have had no time alone because of the ridiculous pandemic but before all this craziness, Paris was our go-to.

"Not every weekend, maybe once a year. But it felt well special because it's so chic and beautiful."

Fearne, 43, and Jesse, 47, who is the son of Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood, tied the knot in an intimate London ceremony in 2014.

A year before the wedding they welcomed their first child, a son named Rex Rayne Wood.

Their daughter, Honey Krissy Wood, followed in September 2015.