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Fearne Cotton has announced she has split from her husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage.
The presenter, 43, took to her Instagram stories on Friday evening to issue the statement and tell fans their priority is on their children.
The couple are parents to son Rex, 11, and eight-year-old daughter Honey, while Fearne is also step-mum to Jesse’s children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.
Fearne wrote: ‘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.’
Fearne Cotton has announced she has split from her husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage
The presenter, 43, took to her Instagram stories on Friday evening to issue a statement
Fearne tied the knot with the musician, 48, who is the son of Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, in 2014 in an intimate London ceremony, attended by the likes of Denise van Outen, Holly Willoughby, McBusted and Keith Lemon.
Fearne and Jesse began dating in 2011 after meeting while partying in Ibiza, the year that the guitarist split from his first wife Tilly Wood following eight years of marriage.
According to Fearne their first date consisted of a meal of vodka and cigarettes, and said they ‘did not eat a thing’.
However, their lifestyles have changed since and Jesse is now sober, while the pair turned vegan together in 2021.
In 2022, the radio star admitted she ‘felt very ill equipped’ becoming a step-mother in her twenties.
Speaking on Kate Ferdinand’s Blended podcast, she recalled: ‘I became a step-parent, or at least found myself in this family when I was 29.’
When asked what she thought makes someone a good step-mum she said: ‘I would hate to ever come across as someone saying”‘I’ve totally smashed this one” and tell you how to do it. I’m still working it out.’
‘But ultimately when all four children are together and getting on, those are the best times. Lean into all of it. You just need to lean into the good bits to charge yourself up,’ she added.
Jesse has previously hailed Fearne’s parenting skills and said she was ‘an amazing mother’.
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