Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on her split from Jesse Wood, after they announced their decision to part ways last year. The couple had celebrated a decade of marriage just five months before revealing their shock breakup in December.
During an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine on Monday morning, Fearne, 43, addressed her split from Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood’s son Jesse. The pair had married in July 2014 and share two kids Rex, 11, and Honey, eight. Fearne is also step-mum to Jesse’s children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage. As Lorraine asked the star how she is, Fearne confidently stated: “I am good, I’m really good.”
Of the split, Fearne said: “It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great.” She also added: “I am in a very good place.”
It comes after Fearne’s candid conversation with Scott Mills, her old friend from her BBC Radio 1 days, where she expressed feeling “really happy”, reports the Mirror. Scott, who has known Fearne for over two decades, observed that she’s been noticeably more upbeat recently, always seeming to be in high spirits. Confirming this, Fearne responded: “Yeah, I feel great.”
As she announced their shock split last year, Fearne, who hosts the Happy Place podcast, 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 will always be, our children. We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time.”
Fearne, who bravely underwent surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline last year, has given credit to her dear friend, Davina McCall, for providing unwavering support throughout her health journey.
Davina has walked a similar path, having had a benign tumour removed from her brain. Remarkably, Fearne remained calm ahead of her operation, telling Lorraine Kelly on her show, “I was quite curious about the whole process and interested.”
Fearne revealed, “I feel very grateful to have completely recovered. I feel really good, I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.”
She also revealed that she spoke to Davina “almost every day” throughout the terrifying ordeal. Fearne gushed: “Everyone needs a Davina.”
“[Davina] is the best, she has been amazing. I mean it was weird that we both had a similar health thing going on at the same time,” Fearne told Lorraine.
She went on to say: “So I spoke to her nearly every day and we still do and she’s just the best mate and so calming because her operation was a little bit before mine.”
“When I was in hospital I would talk to her quite a lot, she’s just been amazing.”