Fearne Cotton, 43, looks the spitting image of mum Lin, 70, as she shares  throwback snap of her parent after tumour surgery and marriage split

Fearne Cotton shared a sweet throwback picture of her lookalike mum Lin on Sunday as she revealed the striking likeness between the mother and daughter.

The TV presenter, who has recently opened up about her tumour surgery and marriage split,  shared a stunning black and white throwback picture of Lin, 70.

The photograph, which Fearne simply captioned in caps 'MUM', captured the mother and daughter's astonishing similarity.

Fearne looked the spitting image of her mum, who sported the same straight platinum trademark locks and striking features.

The post came soon after Fearne underwent an operation to remove two benign tumours from her jawline at the same time as her marriage breakdown from Jesse Wood last year.

Last week, Fearne appeared to be heading her head up as she shared a series of stunning snaps sipping on cocktails during a fun girls' night out following her split from musician Jesse, 48.

And as she headed back to work, the former BBC Radio DJ appeared in positive spirits as she looked back on her fun few days off for Christmas.

She captioned her post: 'First day back at work since my operation. Raring to go. Got s*** loads to do. Let's go.'

In one photo she shared from New Year's Eve, Fearne looked incredibly glamorous in a dazzling sequin dress and posed with a cocktail in hand. 

She also spent time at the beach with her close friends and family after a tough few months.

Fearne had the operation in December 2024, just days before announcing her shock split from husband Jesse after 10 years of marriage.

She admitted she is 'so grateful to be healing' as she showed off the scar running down her ear.

She captioned the post: 'The human body is incredible. In less than three weeks you can barely notice where I had the tumour removed. I feel almost normal. My ear is still quite numb and my face a little tender but other than that I'm feeling good.

'Only swipe if you want to see the gradual stages of healing. It's not massively gruesome but it certainly looks worse than photo number 1. I found the whole process fascinating and feel very grateful that the operation went well and that the tumour was benign.

'My surgeon Professor Oflynn made me feel extremely calm and all the nurses were complete angels. Nurse Jackie was especially amazing whilst I was in hospital telling me to get off my phone and nap etc. I needed a firm telling off at times.

'Feeling grateful that I'm healing well and will always wear this scar with pride. A reminder to slow down and look after myself'.

Ahead of surgery Fearne gave no indication of her marital woes as she told followers: 'Hey gang I'm going to be out of action for a bit due to a surgery. I felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago now but this year noticed it was growing.

'Turns out it's a benign tumour and another small one above it on the saliva gland. I'm feeling positive about it all and will take the opportunity to rest and slow right down. 

'If you feel a lump or bump or feel like something is a bit off, always go get it checked. I'm so glad I did as the longer you leave these things the more complicated things become.

'It's obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her having discovered mine. I'm not only lucky she's a bloody good mate but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.

'Sending you all loads of love and I'll see you soon.'

She later issued an update: 'Operation went really well. Recovering and resting. Thanks so much for all the kind messages.'

Breaking her silence on the split on Caroline Hirons' podcast last year, Fearne spoke of the 'toxic pressure that a woman can have it all'.

After a stressful few weeks of health woes and going through a divorce, while running a business at the same time, Fearne admitted: 'The pressure is immense'.

She said: 'There is a lot of pressure for women to prove ourselves, that we can run businesses, I'm trying to do the same with Happy Place. But if we are honest, the pressure is immense.

'I can imagine you [Caroline] are like me, there are lots of things I'd like to do, lots of goals.

'I want to grow and expand myself in many ways but I don't want to feel depleted and stressed out and not be able to be present in my family home, [I want to] have time with my friends, have fun.

'There is still that toxic sort of trope that women can have it all, that people believe.'

Fearne shares son Rex, 11, and daughter Honey, eight, with Jesse, 48, and she is also stepmother to his children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.

In the statement revealing the split, Fearne told fans their priority was their children.

She posted on Instagram: '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.'

It comes after Fearne had reportedly feared for her marriage for some time before announcing the couple's split.

Friends of the couple have told The Mail Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for a while.

It has emerged the couple had faced challenges for several years, with Fearne previously admitting their marriage had been 'suffering' as far back as 2019.

Speaking at the time, Fearne said Jesse's demanding schedule with his band Reef had put a strain on their relationship which left them desperately 'clinging onto their marriage' in an unearthed interview.

The couple's problems eventually came to a head with a two-hour 'screaming match' where they worried their 'love had gone'.

The presenter candidly told readers in her column for Red Magazine: '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 the lengthy row, which took place in a local park, the pair broke down crying but the former Top Of The Pops host 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.'