Fearne Cotton confessed to a 'screaming match' with husband Jesse Wood as she revealed marriage 'hit a rough patch' years before split

Fearne Cotton has revealed that her relationship with Jesse Wood 'hit a rough patch' before their recent split, following 10 years of marriage. 

The TV and radio presenter, 43, announced she had split from Jesse Wood after 10 years of being wed on Instagram, shocking fans.

She took to her stories to issue the statement - just days after she disclosed a health scare, sharing she had discovered two tumours on her jawline.

In the statement she told fans that their priority was their children. 

However, it has now emerged that the couple had faced challenges for several years, with Fearne previously admitting that 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.' 

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Fearne and Jesse for comment. 

It comes after Fearne previously confessed the pandemic killed her and her husband's sex life in an unearthed podcast. 

Back in 2021 Fearne admitted the pair were struggling to find time for each other as she confessed 'sexy time' was no longer a happening. 

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.'

Asked where they would go for a romantic trip abroad, she confessed the couple were struggling for time alone just the two of them.

'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.'

'It just has an air of something gorgeous, doesn't it? I love it there.'

Taking to Instagram on Friday, Fearne told fans: '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.'

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.

The news comes just three days after Jesse's band Reef announced they would be going on tour again in 2025 for their 30th anniversary.

They will be touring the country beginning in Nottingham on October 16 and ending on November 8 in London.

Fearne's shock split announcement comes just after the Happy Place podcaster had surgery to remove two tumours on her jawline.

Jesse, who is the son of Rolling Stone rocker Ronnie Wood and model Krissy Findlay, is yet to speak out on their split.