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Fearne Cotton had feared for her marriage for some time before announcing shock split from husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage.
The TV and radio presenter, 43, shocked fans by sharing the announcement on Instagram on Friday - just days after she disclosed a health scare, sharing she had discovered two tumours on her jawline.
Friends of the couple have since told The Mail on Friday night that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for a while.
It has 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'.
Fearne Cotton had feared for her marriage for some time before announcing shock split from husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage
The TV and radio presenter, 43, shocked fans by sharing the announcement on Instagram on Friday - just days after she disclosed a health scare , sharing she had discovered two tumours on her jawline
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.
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.
Friends of the couple have since told The Mail on Friday night that Fearne and Jesse had feared for their marriage for a while
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; pictured 2018
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
The news of the split comes just three days after Jesse's band Reef announced they would be going on tour again in 2025 for their 30th anniversary
In the statement revealing the split Fearne told fans that 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.’
The couple are parents to son Rex, 11, and eight-year-old daughter Honey, while Fearne is also stepmother to Jesse's children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.
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.'
Fearne tied the knot with the musician, 48, who is the son of Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, in 2014
The presenter took to her Instagram stories on Friday to issue the statement and tell fans their priority is their children
'It just has an air of something gorgeous, doesn't it? I love it there.'
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.
The couple, who tied the knot in a small London ceremony in 2014, celebrated their ten-year wedding anniversary in July.
The pair met in 2011 while in Ibiza, with Jesse having recently separated from his first wife, actress Tilly Wood.
Fearne previously said their first date consisted of vodka and cigarettes. But Jesse stopped drinking and both have been vegan since 2021.
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