Fearne Cotton opens up on pressures of motherhood after divorce

Fearne Cotton has opened up on the pressures of being a single working mother.

Speaking to Ruth Langsford on her Happy Place podcast on Monday (23 March), the 44-year-old discussed how she has been juggling work and family time following her divorce from Jesse Wood in 2024 after a decade of marriage.

She explained that she recently took up a new project after “wrestling” with the decision.

“It's important that I'm financially on track, and I'm on my own, and, you know, doing it properly.”
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