Fearne Cotton details 'crippling' anxiety during turbulent split and tumour diagnosis

NewsCelebsFearne CottonFearne and Jesse Wood split in 202413:06, 09 Aug 2026Fearne Cotton admits she had "crippling" anxiety during her double benign tumour diagnosis and split from famous husband.‌The 44-year old podcast host and author split with her husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage. The pair share two children, Rex and Honey, while Fearne also has two more children, Arthur and Lola, from a previous relationship.‌The broadcaster began her career in the late 1990s, presenting children’s television shows for GMTV, CITV and CBBC, before going on to host Top Of The Pops and The Xtra Factor.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterShe then became the first regular female presenter of the Radio 1 Chart Show in 2007, going on to present h