Fearne Cotton has found love again after splitting from her husband of ten years Jesse Wood.
11 weeks ago, the TV and radio personality confirmed the end of her relationship with Jesse, the son of Rolling Stone icon Ronnie Wood. However, recently she has been seen engaging in a passionate kiss with a new partner.
During an enjoyable evening out with friends, Fearne, aged 43, was observed sharing a kiss with Elliot Hegarty, a 53-year-old TV director who has been involved in the success of Disney+ series Rivals.
The pictures captured by The Sun show Fearne and the director looking joyful as they shared a kiss on the street, portraying a moment filled with happiness and smiles on Fearne’s face.
The Sun reports that Elliot ended his marriage to his wife Laura, mum of his three children, on Boxing Day – ten days after Fearne confirmed the end of her marriage to Jesse.
A source said: ‘Fearne and Elliot have known each other for a while. When their marriages ended their friendship developed into romance. They have been seeing each other since January.’
Fearne Cotton has found love again after splitting from her husband of ten years Jesse Wood (pictured on Thursday)
The TV and radio star confirmed her separation from Jesse, son of Rolling Stone legend Ronnie Wood , 11 weeks ago but she has now been spotting sharing a passionate kiss with a new beau (Fearne and Jesse pictured)
‘Her split with Jesse was incredibly difficult but Elliot seems to make her incredibly happy. Fearne is now introducing Elliot to friends and they’re pleased to see her smiling again.’
But friends have said that Jesse, 48, has been blindsided to learn of Fearne’s new romance, with one pal admitting that ‘it has been a difficult time for Jesse.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Fearne, Jesse and Elliot for comment.
Fearne recently revealed that she is still having therapy ‘every week’ because she ‘berates’ herself and ‘falls into self-loathing.’
In the latest episode of her podcast Happy Place, the broadcaster and mother-of-two admitted: ‘It’s something that I definitely don’t want to miss, I don’t feel I could miss actually.
‘Stuff from the past that still troubles me greatly that I need to constantly find tools to land on some peace with,’ she confessed.
The podcast episode compiled several Happy Place conversations, aiming to highlight the positive impact of therapy on mental health.
The podcast release comes as Fearne revealed that she was ‘getting in touch with some very suppressed anger’ just weeks after announcing her split from husband Jesse Wood, 48.
Fearne, 43, was seen locking lips with TV director Elliot Hegarty, 53, , who has worked on Disney+ hit Rivals, during a fun night out with friends on Thursday (Elliot pictured in September 2024)
The news of her divorce came just days after she disclosed a health scare, revealing she had discovered two tumours on her jawline.
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 that their priority was their children.
‘It’s with a heavy heart that I let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage,’ Fearne told her 3.9 million followers on Instagram.
‘Our priority has been, and will always be, our children.’
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
Fearne reportedly feared for her marriage for some time before announcing the couple’s split.
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.
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.’
The presenter took to her Instagram stories in December to issue the statement and tell fans their priority is their children
The news came 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 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.’
