Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced their shock split after 14 years of marriage in a bizarre statement with the pair wearing tennis outfits – amid the controversy surrounding Cohen being named in Rebel Wilson’s bombshell memoir.
The famous celebrity couple are known for keeping their romance largely private, however they have both shared some tantalizing insights into their relationship over the years often making headlines.
In a recently resurfaced interview, the former Home and Away star admitted that she had made love to her funnyman husband while he was dressed as Borat.
In another candid interview, Fisher said it was ‘love at first sight’ when she met the UK-born Sacha met at a party in Sydney in 2002 and married eight years later.
Here, DailyMail takes a look into the wild romance and marriage of the showbiz pair.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced their shock split after 14 years of marriage in a bizarre statement with the pair wearing tennis outfits – amid the controversy surrounding Cohen being named in Rebel Wilson’s bombshell memoir
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT – 2002
The couple met in 2002 in Isla’s native Australia, immediately hitting it off.
Isla would later tell Marie Claire that meeting Sacha was like ‘winning the lottery’. She said their relationship was built on ‘a shared sense of humour and a willingness to be married’.
Cohen told The New York Times in October 2020: ‘I knew instantly. I don’t know if she did. It’s taken her about 20 years to know.’
Just two years later the pair got engaged in 2004.
STARTING A FAMILY – 2007
The pair welcomed their first daughter, Olivia, in October 2007. They also welcomed their second daughter, Elula, in 2010, and their first son, Montgomery, in April 2015.
WEDDING IN PARIS – 2010
The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in Paris in March 2010.
Isla revealed that she had converted to Judaism to honor her then-fiancé prior to getting married.
‘I will definitely have a Jewish wedding just to be with Sacha. I would do anything — move into any religion — to be united in marriage with him,’ she told the Evening Standard.
RAUNCHY BEDROOM SECRETS – 2016
Although the couple have taken pride in their privacy, Isla revealed some naughty bedroom secrets about the pair when appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2016.
‘Has your husband Sacha ever done a character in bed? And if so, which one?’ she was cheekily asked by fellow guest Ewan McGregor.
The former soap star burst into laughter and admitted they had made love while he was dressed as Borat. ‘He’s had a handlebar moustache and he’s been Borat, or he’s had Bruno’s blonde hair,’ she continued.
‘Sacha’s been in characters visually, but I’ve never heard [Borat’s catchphrase] “woo woo wee woo”,’ she added. Cohen achieved global fame in 2006 when he starred in the satirical mockumentary Borat, playing a journalist from Kazakhstan learning about life in America.
MOVING TO SYDNEY – 2020
The Confessions of a Shopaholic star, who relocated to America early in her career, spoke about the family’s move back to Australia after admitting that ‘juggling’ a family in LA wasn’t easy.
‘There’s not really a culture of bringing your kids to dinner parties or to restaurants past 6pm. I tend to entertain at home because I want to be with my family – it’s easier to put your kids to bed and have a wine with friends,’ she said.
Isla and Sacha, along with their children, moved to Sydney in 2020, and then later relocated to Perth, Western Australia.
SPLIT ANNOUNCEMENT – 2024
The pair announced they had quietly separated last year by sharing a bizarre snap posing in tennis outfits on Friday. Their statement read: ‘After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.
‘In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy and have been quietly working through this change ‘We forever share in our devotion and love for our children We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.’
The pair announced they had quietly separated last year by sharing a bizarre snap posing in tennis outfits on Friday. Their statement read: ‘After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down
