Fearne Cotton showed off her quirky sense of style as she enjoyed a solo outing in London on Friday.
The presenter, 43, who split from her husband Jesse Wood in December after 10 years of marriage, braved the chilly weather as she headed out for the day.
Fearne wrapped up in an eye-catching red checked coat with a contrasting printed scarf as she jumped on a motorbike.
The former BBC Radio 1 star teamed her look with a fun printed handbag and green ankle boots.
Fearne recently shared that she is a ‘new era’ after she and Jesse revealed that they were separating.
The couple married in 2014 and have son Rex, 11, and daughter Honey, eight, while Fearne is also stepmother to his children Arthur, 21, and Lola, 18, from his first marriage.
Fearne Cotton, 43, showed off her quirky sense of style as she enjoyed a solo outing in London on Friday after revealing she’s in a ‘new era’ following her split from husband Jesse Wood
Speaking during a chat with wellness brand Ancient + Brave, Fearne said: ‘With my kids a bit older, I feel I’m in a new era. It’s simple things like walking – if I’m back-to-back recording or I’m on a writing deadline, if I can get an hour’s walk at some point in the day where I just listen to really beautiful music, it makes me feel really happy.’
‘That is usually enough to just reset me somewhat. What I’m trying to do now is go ‘no’, I need to schedule in a bit of fun and let loose a little bit.
‘That for me is balance because the balance had tipped the other way for me where everything was a schedule.
‘Having joyful moments of fun with people that I love is something that I’m really getting back and it feels so good.’
In December Fearne also revealed she’d undergone surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline at the same time as her marriage breakdown from Jesse Wood last year.
She admitted she is ‘so grateful to be healing’ as she showed off the scar running down her ear.
She captioned the post: ‘The human body is incredible. In less than three weeks you can barely notice where I had the tumour removed. I feel almost normal. My ear is still quite numb and my face a little tender but other than that I’m feeling good.
‘Only swipe if you want to see the gradual stages of healing. It’s not massively gruesome but it certainly looks worse than photo number 1. I found the whole process fascinating and feel very grateful that the operation went well and that the tumour was benign.
The presenter wrapped up in an eye-catching red checked coat with a contrasting printed scarf as she jumped on a motorbike
‘My surgeon Professor Oflynn made me feel extremely calm and all the nurses were complete angels. Nurse Jackie was especially amazing whilst I was in hospital telling me to get off my phone and nap etc. I needed a firm telling off at times.
‘Feeling grateful that I’m healing well and will always wear this scar with pride. A reminder to slow down and look after myself’.
Ahead of surgery Fearne gave no indication of her marital woes as she told followers: ‘Hey gang I’m going to be out of action for a bit due to a surgery. I felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago now but this year noticed it was growing.
‘Turns out it’s a benign tumour and another small one above it on the saliva gland. I’m feeling positive about it all and will take the opportunity to rest and slow right down.
‘If you feel a lump or bump or feel like something is a bit off, always go get it checked. I’m so glad I did as the longer you leave these things the more complicated things become.
‘It’s obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her having discovered mine. I’m not only lucky she’s a bloody good mate but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.
‘Sending you all loads of love and I’ll see you soon.’
She later issued an update: ‘Operation went really well. Recovering and resting. Thanks so much for all the kind messages.’
Breaking her silence on her split from Jesse on Caroline Hirons’ podcast last year, Fearne spoke of the ‘toxic pressure that a woman can have it all’.
After a stressful few weeks of health woes and going through a divorce, while running a business at the same time, Fearne admitted: ‘The pressure is immense’.
Fearne recently shared that she is a ‘new era’ after revealing she had split from her husband Jesse Wood after 10 years of marriage
Fearne announced the marital split just days before revealing she’d undergone surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline
She said: ‘There is a lot of pressure for women to prove ourselves, that we can run businesses, I’m trying to do the same with Happy Place. But if we are honest, the pressure is immense.
‘I can imagine you [Caroline] are like me
, there are lots of things I’d like to do, lots of goals.
‘I want to grow and expand myself in many ways but I don’t want to feel depleted and stressed out and not be able to be present in my family home, [I want to] have time with my friends, have fun.
‘There is still that toxic sort of trope that women can have it all, that people believe.’
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 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.’
