Isla Fisher is reportedly channelling her single life following split with husband Sacha Baron Cohen into her role in the highly-anticipates new Bridget Jones film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
According to WHO Magazine, the actress is drawing from her own personal experience to bring authenticity and depth to her character.
‘Isla’s real-life is inspiring her,’ a source told the publication.
‘She’s drawing on her own experiences and channeling them into this character.’
It comes as Isla has been throwing herself into work, filming multiple movies and TV series over the past year.
Isla Fisher is reportedly channelling her single life following split with husband Sacha Baron Cohen into her role in the highly-anticipates new Bridget Jones film , Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Isla and British actor Sacha, 52, announced in April that they had quietly separated last year
In addition to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, she has been involved in various other projects.
She is set to star in Back to the Outback, a film about Australian animals escaping a zoo, and Strays, an R-rated live-action and animated comedy featuring Jamie Foxx and Will Ferrell.
Despite a busy work schedule and managing her three children with ex-husband Sacha, Isla has found time for her other passion – writing.
‘Isla’s real-life is inspiring her,’ a source told the publication. ‘She’s drawing on her own experiences and channeling them into this character’
She recently completed her fifth children’s book, Mazy the Movie Star.
‘Writing has been a great way for her to escape and use her imagination,’ the source said. ‘It’s been a real release.’
Isla and British actor Sacha, 52, announced in April that they had quietly separated last year.
The couple announced the news by sharing a picture of themselves together wearing tennis gear.
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 couple first met back in 2001 and tied the knot in 2010.
They are parents to daughters Olive, 17 and Elula, 13, and son Montgomery, nine.
Insiders have claimed their marriage had been ‘shaky’ for years, with Sacha reportedly struggling after making the ‘sacrifice’ to relocate their family to Australia back in 2020.
They had moved from Los Angeles to Sydney in 2020, then to Perth – where Isla’s family live – in September 2021, to escape Sydney’s strict Covid lockdown rules.
At the time, they said the switch to Western Australia would be permanent.
However, their move from the US to Australia was said to be ‘difficult’ for Baron Cohen because he was settled in Hollywood, and it was a shorter flight to London from there, too.
The split announcement came shortly after actress Rebel Wilson made bombshell claims about Isla’s ex-husband Sacha in her memoir, Rebel Rising.
The Pitch Perfect actress, 44, made several claims against her former Grimsby co-star, 52, which he has denied.
