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Isla Fisher addresses ‘difficult’ divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen for the first time

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Updated 11:57 9 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 11:54 9 Feb 2025 GMT

Isla Fisher addresses ‘difficult’ divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen for the first time

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen filed for divorce in 2023 after over 20 years together

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Isla Fisher has spoken out about her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen for the first time and how it's 'the most difficult thing' she's 'been through'.

Isla Fisher took to her Instagram account in April last year to reveal she and Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen had separated in 2023 after being in a relationship for over 20 years and married for around 13.

Fisher took to her Instagram story to share a photograph of the pair posing together in tennis gear.

The caption read: "After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage.

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"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."

Fisher later took to her story again to thank fans for 'all the kindness and support', however, has since remained quiet on publicly addressing the split.

The Now You See Me actor has since opened up about the divorce being the 'most difficult thing' she's 'been through', but noting she's learnt so much about [herself] in the process'.

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen each posted a statement to Instagram (Instagram/@islafisher)
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen each posted a statement to Instagram (Instagram/@islafisher)

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Fisher told The Times in a new interview: "I never imagined my family being separated but we are committed and loving parents."

Thankfully, Fisher has had 'women in [her] life' who have 'held' her.

"The female relationships that I cultivated in our business, those women have been there for me. I’m actually going to get emotional," she continued. "I’m sitting here today because of them. I’ve learnt so much about the power of female friendship and I’ve just learnt that I do have resilience, who I am outside of a partnership, and what my values are. It’s been this expansive learning curve."

Fisher has spoken out previously about keeping her family life private and how important that is to both her and Cohen.

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The pair decided to divorce after 13 years of marriage (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
The pair decided to divorce after 13 years of marriage (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

She told Australian Women's Weekly: "I get nervous talking about it because I feel like, by not having my relationship in the public domain and not having spoken about how we met or really talked about our marriage publicly, it's remained something private and valuable to me.

"But having a shared ability to find humor in the sharpness of life is always going to bring connection.

"And, otherwise, I just think it's nice to keep some things for yourself."

Featured Image Credit: Rick Rycroft-Pool/Getty Images

Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sex and Relationships, Hollywood

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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