Isla Fisher penned a heartfelt note to mark the beginning of 2025 and thank people for their love and support following her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen. On New Year’s Eve, the actress took to Instagram to share a message with her followers. “I’m ending 2024 with gratitude,” she wrote.
He also shared a message with his old friends and family, as well as new friends who have “opened their hearts and homes” to him and their children. Finally, to all those who sent him supportive messages during that time. “I love you all and wish you all the best in 2025,” Fischer concluded.
On April 5, 2024, the actress and Sacha Baron Cohen — who have three children, daughters Olive and Elula and son Montgomery — announced their split with a joint statement on their respective Instagram stories. His message read, “After twenty long years of tennis matches, we are finally putting down our rackets.”
The statement further revealed that they filed for divorce in 2023 and are quietly working on this change. The couple acknowledged that they will always be connected through their love and dedication towards their children. “We sincerely appreciate you respecting our family’s wishes for privacy,” the statement said.
The former couple first met in 2001 at a party in Sydney, Australia. In 2004, Cohen popped the question and welcomed their first child three years later. They got married in 2010 and kept their personal life away from the limelight.
In June 2021, Fisher spoke to Marie Claire Australia about her goal of giving her children a “normal childhood”. They expressed a desire to protect their children, especially in the age of social media. “I want our children to have a normal childhood, to be able to play outside without pressure or scrutiny,” she said at the time.
The actress recently starred in season 2 of Peacock’s Wolf Like Me. In the show, she played a woman who is secretly a werewolf who begins a relationship with a single father, played by Josh Gad. “It was a dream job,” he told People magazine in January about his role.
