Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher confirm split after 2023 divorce filing, say they have been 'quietly working' through it

Parents of three, Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher, separated after 13 years of marriage
PUBLISHED APR 5, 2024
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced their separation on an April 5 social media post (Instagram/@islafisher)
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced their separation on an April 5 social media post (Instagram/@islafisher)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have confirmed their separation after 13 years of marriage.

In statements posted on their Instagram stories on April 5, the duo wrote, "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," according to Mirror.

(Instagram/@sachabaroncohen)
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher separated after 13 years of marriage (Instagram/@sachabaroncohen)

Why did Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher split?

Cohen and Fisher, who share three children Olive, 17, Elula, 13, and Montgomery, nine, have not revealed the reason behind their split.

"We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change," they wrote in the statements.

"We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy," Cohen and Fisher continued.


 
 
 
 
 
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Inside Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher's marriage

In 2001, Fisher, 48, and Cohen, 52, first met at a party in Sydney, Australia, long before their breakout roles in 'Wedding Crashers' in 2005, and 'Borat' in 2006, respectively. 

In an interview with The New York Times in 2020, Cohen recalled his first meeting with Fisher and said "She was hilarious."

"We were at a very pretentious party, and me and her bonded over taking the mick out of the other people in the party. I knew instantly. I don't know if she did," he said.

In 2004, the duo got engaged and Fisher gave birth to their first child together three years later.


 
 
 
 
 
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Isla Fisher shared she preferred keeping her family life 'private'

Previously, Fisher emphasized that their family life which has been kept away from the spotlight was "valuable" to her.

"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," she told The Australian Women's Weekly.

"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," she added.


 
 
 
 
 
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Isla Fisher previously shared that Sacha Baron Cohen encouraged her to get into comedy

In 2020, Fisher told People, "Sacha was the reason I got into comedy. I was going up for a lot of dramatic roles and getting rejected."

The actress said that Cohen encouraged her to try comedy and that he described her as "one of the funniest people" he knew.

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