Fearne Cotton has shared a cryptic message about "getting revenge on people" and discussed dealing with "resentment" on social media. The presenter, 45, split from her husband Jesse Wood, son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, in 2024, after their marriage in 2014.
On Instagram, Cotton offered advice on "the best way to get revenge," stating, "Every one of us has lost sleep, or days/weeks/years feeling angry or f***ed over by someone. Most of us will have dealt with injustice. In my early thirties I felt it in a huge way. Most of us have also wrestled with unsavoury thoughts because of it."
She suggested that for those who have tried to interfere with one's joy, the solution is to "shine as brightly as you possibly can and live as boldly as humanly possible."
Cotton also spoke about how resentment affected her, leading to burnout and illness. "You need to leave room for your needs," she explained on her podcast, Happy Place. "I got so resentful, and you want to be there for friends and family but with boundaries in place."
She described the physical toll of holding onto resentment, noting, "My resentment got so bad. I think it actually made me sick. I think I actually got sick from feeling such inner tension, like your muscles are tense, your jaws clench, like I got sick from feeling like that."
Cotton reflected on societal expectations for women to be perpetual nurturers, suggesting this can lead to burnout if boundaries are not established. "We need to keep something back for ourselves. You do get to the point of burnout if you don't put boundaries in place," she stated, adding that setting these boundaries might upset some people, which is acceptable.
The presenter reverted her name from "Mrs Fearne Wood" to "Ms Fearne Cotton" after Wood's new girlfriend, Gemma Gregory, announced her pregnancy. Wood and Gregory welcomed a son named Indigo Robin Charles Wood in August.
Cotton has previously spoken about struggling with "crippling anxiety" that affected her ability to work and led her to become reclusive. She recounted experiencing constant panic attacks and being unable to perform certain tasks, such as driving or television work. However, she stated that she is now "the happiest I've ever been," attributing her recovery to a therapist who helped her understand her struggles with anger.