ISLA Fisher met fellow actor Sasha Baron Cohen in 2002, and married eight years later.
The pair announced on Instagram in April 2024 that after 14 years of marriage, they would be divorcing. Here’s what we know.
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Who is Isla Fisher?
Isla Lang Fisher was born February 3, 1976, and is an Australian actress.
She shot to fame in 1994 playing Shannon Reed in Home and Away – she quit in 1997.
After this Isla headed for Hollywood.
She has starred in many films, including Scooby-Doo (2002), Wedding Crashers (2005), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Rango (2011), Bachelorette (2012), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and Now You See Me (2013).
She has most recently appeared in Wolf Like Me, an Australian TV series where she stars in the lead role and also is a producer.
When did Isla Fisher marry Sacha Baron Cohen?
Isla met comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in 2002 at a party in Sydney, Australia.
The couple became engaged in 2004, and then married on March 15, 2010.
They have two daughters, Olive (born 2008) and Elula (born 2011), and a son, Montgomery (born 2015).
Sacha appeared with Fisher at a number of awards shows, including the Oscars in 2016 where the pair smuggled in his Ali G outfit for a comedic skit on stage when he was supposed to be presenting an award.
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Who is Sacha Baron Cohen?
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen was born October 13, 1971, and is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
He is most known for creating and portraying four fictional characters: Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen.
He has starred in many films including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011) and Les Misérables (2012).
He’s released two mockumentaries with his Borat character including 2020 movie Subsequent Moviefilm.
Baron Cohen appeared alongside Fisher in the 2016 film Grimsby.
When did Isla Fisher and Sasha Baron Cohen spilt up?
Fisher and her husband Announced via Instagram on April 5, 2024, that she and the Ali G star had filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage.
Their statement on a joint Instagram story was accompanied by a picture of the pair in tennis outfits, and said: “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down,” they wrote.
“In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage.
“We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been 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.”
No further comment has been made by the pair since the announcement.
