“Their marriage was going through a slow, excruciating death.” — a friend tells Star
A few days after Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced their divorce in a shared Instagram post on April 5, the redheaded Australian beauty was spotted walking her dog in North London. Looking ready for spring in a flowy light blue dress, cream-colored jacket and pink shades, Isla — who wasn’t wearing her wedding ring — chatted on her phone while holding a cup of coffee during the outing.
Sources close to Isla say the Wedding Crashers star isn’t looking back. “She was unhappy for a while,” says a longtime friend. The ultra-private former couple — who tied the knot in 2010 and share daughters Olive, 17, and Elula, 13, and son Montgomery, 9 — were at odds for years over where to live (she wanted her native Australia, he wanted to return to his hometown, London) and their polar-opposite personalities. While Isla, 48, converted to Judaism for Sacha, 52, and sacrificed her career so his could take center stage, she received little in return, says the friend, other than the Borat star's domineering and controlling behavior and workaholic tendencies. "I don't think Sacha ever thought Isla would leave," says the friend. "It took courage for her to finally say, Enough.""
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