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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T16:26:20.000Z",
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    "BBC Question Time 'bias' row erupts as viewers blast Fiona Bruce: 'Disgraceful!'",
    "ITV I'm A Celebrity fans make demand as David Haye sparks more fury",
    "GB News host hits out at ‘clueless’ young women in gender divide row: 'Epidemic of fatherlessness!'",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nFearne Cotton has opened up about the challenges of juggling work and parenting as a single mother.\n\nThe broadcaster revealed she has had a “chaotic” few days while trying to balance her career and family life.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe 44-year-old made the candid admission on her Happy Place podcast, describing the past week as “up and down”.\n\nMs Cotton said she had been struggling to manage multiple commitments at once.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I've had an up and down week, certainly. There's been some stressful stuff going on. I'm a single parent.\n\n\"I work full-time with about a thousand jobs. I'm trying to juggle it all,\" she told listeners.\n\nShe described the previous seven days as “absolute chaos” and questioned whether anyone could realistically manage it all.\n\nMs Cotton explained she had been cramming in extra work ahead of a planned break, trying to complete tasks in half the usual time.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe admitted the pressure of potentially missing school commitments had left her feeling overwhelmed.\n\n\"There was a school concert, and my daughter had to wear a specific outfit... It's just all those little extra things tip you over the edge,\" she said.\n\nMs Cotton suggested the expectations placed on single parents can be unrealistic.\n\n\"It's absurd for us to think we should hold it all together under those circumstances,\" she added\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * BBC Question Time 'bias' row erupts as viewers blast Fiona Bruce: 'Disgraceful!'\n  * ITV I'm A Celebrity fans make demand as David Haye sparks more fury\n  * GB News host hits out at ‘clueless’ young women in gender divide row: 'Epidemic of fatherlessness!'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe presenter shares son Rex, 12, and daughter Honey, nine.\n\nHer comments come shortly after her former husband Jesse Wood announced he is expecting a child with his partner Gemma Gregory.\n\nMr Wood, whose father is Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, shared the news on social media last week.\n\nThe announcement comes around 16 months after Ms Cotton and Mr Wood confirmed their separation in December 2024, ending their decade-long marriage.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe couple married in 2014 after first meeting in Ibiza three years earlier.\n\nMs Cotton also spoke about the importance of support during difficult periods.\n\nShe praised close friends who have stepped in to help with childcare when her schedule becomes unmanageable.\n\n\"I think the only thing we can do in those times is lean on really good mates,\" she said.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe podcast host specifically thanked friends who have helped with school runs during busy periods.\n\nBoth Ms Cotton and Mr Wood have since moved on following their split.\n\nThe presenter was first seen publicly with television director Elliot Hegarty in November 2025, while Mr Wood began dating Ms Gregory earlier that year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Fearne Cotton opens up on ‘absolute chaos’ as ex prepares to welcome baby: 'Tipped over the edge!'"
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