Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen, who finalized their divorce in June 2025 after announcing their split late in 2023, both attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party, setting the stage for a potentially awkward encounter. The event occurred just days after Fisher described her divorce as feeling ‘freeing’ and liberating.
Fisher’s Recent Reflections on Divorce
At the TIME Women of the Year Gala in Hollywood on March 10, Fisher, 50, shared her positive outlook when asked how she was doing. ‘I’m good. I’m so great,’ she said. ‘I turned 50. I was so nervous about that… but it has felt so freeing. I feel so liberated. There’s something about being divorced where you just feel like you could just do anything.’
The mother of three added humorously that divorce acts as a ‘get out of jail free’ card. ‘You could just do anything, and someone would be like, “Oh, don’t worry. She’s divorced.” It’s so cool.’
Stylish Red Carpet Looks
Fisher turned heads in a strapless satin gown featuring an intricately beaded floor-length skirt, paired with statement earrings. Her red locks cascaded in a glamorous bouncy blowout.
Cohen, 54, matched the elegant vibe in a white blazer over a black top and trousers, finished with patent dress shoes.
Contrasting Post-Divorce Paths
While Fisher focuses on rebuilding her life through work and personal growth, Cohen has been linked to 27-year-old model Hannah Palmer. The pair met at director Taika Waititi’s 50th birthday party in Ibiza last August. Friends of Cohen maintain they are not dating.
Fisher has emphasized she is not ready to date. In early 2025, she told The Sunday Times, ‘That’s not on my to-do list. I’m not ready to think about any of that.’
Embracing a New Chapter
Fisher described creating her new home as ‘tough’ but rewarding. ‘I’m enjoying this new version of my life,’ she shared. ‘I don’t need to party in my house anymore. I love to get in the bath. I’ll light some candles, bring in my laptop and put on something on Netflix. That’s as exciting as it gets.’
She recounted an emotional moment when her furniture arrived: ‘I did have a bit of a cry because this was my first time as a single woman, being in a home of my own.’
Drawing from her parents’ harmonious separation when she was nine, Fisher aims for a similar peaceful co-parenting arrangement. ‘It was very harmonious, I don’t ever remember them fighting about anything… they were very inclusive of each other. That’s the dream.’
Fisher has turned to the Jungian therapeutic approach for healing, prioritizing action over rumination. She embraces opportunities in acting, community involvement, and creative reinvention, balancing motherhood with her career resurgence.
