Isla Fisher has sparked attention online after sharing a pointed social media post about marriage, just weeks after finalizing her divorce from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
The Australian actress, 49, posted a quote to Instagram on Wednesday that appeared to offer a cynical take on traditional views of marriage.
While Fisher did not directly address her ex-husband, the post comes less than three months after the pair announced the finalization of their divorce. Fisher and Cohen, 53, had been married for 14 years and share three children together.
The quote began: “For all the men who say, ‘Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?’” before continuing with a modern retort: “Nowadays, 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realise it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.”
The post contrasts with the statements Fisher made about co-parenting in an interview with The Sunday Times earlier this year, whereby she said: “It’s the most difficult thing that I’ve been through and I’ve learnt so much about myself in the process. I never imagined my family being separated but we are committed and loving parents.”
She added: “Kids are the most important thing and you want them to really feel safe and loved. We are building a new, healthy version of what our family looks like and putting as much care and love into it as possible.”
Despite the pointed tone of Fisher’s recent post, she appeared to maintain a sense of humor about their new dynamic. Earlier this week, she shared a lighthearted Instagram story in response to media coverage of her and Cohen both attending the Wimbledon men’s singles final on the same day, though separately.
Fisher reposted a screenshot of a Daily Mail article that highlighted their individual appearances at the tennis tournament, jokingly captioning it: “Hang on? Who’s watching the kids? @sachabaroncohen.” She attended the event with her brother Daniel and several friends, including Emily in Paris actress Lily Collins, while Cohen was photographed sitting courtside with a male companion.
The former couple also referenced tennis in their original separation announcement last year. In a coordinated post shared in April 2024, they posed in matching tennis outfits and wrote, “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down.” At the time, they revealed they had quietly filed for separation in 2023 and had been working through the process privately.
Fisher and Cohen first began dating in 2002 and were married in 2010. They share three children: daughters Olive, 17, and Elula, 15, and son Montgomery, 10.