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Isla Fisher cosied up to footballer Larry Cohen as she got back on the dating scene again following her split from husband Sacha Baron Cohen
The Australian actress, 50, was seen with the South African ex-player Larry Cohen, 38, in London’s Notting Hill last Saturday, where they headed to Soho House.
Larry had his arm firmly around the Home And Away star’s shoulder as he walked her to their taxi and they both had huge smiles on their faces.
Isla looked lovely wearing a cropped leather jacket, jeans and heels and Larry wore a long black coat over a matching T-shirt and dark blue chinos.
Johannesburg-born Larry famously played for Ajax Cape Town.
He was called up by Lithuania’s national team to play against England after becoming a citizen in 2014 but he was blocked by Fifa due to his heritage dating too far back.
Isla recently admitted she has had ‘a really challenging’ time after her split from husband Sacha.
In an interview in November she revealed how she has spent the past year rebuilding her ‘sense of self’ post divorce.
Isla and Sacha mutually announced the end of their 14-year marriage at the end of 2023 with the divorce finalised in June last year.
The actress, who shares three children with her ex, has revealed how she has spent the two years since the split focusing on work and herself.
Sacha’s approach to single life though has so far been in stark contrast to Isla’s.
Only three months after the exes confirmed their divorce was complete, it was reported the Borat star, 54, had moved on with a younger model – Hannah Palmer, 27.
Then the actor was photographed with social media star Kelsey Calemine, 26, who is 28 years his junior.
Speaking to NewBeauty Isla said: ‘It has been a really challenging time. I definitely feel like there’s something about the divorce club that anyone in it understands in a way other people don’t. It’s a different grief.’
Switching to a more uplifting outlook, Isla added: ‘I feel like creating a new identity after your divorce is so fun, though. You get to reflect on your values and goals, explore new interests, focus on what you want and rebuild your sense of self.’
She explained that she’s enjoying having the headspace and time to focus on herself.
‘It’s a lot like that, reconnecting to maybe passions you had when you were a kid, but they fell by the wayside when you were raising a family,’ she said.
‘All the relationships that you have in your life that were not necessarily the forefront of the way that you spend your time, because you’re married.
‘Those relationships that are so supportive and brilliant and often really, really old get to retake centre stage. I think that’s a really exciting thing.’
Isla added: ‘There are lots of positives that have come about from all this – like self-exploration and just trying to be kind to myself.
‘I can just give myself grace whenever I like. That’s all I’m trying to do.’
