Overview
- Speaking on her Dig It podcast with Jo Whiley, Ball said telling a partner a marriage is over felt scary and overwhelming.
- She told listeners they will come out the other side of a split and said children are often more resilient than parents fear.
- Ball described trying to live a few doors from Cook right after the breakup and said it was too close for comfort.
- Ball and Cook, who married in 1999 and confirmed their separation in 2016, share two children and continue friendly co‑parenting near Lewes, Sussex.
- She said she now lives with partner Mathieu Weekes, a BAFTA‑winning production designer she began dating in 2024.