Fortune Feimster is taking life one day at a time. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at the season 2 premiere of her show FUBAR at the Tudum Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11, the comedian opened up about how she's doing amid her ongoing divorce from estranged wife Jacquelyn "Jax" Smith.

"I'm all right. It's life. These things happen and [I'm] just looking towards a new chapter and throwing myself into work and trying to make people laugh," she said. "That's where I get joy."

The former couple announced their split in a joint statement posted to Feimster's Instagram on June 2. The statement noted that they'd already been separated "for a little bit" dealing with "tough health situations" in their families.

Feimster and Smith met at a Chicago Pride event in June 2015 and got engaged in January 2018. They later married in October 2020.

In addition to her divorce, Feimster has also been dealing with her mother, Ginger, being diagnosed with a "rare and very aggressive" form of cancer. The actress revealed in an Instagram post on May 18 that her mom was diagnosed with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) bile duct cancer after doctors found a mass "the size of a small orange" on her liver.

Feimster said her mother was stage 2 and would begin chemotherapy and immunotherapy "soon," despite it being incurable.

Feimster expressed gratitude towards her fans for their support, saying, "People have been really lovely, and especially about my mom and wishing her well. They're sending her cards every day. It's just a lot of people showing up for me in a really amazing way."

Feimster said that it's been "nice to just get that love back" from her fans and experience "just the humanity of it all."

Despite the hardships she's facing in her private life, Feimster said hanging out with FUBAR costar Arnold Schwarzenegger has been "so inspiring."

"He's a very motivational guy," she gushed. "He will give speeches on set, getting people proud of what they're doing, and he shows his appreciation and looks them in the eye."

Feimster plays Roo, a member of the CIA operative team led by Schwarzenegger's Luke Brunner, on FUBAR. Other cast members include Monica Barbaro, Gabriel Luna, Jay Baruchel, and more, with Matrix alum Carrie Ann Moss joining for season 2.

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