Fixing device and image forming apparatus

A fixing device comprising:

• a fixing unit that includes a rotating fixing member and a pressure member making contact with the fixing member to form a nip portion between the fixing member and the pressure member, and heats a recording medium on which a toner image is formed while conveying the recording medium with the recording medium nipped in the nip portion, thereby fixing the toner image to the recording medium;
• a plate-shaped separating member that separates, from the fixing member, the recording medium discharged from the nip portion;
• and
• a holder that holds the separating member,
• wherein the separating member includes:
• a separating guide portion that is disposed downstream of the nip portion in a conveying direction in which the recording medium is conveyed so as to face the fixing member along a width direction of the fixing member perpendicular to the conveying direction, extends in a guide direction along the conveying direction, and separates the recording medium from the fixing member to guide the recording medium;
• and
• an extending portion that extends from a downstream edge in the conveying direction of the separating guide portion, and is bent with respect to the separating guide portion so as to separate from the recording medium downstream in the conveying direction.