Phil Collins pays third wife a record 25million in divorce settlement

www.mirror.co.uk - 18th Aug 2008

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Phil Collins: Phil Collins has handed over 25million ($50million) to his third wife in the biggest-ever divorce payout by a British showbiz star.

The massive settlement beats the 24.3million ($48.6million) Paul McCartney recently handed over to Heather Mills and puts the 12.5million which Chris Tarrant settled on ex-wife Ingrid in the shade.

Genesis singer Phil, 57, has given the huge cash sum to Swiss beauty Orianne Cevey, 35, after just six years of marriage and two children.

And it is not the first time Phil has had to give away large chunks of his cash.

In 1994 he gave his second wife Jill Tavelman 17million ($34million) after famously dumping her by fax.

It means he has now paid out more than 42million ($84million) almost a third of his 140million ($280million) fortune.

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