The most expensive British celebrity divorces - Believe it or not, celebrity couples don't always last. It's no different with British celebs, who have had some of the most expensive divorces in history.

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Mel B and Stephen Belafonte -

Mel B tied the knot with this film producer in 2007. After a ten-year marriage, the couple split in 2017. She accused Belafonte of being abusive towards both her and her children.

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Mel B and Stephen Belafonte -

Mel will pay Belafonte's legal fees, coming to £270,000, as well as £380,000 a month in child support, in a divorce settlement ordered by a Los Angeles judge.

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor -

A celebrity couple unlike any other, Burton and Taylor ruled the world in the 1960s and ‘70s. The A-listers were married twice, from 1964 to 1947, then again from 1975 to 1976.

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor -

Their divorce settlements were never revealed, but there is some financial insight into their breakup. Tom Rubython claims that Burton paid off (future wife) Suzy Hunt’s divorce settlement to be with her, which was around $1 million.

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Kate Winslet and Jim Threapleton -

Winslet married director Jim Threapleton in 1999. The couple met on the set of 1998 drama ‘Hideous Kinky’. They have a daughter, Mia.

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Kate Winslet and Jim Threapleton -

The marriage didn’t last long, and they finalised their divorce in December 2001. Glamour magazine estimates that the settlement was around £3 million.

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Cheryl and Ashley Cole - Cheryl and Ashley Cole were one of the UK’s hottest celebrity couples in the 2000s. They married in 2006 and divorced in 2010.

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Cheryl and Ashley Cole -

It’s said that Cheryl didn’t want any of Ashley’s money. The independent woman reportedly bought out his £3 million share of their mansion in London.

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Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter -

Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter had a divorce for the history books. The whole process was dragged out for seven years since they had a prenuptial agreement.

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Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter -

The exact divorce details are scant, but Glamour estimates the settlement was £9.6 million.

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Thierry Henry and Nicole Merry -

The French footballer married English model Nicole Merry in 2003. They have one child, Téa, who was born in 2005.

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Thierry Henry and Nicole Merry -

According to the Daily Telegraph, Henry paid Merry around £10 million. The divorce was finalised in 2008.

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Martin Sorrell and Sandra Finestone -

Martin Sorrell is a British business magnate who founded PR company WPP plc. In 2005, he divorced wife Sandra Finestone and paid the price.

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Martin Sorrell and Sandra Finestone -

Sorrell spent £12 million of WPP shares to fund the divorce. Finestone was reportedly awarded a £30 million settlement.

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Katie Price and Peter Andre -

Price and Peter Andre were the royal couple of reality TV in the 2000s. They divorced in 2009.

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Katie Price and Peter Andre -

According to Glamour, Andre took around £12 million home with him.

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Jo and Ronnie Wood -

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood ended his marriage of 23 years in 2009.

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Jo and Ronnie Wood -

It’s estimated that the settlement was around £16.4 million, as reported by Glamour.

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Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman -

Singer Phil Collins married Jill Tavelman all the way back in 1984. The couple reportedly separated after 12 years, officially getting a divorce in 2008. One of their daughters, Lily Collins, is a successful actress.

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Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman -

According to the Daily Mail, Tavelman was awarded a whopping £17 million as part of the settlement. But it wasn’t over for Phil Collins.

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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills -

McCartney married second wife, Heather Mills, in 2002. They divorced in 2008 and share a daughter, Beatrice Milly.

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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills -

According to the Telegraph, Mills was awarded £24.3 million in a divorce settlement.

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Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall -

Mick Jagger started dating American model Jerry Hall in late 1977. The couple were on and and off but had four children together.

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Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall -

Jagger and Hall eventually divorced in 1999. The Independent estimates that the divorce settlement was £30 million.

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Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey -

Phil Collins hasn’t had much luck when it comes to love and money. He married third wife Orianne Cevey in 1999. They divorced in 2008.

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Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey -

Cevey was paid £25 million as part of the settlement. The couple got back together in 2016, but Cevey reportedly kept the cash.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie -

Madonna’s divorce from English director Guy Ritchie is another one for the record books.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie -

The celebrity couple divorced in 2008 with a settlement estimated at £50 million, according to BBC News.

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Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Radić -

Bernie Ecclestone takes the trophy for most expensive British divorce. The Formula One hotshot split up with wife Slavica in 2009, after 23 years of marriage.

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Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Radić -

The divorce settlement has been estimated at a whopping £300 million.

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