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Inside the most expensive WAG divorces of all time – cheating Ryan Giggs ‘coughed up’ £24m and another star paid £125m
One sporting icon had one of the most expensive divorces of all time
PICTURE this: it’s the Noughties and athlete infidelity is rife.
Tiger Woods supposedly confessed to cheating with as many as 120 women, while Ryan Giggs’ eight year affair with his younger brother’s wife was well underway.
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Fast forward to 2024, and some sportsmen still can’t keep it in their pants.
England ace Kyle Walker's wife Annie Kilner has served him with divorce papers after fathering two children behind her back with an influencer, The Sun exclusively reports.
The mum-of-four is now preparing to fight for half of his £27 million fortune as their relationship "turns ugly".
Sources said they are no longer on speaking terms and the Manchester City defender, 34, is also consulting lawyers.
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We understand the papers were served weeks ago as tensions rose following his love child scandal with ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman.
Kyle is one of many sportsmen whose wives have shut the door on their relationship, sparking a costly divorce settlement.
Fabulous takes a look at the most expensive WAG divorces of all time…
Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren - £77m
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Tiger Woods, 48, and Elin Nordegren, 44, finalised their divorce in August 2010 after five years of marriage.
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Elin, a Swedish model who was just 22-years-old when she shacked up with the American golfer, finally gave him a chance in 2003 after he had been "trying his luck for months".
At the time, she was an au pair for fellow-Swede golfer Jesper Parnevik’s children, which is how she was first acquainted with Tiger.
By 2004, they were married. And by 2009, they had welcomed two children - daughter Sam and son Charlie.
The couple divorced after Tiger was accused of cheating with at least 120 women in 2009 - something Elin verified after going through his phone while he was asleep.
Their divorce was finalised in August 2020 and Elin walked away with a tasty £77 million ($100 million).
Ryan Giggs & Stacey Cooke - £24m
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Ryan Giggs is considered one of the greatest wingers in football history - and one of the greatest cheaters.
The 50-year-old from Cardiff tied the knot with long-term girlfriend Stacey Cooke, 53, in September 2007, but the pair divorced 10 years later.
Why? Ryan had been sleeping with his younger brother Rhodri’s wife, Natasha Lever, for a shameful eight years.
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KYLE Walker was served divorce papers by wife and long-term partner Annie Kilner this month.
The England ace, who had been with childhood sweetheart Annie for 15 years, fathered two love children with influencer Lauryn Goodman during their relationship.
Annie, 32, met Kyle, 34, when she was 16 and he was 18 playing for his hometown club Sheffield United.
The couple secretly wed in November 2021 - but now, Annie has filed for divorce.
The Sun revealed that the mum-of-four delivered the bombshell news to the ace after instructing lawyers to begin legal proceedings to end their marriage.
She is now preparing to fight for half of his £27million fortune as their relationship "turns ugly".
Sources said they are no longer on speaking terms and the Manchester City defender is also consulting lawyers.
The affair came to light in 2011 but it wasn’t until 2017 that Ryan and Stacey, who share two children, finalised their divorce.
It was reported at the time that Stacey “might get half of his vast £48 million fortune”.
Lawyers announced in November 2017 that the estranged couple had finally come to an agreement, but refused to name the settlement amount, and “remain firm friends”.
Thierry Henry and Claire Merry - £2m per year
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They were only married for four years after meeting when filming a Renault Clio television ad, but Claire Merry, 44, walked away from her divorce from Thierry Henry, 47, quids in.
The couple filed for separation in September 2007, with Claire citing the Arsenal striker’s "unreasonable behaviour" for her reason.
The model reportedly demanded £10 million of his estimated £25 million fortune.
Their split was legally finalised in December 2008, soon after Thierry's move from North London to Barcelona.
It was claimed that Claire walked away with slightly less than her demands at £8 million, but enough to represent roughly £2 million for each year the couple were married.
They share a daughter named Tea, and Thierry went on to marry his second wife Andrea Rajačić in 2011, whom he shares three children with.
Michael Jordan & Juanita Vanoy - £125m
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Basketball icon Michael Jordan, 61, had one of the most expensive divorces of all time with his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, 65.
The pair tied the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas in September 1989, five years into his successful NBA career.
The couple were married for 17 years and welcomed three children, but finally dissolved their marriage in December 2006.
It came after they first filed for divorce in 2002, but then reconciled for another four years.
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It is reported that Juanita received over £125 million ($168 million) through the settlement, which made it the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time.
The sporting icon, who has an estimated net worth of £2.7 billion according to Forbes, married his second wife Yvette Prieto in 2013.
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