Cheryl granted ‘Britain’s fastest ever quickie divorce’ as her 18-month marriage is dismissed in just 14 seconds
CHERYL's separation from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has become 'Britain's fastest ever quickie' divorce after the union was dismissed in just 14 seconds.
The pop star was given the green light to end her 18-month marriage today at a court in London, and hearing lasted less than a minute.
Cheryl, 33, and JB were granted their Decree Nisi this morning, and reports suggest the case's 14-second airing at London's Central Family Court makes it the UK's speediest dismissal.
The former couple were so keen to make their split official, they announced the news an hour before the decree was granted by the court.
A statement issued by the singe's representative declared: "Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini have today obtained Decree Nisi in their divorce proceedings.
"No further comment will be made and they ask for their privacy to be respected."
During the brief hearing, District Judge Heather MacGregor asked: "Does any party or person wish to show cause against the decrees?"
She then dismissed the former couple's 18-month marriage by telling the court: "'I pronounce these decrees and make orders in accordance with the registrar's decision,"
The former couple will have to wait six weeks for the Decree Absolute, which will mark the legal end of the marriage.
Neither Cheryl or JB attended the brief hearing today, but the singer is believed to be relieved that the ordeal is now over.
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The divorce papers have since been revealed, and the paperwork includes Cheryl's sensational allegations that JB was to blame for her dramatic weight loss.
Cheryl filed for divorce on the grounds of JB's "unreasonable behaviour" and a question on one of the forms asked whether this had any effect on her health.
She stated that JB's antics had allegedly caused her "stress and weight loss".
JB was seen out last night appearing to celebrate the divorce news.
The pair wed in a private ceremony on the Caribbean island of Mustique in July, 2014, just three months after they met in Cannes, France.
However, the whirlwind romance was soon in trouble as rumours of problems began to emerge less than a year after they tied the knot.
Cheryl separated from JB late last year, and filed for divorce.
She went on to find love again as she began dating One Direction hunk Liam Payne, who at 23 is 10 years her junior.
Cheryl and Liam, who is currently in LA, have been looking increasingly loved up in recent months, and they are facing increasing speculation that they are set to becomer first-time parents.
The former Girls Aloud star is rumoured to be pregnant after she was spotted showing off a fuller figure and a more rounded tummy.
She appeared to be sporting a baby bump at an event in France last month, but the star has yet to comment on the gossip.
Reports suggest the pair is planning to tie the knot by the end of this year.
Cheryl was previously wed to footballer Ashley Cole.
The couple tied the knot in 2006, but the doomed marriage fell apart amid allegations that the sportsman had been unfaithful and they divorced in 2010.