Reasons Gary Lineker divorced his two wives including ex he still talks to every day
16.07.2022 - 23:27
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public eye since a teenager, seeing his private life made public for decades, including two divorces. The multimillionaire Match of the Day presenter, crisp ambassador and eligible bachelor has kept his love life private in recent years following a break up six years ago, but it hasn't always been the case. Plastered over the tabloids after divorcing his first wife Michelle Cockayne in 2006 for Welsh model Danielle Bux, he then married her 2009.
Lineker, a Leicester City and England striker, has since remained quiet on his relationships but told the Daily Star "the thought of going on a dating app makes me grimace!" and revealed he's "happy being single" after two "wonderful marriages". Read more: Gary Lineker criticised for 'reprehensible' backing of British Grand Prix green protestorsIn 1986, Lineker married Michelle Cockayne at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Knighton. The couple went on to have four children together, George, Harry, Tobias and Angus.
However, after 20 years of marriage, Michelle filed for divorce on the grounds of her husband's alleged "unreasonable behaviour", with documents submitted to the court claiming that Lineker's actions in their marriage had caused her "stress and anxiety". Reports at the time stated that the childhood sweethearts had "grown apart" but that there was "no-one else involved and never has been". Three years later, Lineker married Danielle Bux after initially being set up on a date by a mutual friend.
The two tied the knot in Ravenna, Italy and went on to win £30,000 for charity on ITV's Mr and Mrs. In 2016, Lineker and Bux announced they were divorcing, after six years of marriage, with Gary not wanting to have more children the reason for the split. Just over a year after the
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