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Gemma Jones

Britain's Got Talent's David Walliams split from wife over 'unreasonable behaviour'

David Walliams was once famously married to supermodel Lara Stone.

She had a highly successful modelling career, whereas he was best known for being a part of another couple as he appeared on Little Britain with co-star Matt Lucas. He has since gone on to be a beloved judge on ITV's Britain's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.

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David is also often recognised as the best-selling children's book author.

His private life catapulted into the lime light as he split from Lara in 2015. The pair, who share son Alfred together, went through a messy divorce after claims from the comedian that his partner cited "unreasonable behaviour".

The couple got together and started dating in 2009 after reportedly meeting at a Chelsea football match. Lara admitted she was "very nervous" on their first date but soon knew they shared a "very mean sense of humour".

Speaking to Dutch Vogue, she said: "I was in the cab home afterward and thought, I should text him and thank him for dinner. When I did, he texted back, 'Who's this?'"

The couple got engaged just a year later, in 2010, and only four months later the couple wed in front of family and friends at Claridge's Hotel in London in a lavish £80,000 ceremony. Celebrity A-lister guests included Sir Elton John, Russell Brand and Stephen Fry.

On May 6 2013, Lara gave birth to the couple's first child, Alfred. But less than two years after welcoming their son into the world, David and Lara split.

David was said to be "devastated" at the split, and in 2015, Lara agreed to take the blame in the divorce proceedings to end their five-year marriage. The BGT star cited her "unreasonable behaviour" as grounds for divorce.

Since their split, David has been romantically linked with a string of younger women, including Made In Chelsea star Ashley James, Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, Playboy model Emily Agnes and Miss Norway contender Sylvia Flote.

Britain’s Got Talent airs on ITV every Saturday at 8pm.

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