1. Madonna/ Guy Ritchie
Split last month after rumours of infidelity and 12 months' alleged inactivity in the conjugal bed. £300m spoils not yet divvied up.
2. Phil Collins/ Jill Tavelman
Cuckolded by his decorator during Marriage No. 1, Collins duly divorced his second wife via fax. She got £17m. He saved on phone bills.
3. Marshall & Kim Mathers
High-school sweeties, twice divorced. Suicide attempts, rehab, law suits, a graphic fantasy about slitting her throat: third time lucky, anyone?
4. Willie & Shirley Nelson
Hospital sends bill for delivering Willie's illegitimate daughter Paula direct to his Nashville farm. Wife Shirley opens it. The End.
5. Mariah Carey/ Tommy Mottola
Pushy pop siren and ageing Sony CEO. Who knew it wouldn't last? Split in 1998, Carey apparently a warbling songbird in a gilded cage.
6. Phil & Ronnie Spector
The Ronette signed away all her royalties to escape her hellish marriage. Spector later paid alimony with a truckload of nickels.
. Sinatra/ Ava Gardner
Combustible marriage ended in 1957 after she moved to Spain to take up with 'at least one' matador.
8. Richard & Linda Thompson
Divorced then promptly toured. Not advisable. Linda kicked her ex repeatedly in the shins during his solos.
9. Brian McFadden/Kerry Katona
Trashy tabloid tale ended in 2004. Katona calls him 'evil'; he's now demanding custody of kids he once likened to having dogs.
10. Paul McCartney/ Heather Mills
Their four-year marriage earned the 'inaccurate and less than candid' Mills a £24m bounty. And she got to tip a jug of water over McCartney's QC.
