SMARTER FOR 10
THE YEAR HAS BEEN MARKED BY CELEBRITY SPLITS. MARION MCMULLEN LOOKS AT STAR BREAK-UPS
1 DID LOVE DISAPPEAR INTO A BLACK HOLE?
GUARDIANS Of The Galaxy star Chris Pratt and Scary Movie’s Anna Faris, right, announced their separation this week after eight years of marriage. The pair, who have a son named Jack, shared the news via social media, saying they were “disappointed” by the split, but still have “love and respect” for each other. The couple married in 2009 and starred together in 2011 comedy Take Me Home Tonight.
2 IS IT THE FINAL BELL?
BOXING champ Amir Khan announced he was splitting from his wife of four years last week. He took to Twitter to say: “So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I’m currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.”
3 WHO WAS SHOWN THE RED CARD?
FORMER Eternal singer and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Louise Redknapp reportedly split from retired footballer Jamie last month after 19 years of marriage and two children.
The star is about to embark on a UK tour of musical Cabaret playing Sally Bowles.
4 CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD?
KYLIE Minogue and British actor Joshua Sasse, right, broke off their engagement in February with reports saying the 49-year-old singer suspected him of cheating. She confirmed the split on Instagram saying she wished “only the best” for him.
5 DID THEY STRIKE THE WRONG NOTE?
JANET Jackson and husband of five years Wissam Al Mana, right, split up just months after the birth of their baby Eissa. The American singing star married the Qatari businessman in 2012.
6 NOT SO SPICE AND EASY?
FORMER Spice Girl Melanie Brown filed for divorce from husband Stephen Belafonte earlier this year following 10 years of marriage. The Leeds-born singer, aged 42, attended court in Los Angeles last month to face Belafonte, who she says tormented her with years of physical and mental abuse.
7 DOES LOVE HURT?
OSCAR winner Cuba Gooding Jr filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years, Sara Kapfer, in January. The move came two years after the Jerry Maguire and the People v OJ Simpson star and his high school sweetheart legally separated. They have three children together and dated for seven years before getting married.
8 IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT STILLER?
HOLLYWOOD couple Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, left, said in May they were separating after 17 years of marriage and two children together. They told US show Entertainment Tonight: “Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends.”
9 NOT THE ICING ON THE CAKE?
TOP chef Heston Blumenthal and his wife Zanna’s 28-year marriage came to an end this year in a divorce hearing lasting 90 seconds. The couple have three children and parted six years ago. They met when they were teenagers and married in 1989.
10 WAS IT LOST IN TRANSLATION?
FILM star Scarlett Johansson, left, filed for divorce from husband and former French journalist Roman Dauriac in March. They wed in 2014 and she has said she will “never ever” talk about the end of her marriage for the sake of their daughter Rose, born in 2014.