Ginola’s model ex-wife sued for not settling divorce bill

FOOTBALLER David Ginola’s model ex-wife has been sued by divorce lawyers after she failed to settle her bill, a court heard.

Farrer and Co, which also represents the Royal family, has attempted to recover £174,071 from Coraline Ginola in unpaid fees from her costly divorce from the French star.

The couple married in 1991 and raised two children while her ex-husband followed his career, which included spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Paris Saint-germain and France.

He won the League Cup with Spurs in 1999 and earned 17 international caps, before a new career as a pundit and actor, as well as appearing on 2021’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.

The couple separated in 2016 after 25 years of marriage, with Farrer and Co representing her during a divorce that was settled in France in 2020.

She is believed to have secured the family’s house on the French Riviera as part of the settlement, which was one of three valuable properties the couple owned.

But at the High Court, the firm claimed that, despite Ms Ginola being sent repeated invoices, she only paid out £211,948 towards a bill approaching £400,000.

The firm sued for breach of their retainer and the case reached court last week when a judge gave a “default judgment” against her over her failure to file a defence or respond to the court claim.

After a short hearing, the judge, Master Lisa Sullivan, concluded: “I’m satisfied that this is a claim in which the requirements for a default judgment are made out.”

On top of ordering her to pay her unpaid bill, now £250,785 with interest, the judge directed she should pay out £50,000 towards Farrer’s own court fees – a total of about £300,000.