Dragons’ Den Duncan Bannatyne divorces second wife
Dragons' Den businessman Duncan Bannatyne secretly divorced second wife Joanne McCue.
High Court records show the 63-year-old TV star and his 45-year-old wife ended their five-year marriage in December, the Sun reports.
While the couple has stayed quiet about the reasons for their break-up, a friend said: "It was far from amicable. Duncan just wants to move on but he has had a very traumatic few months."
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Duncan, who has an estimated worth of £430million, reportedly revealed previously that he would have to lay off 43 staff members in order to meet Joanne's maintenance requests.
She allegedly asked for £1,000 a day on top of maintenance for their children Emily, ten and Tom, 8.
The couple met when Joanne was director of Duncan's Quality Care Homes business in the 1990s and they married in 2006. It is thought their relationship started to break up last year.
Last year, Duncan tweeted in July: "My day could not have been worse. Suicide is considered option."
When Duncan's first marriage ended, the multi-millionaire said: "I'd get in the car, drive to work, stop in a lay-by and start crying. I came very close to considering suicide. I knew life just wasn't right."
We hope Duncan and Joanne find happiness in the future.