08-19-2008, 07:50 AM
Some people will just do anything to be number one. Can't let Paul McCartney have anything. 
Phil Collins' divorce from his third wife has landed him at the top of the list for the biggest divorce- payout by a British celebrity in legal history, according to the U.K.'s Mirror.
Collins, 57, paid Swiss-born Orianne Cevey, 35, $46.68 million, topping the Mills-McCartney divorce by $1 million.
The couple, who met while Collins was on tour, announced their separation in 2006.
Collins and Cevey, who was working as a translator at the time, had been married for six years and have two children ââ¬â Nicolas, 8, and Matthew, 4, the Mirror reported.
But this isn't the first time Collins' bank account has taken a significant dip.
"Marriage has certainly not come cheap for Phil," said a music industry source.
In 1980, Collins divorced his first wife, Canadian-born Andrea Bertorelli. She reportedly ran off with their interior decorator.
In 1994, Collins divorced his second wife, Jill Tavelman, paying her $34 million after he famously dumped her via fax.
It is estimated Collins has paid nearly $84 million in divorce settlements to his ex-wives, according to the Mirror.
The "Genesis" singer recently announced he is giving touring up for good after losing some of his hearing to an ear infection.
Phil Collins' divorce from his third wife has landed him at the top of the list for the biggest divorce- payout by a British celebrity in legal history, according to the U.K.'s Mirror.
Collins, 57, paid Swiss-born Orianne Cevey, 35, $46.68 million, topping the Mills-McCartney divorce by $1 million.
The couple, who met while Collins was on tour, announced their separation in 2006.
Collins and Cevey, who was working as a translator at the time, had been married for six years and have two children ââ¬â Nicolas, 8, and Matthew, 4, the Mirror reported.
But this isn't the first time Collins' bank account has taken a significant dip.
"Marriage has certainly not come cheap for Phil," said a music industry source.
In 1980, Collins divorced his first wife, Canadian-born Andrea Bertorelli. She reportedly ran off with their interior decorator.
In 1994, Collins divorced his second wife, Jill Tavelman, paying her $34 million after he famously dumped her via fax.
It is estimated Collins has paid nearly $84 million in divorce settlements to his ex-wives, according to the Mirror.
The "Genesis" singer recently announced he is giving touring up for good after losing some of his hearing to an ear infection.
Will it blend? That is the question.