Proving that divorce doesn’t have to be a long drawn out affair, Madonna and her gangsta film-making husband, cockney Guy Ritchie, have managed to get split on the quick. The decree nisi for the couple was declared in just minutes in the high court, however don’t think that’s the end of the battle. They may be legally divorced on the old chestnut of unreasonable behaviour, but the battle over their money is just beginning.

The couple have been married for eight years, but speculation over the fate of their marriage was rife when it was reported that Madonna had cheated on her husband with a US baseball player.

The financial battle might not be as bitter as some are predicting though, even after Madonna had hired Paul McCartney’s lawyer, Fiona Shackleton. It is rumoured that Guy Ritchie has stated he doesn’t want a penny from his ex-wife.

I wouldn’t be surprised, he is rather well off himself.

Clive Bellmore