Daytona 500 winner, Jeff Gordon, married Brooke Sealey, a Winston Cup model in 1994. Their relationship had previously been a secret, due to an unspoken rule which forbade models from dating the racers.
Their marriage lasted eight years before they split. Somehow, Brooke walked away with $15 million although they didn’t have children together. Jeff Gordon has a net worth of $200 million and makes around $30 million every year from salary and endorsements, so he should be just fine.
$7.5 Million
Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy and English professional football player Ashley Cole began dating in September 2004 while living on the same block in London. They got married two years later in July 2006 in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire.
They separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with several other women. Cheryl had previously stated that she didn't marry Ashley for his money. The irony was at its finest when she walked away with $7.5 million dollars after they split up. And to say she didn’t want any of it...
$12 Million
Athletes seem to just have trouble keeping their marriages together! Former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez, AKA A-Rod, and Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate married in 2002 and had two children together.
Their marriage crumbled and in 2008, Cynthia filed for divorce, citing emotional abandonment of her and her children and extramarital affairs. It’s estimated that their divorce settlement was around $12 million. The former professional baseball shortstop dated the lovely Jennifer Lopez for a while, but they didn't last too long.
$60 million
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were the most famous celebrity couple in the early 2000s. People were absolutely obsessed. They tied the knot in 2000 in a stunning ceremony in Malibu. Let’s just say the world was depressed to find out about their divorce in 2005.
We’ll spare you the details and it seems like the “Team Aniston” versus “Team Jolie” is no longer relevant as they both haven’t worked out. But really, which team were you rooting for?
$30 million
Cheers actor Ted Danson tied the knot with his second wife, Cassandra “Casey” Coates, a film producer, in 1977. Coates had a stroke in 1979 while giving birth to their daughter. Danson subsequently spent many years caring for his wife and they later adopted a second child.
Unfortunately for Ted, his affair with actress Whoopi Goldberg was outed and Ted and Casey divorced in 1983. At the time it became one of Hollywood’s most expensive divorces at $30 million.