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Has Bernie lost the formula for married bliss?
Kiran RandhawaUpdated 12:40pm on 14 Nov 2008
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has split from his wife Slavica, it was claimed today.
The 78-year-old tycoon's marriage is said to be heading for the divorce courts after she moved out of the £10m family home in Kensington. The 6ft 2in former model, who towers over the 5ft 4in billionaire, is alleged to have packed her bags while Mr Eccelstone was in Brazil watching Lewis Hamilton's Grand Prix victory.
According to friends in Switzerland, where the couple have a second home, Mrs Ecclestone, 50, has already consulted divorce lawyers.
Mr Ecclestone has put the bulk of his fortune in her name. The couple are said to be worth £2.4bn.
A huge proportion of this, £1.9 bn, from a bond issue in 1999, was put in offshore trusts controlled by Mrs Ecclestone. They have been married 24 years and have two daughters, Tamara, 24, and Petra, 19, who have moved out of the family home.
Mr Ecclestone admitted his wife had moved out but blamed it on the noise from builders in the house next door.
