Comedian Jim Davidson 'gutted' after 'splitting from his fifth wife'

Jim Davidson reveals he’s preparing for divorce number FIVE after splitting from fifth wife Michelle Cotton following 14 years of marriage

Comedian Jim Davidson has reportedly split from his fifth wife Michelle Cotton after a 14-year marriage.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 69, is said to have revealed on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour on Friday night that he’s currently undergoing ‘divorce number 5’.

Jim – who hosted The Generation Game and snooker show Big Break – has previously claimed his four previous divorces cost him £60million.

A source told The Sun: ‘Jim is really sad and gutted he and Michelle haven’t been able to make things work.

‘He’s not thrilled at the idea of going through another public divorce. He’s resigned to the reality nothing can be done.’ 

MailOnline has reached out to Jim’s reps for comment. 

Over: Comedian Jim Davidson has reportedly split from his fifth wife’ Michelle Cotton after 14-year marriage (pictured in 2014)

Tough: The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 69, is said to have revealed on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour on Friday night that he’s currently undergoing ‘divorce No5’ (pictured with Michelle in happier times)

Ouch: Jim – who hosted The Generation Game and Big Break – has previously said his four other divorces cost him £60million (pictured with Michelle in 2002)

Speaking on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in 2018, Jim said of Michelle – who he wed in 2009 : ‘She is a very nice person. 

‘She’s impatient, she’s fiery like me. I hope I’m with Michelle for the rest of my life, there’s no one better I’d want to spend the rest of my life with. Liz Hurley, perhaps?’ 

Jim has had a tumultuous love life. 

He was 17 when he married childhood sweetheart Sue Walpole in 1971, after she became pregnant with their daughter. They divorced the following year.

The couple share daughter Sarah Walpole-Davidson, now 50, together. 

He married Julie Gullick, mother of his second child, in 1981. They divorced in 1986. They have a son Cameron, now 40, together.

Davidson has said that during that marriage he paid for an orgy with 12 call girls at a London hotel as part of a celebrity stag do.

His marriage to TV presenter Alison Holloway in 1987 ended after two years amid claims of domestic violence.

Love life: Pictured left, Davidson with his teenage sweetheart and first wife Sue Walpole and right, with third wife, TV presenter Allison Holloway

Relationships: Second wife Julie Gullick married the former host of Big Break and The Generation Game in  1981

Joanne Urch later alleged she had an affair with Davidson while she was 16 and he was still married to Miss Holloway.

He had three children with former Page Three girl Tracy Hilton, whom he married in 1990 and divorced in 2000. 

Speaking with Piers in 2018, he said he ‘absolutely’ thought it was always the woman to blame for his failed relationships – and admitted the divorces had cost him dearly.

‘It’s how much money I’ve spent over the years. Getting on to 50, 60million must have passed through my hands,’ said Davidson.

Asked how he felt about that, he told Morgan: ‘Brilliant. Thank God I had it. When I won New Faces [in 1976] I said, ‘Mum you’ll never have to work again as long as you live’, and she never did.’

Back in the day: Jim was with his fourth wife Page Three girl Tracy Hilton (pictured) for 10 years

Oh dear: Speaking with Piers Morgan in 2018, he said he ‘absolutely’ thought it was always the woman to blame for his failed relationships – and admitted the divorces had cost him dearly 

Davidson, who has written about his battle with alcoholism, also spoke about being arrested as part of the controversial Operation Yewtree police investigation into sex abuse allegations, which he said he found ‘pretty traumatic’.

He faced no further action but told Morgan: ‘I won’t now have a conversation with a woman in a room without someone else there. 

‘I need to protect myself, I’ve been through the hell. I’m easy to accuse.’

A look at Jim’s FIVE marriages:

Marriage 1: 

He was 17 when he married childhood sweetheart Sue Walpole in 1971, after she became pregnant with their daughter. They divorced the following year.

The couple share daughter Sarah Walpole-Davidson, now 50, together. 

Marriage 2:

He married Julie Gullick, mother of his second child, in 1981. They divorced in 1986. They have a son Cameron, now 40, together.

Davidson has said that during that marriage he paid for an orgy with 12 call girls at a London hotel as part of a celebrity stag do.

Marriage 3:

His marriage to TV presenter Alison Holloway in 1987 ended after two years amid claims of domestic violence.

Joanne Urch later alleged she had an affair with Davidson while she was 16 and he was still married to Miss Holloway.

Marriage 4:  

He had three children with former Page Three girl Tracy Hilton, whom he married in 1990 and divorced in 2000. 

Marriage 5: 

He married Michelle in 2009 and reportedly split in April 2023.

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