Gary Lineker says divorces were “successful marriages” and claims “we were exploited”
dailystar.co.ukGary Lineker said he considers his two divorces with Michelle Cockayne and Danielle Bux as “two really really successful marriages” but admitted he "we were exploited" during his first divorce.The former Barcelona international was married to Cockayne for 20 years, until they divorced in 2006.
But while various reports claimed Cockayne was divorcing the former England international over “unreasonable behaviour”, the pair have maintained a good relationship with each other.Three years later, Lineker went on to marry Bux in Italy, but the pair went their separate ways and were granted a decree nisi to put an end to their union.
But despite the fact both marriages ended in divorce, Lineker said he is neither bitter nor angry at his previous spouses and has a positive outlook on the marriages. READ NEXT: Gary Lineker's “silly superstitions” from playing days - like messing with his barnet “I see them as two really really successful marriages,” Lineker said to the High Performance podcast. “I had 20 years with Michelle {Cockayne}.
We, as people do, we married young and after a long period of time, we just drifted slightly apart and made a decision to go on our own - I think that was a really good marriage.“My second marriage with Danielle, that was purely a thing about children and change.
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