Jim Davidson looks solemn as he is seen for the first time since revealing he is preparing for his fifth divorce are splitting from wife Michelle Cotton
Comedian Jim Davidson has been spotted for the first time since reportedly splitting from his fifth wife Michelle Cotton after 14 years of marriage.
The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 69, looked serious as he was seen stepping out on Friday after recording for his Youtube Ustreme channel.
It comes after Jim is said to have revealed on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour on Friday night that he’s currently undergoing ‘divorce number 5’.
As he was seen out-and-about for the first time since the news, Jim cut a casual figure in a black turtleneck jumper and dark trousers.
He wore his silver locks in a natural curled style and framed his face with a pair of square glasses as he left the studio.
Spotted: Comedian Jim Davidson has been seen for the first time since reportedly splitting from his fifth wife Michelle Cotton after 14 years of marriage
It’s over: It comes after Jim (pictured with Michelle) is said to have revealed on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour on Friday night that he’s currently undergoing ‘divorce number 5’
Solemn: The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 69, looked serious as he was seen stepping out on Friday after recording for his Youtube Ustreme channel
Jim sported a gold watch and a simple chain bracelet as he walked towards his vehicle amid the sunny weather.
He was taking a break from filming his Youtube Ustreme channel, which sees Jim chat to comedy legends and give his thoughts on topical issues.
It comes after it was reported that Jim split from his fifth wife Michelle and he is said to have told audiences while on stage that he’s 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 reached out to Jim’s reps for comment at the time.
Speaking on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in 2018, Jim said of Michelle – who he wed in 2009: ‘She is a very nice person.
Laidback look: As he was seen out-and-about for the first time since the news, Jim cut a casual figure in a black turtleneck jumper and dark trousers
Casual: He wore his silver locks in a natural curled style and framed his face with a pair of square glasses as he left the podcast recording studio
Outing: Jim sported a gold watch and a simple chain bracelet as he walked towards his vehicle amid the sunny weather
Filming: He took a break from filming his Youtube Ustreme channel, which sees Jim chat to comedy legends and give his thoughts on topical issues
Parted ways: It comes after it was reported that Jim split from his fifth wife Michelle and he is said to have told audiences while on stage that he’s undergoing ‘divorce number 5’
‘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 and 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.
He went on to marry Julie Gullick, who is the mother of his second child Cameron, now 40, in 1981. They divorced in 1986.
Jim has previously said that during that marriage he paid for an orgy with 12 call girls at a London hotel as part of a celebrity bachelor party.
He then tied the knot with TV presenter Alison Holloway in 1987, but their marriage 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 Alison.
Jim went on to have 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.
Split: Jim (pictured with Michelle) – who hosted The Generation Game and snooker show Big Break – has previously claimed his four previous divorces cost him £60million
Love life: Pictured left, Jim 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
Back in the day: Jim was with his fourth wife Page Three girl Tracy Hilton (pictured) for 10 years
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.’
Jim, 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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