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John Cleese has taken a subtle swipe at his ex-wives while singing the praises of his current spouse. In a chat with My Weekly, the legend described his wife, Jennifer Wade, 52 as a "wonderfully playful woman." The Fawlty Towers star, who tied the knot with Wade in 2012, said it "changes you" when you "have someone who really loves you" before adding a sutble dig at previous spouses, saying: "I haven't had that experience before.

" The 84-year-old actor has been open about his three previous marriages, reportedly shelling out £25million on divorce settlements. He's even humorously claimed that his ex-wives "cause most of the misery in the world". Speaking on the Conan O'Brien show in the US in 2016, he said: "I have been married for 34 years.



To four different wives." Referring to his second wife, Barbara Threntham, he added: "One of my ex-wives died. You know what? It was very sad because it was the wrong one.

" In a recent interview, the comic disclosed that his split from Alyce Faye Eichelberger, 79, in 2008, resulted in a $20million (£16million) payout. Cleese revealed that when he met her, he owned a "beautiful house in Holland Park", but post-break-up, he "had a flat in Sloane Square." Cleese tied the knot with Alyce in 1992, two years after parting ways with his second wife, Barbara Trentham, who he was married to for a decade.

His first marriage was to Connie Booth, which lasted from 1968 to 1978. The Fawlty Towers star, known for courting controversy, previously laun.

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