Who is Phil Collins’ ex-wife Jill Tavelman?
PHIL COLLINS is one of the biggest recording artists on the planet after selling millions of albums with his band Genesis and as a solo artist.
Here’s everything we know about his second wife Jill Tavelman and their daughter Lily.
Who is Phil Collins' ex-wife Jill Tavelman?
Jill, 65, is an American actress, architect and businesswoman.
Rumours suggest she is currently running her own antique shop in Hollywood.
Jill is not believed to have remarried after divorcing Phil.
Why did Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman divorce?
Phil and Jill were married between 1984 and 1996.
The marriage began to collapse in the early nineties when Phil was touring around the world with Genesis.
He is believed to have had an affair with Lavinia Lang, his ex-fiancee, in 1992.
The divorce was filed in 1994 and confirmed two years later, with Phil paying Jill a reported £17MILLION.
Discussing his infidelity in 2016, the popstar said: "I was following my heart.
"But it turned out I was being a bit of a b******."
Phil was initially married to Andrea Bertorelli after meeting as 11-year-old students in a drama class and reconnecting years later.
The pair were hitched between 1975 and 1980.
Phil’s most recent wife is Orianne Cevey, who he was married to between 1999 and 2006.
He is believed to have paid his ex a whopping £25MILLION in their divorce settlement - one of the biggest in British celeb history.
Despite the divorce, Phil and Orianne rekindled their love in 2016 - only for Orianne to marry another man behind his back four years later.
The singer's current relationship status is believed to be single.
Do Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman have children?
Phil and Jill have one daughter, Lily Collins.
Lily, 32, is an actress who is best known for playing the titular character in Netflix’s romantic comedy Emily in Paris.
She’s also appeared in countless movies, including The Blind Side, Tolkien and Love, Rosie.
Lily has spoken publicly about her upbringing and her difficulty in dealing with her dad's divorces.
She said in 2019: "My life felt out of control.
"I couldn't handle the pain and confusion surrounding my dad’s divorce [from Orianne] and I was having a hard time balancing being a teenager with pursuing two grown-up careers [modelling and acting] - which focused heavily on how I looked.
"Bulimia was another way I thought I could gain control during an emotionally unstable time in life.
"I'd go to the supermarket late at night and load up on every type of junk food, return home to my bedroom and just eat and eat - then go to my bathroom and throw it all up.
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"I started by using a toothbrush, then a hair chopstick, and finally graduated to my finger."
Phil has five kids in total.
