Just last week, it was said that Jean-Bernard wouldn't dream
of taking money from his wife Cheryl.
But now it seems the pair are battling over their marriage
secrets with The Sun reporting on Sunday that while she wants a gagging order
on her estranged husband, he wants £3M for the privilege.
In an attempt to divide their assets after 18 months, it's
been claimed that JB has been suggesting 'ridiculous figures' for the
settlement, leaving her 'terrified' for her £20m fortune.
A family friend told the newspaper: 'He's come up with some
ridiculous figures as he devises what he thinks is a fair split of their joint
assets. He's said he is looking for £3M.
Cheryl passed on the pre-nuptial agreement at their July
2014 wedding, which would have protected her royalties - something the source
suggests Jean-Bernard has 'vastly overestimated'.
She seems yet more worried that the intimacies of their
short-lived relationship will be leaked, or worse sold, when they're finally
granted a divorce.
A second source added to the paper: 'Cheryl is terrified
that JB will try to cash in on their relationship.
Lawyers have put forward divorce papers which include a
requirement that Jean-Bernard does not talk publicly about their marriage.'
While there is no reason to believe that either party has
anything to hide, MailOnline has been advised that there is a confidentiality
clause included in any divorce, as standard.
A spokesperson for Cheryl refused to comment. MailOnline has
also unsuccessfully tried to contact Jean-Bernard.
Previously, the divorce was expected to set Cheryl back £8M
after she admitted that she acted with her heart and not her head in their
whirlwind romance.
It was my heart and my head. I’m not an 18-year-old, I’m a
31-year-old woman and I know what I’m doing. I’m doing what makes me happy and
that is what is right for me,’ she said at the time.
Though a conflicting report that emerged immediately after
it was finally confirmed that they would end the marriage, insisted JB was
adamant he didn't want 'a penny.
The Daily Mirror reported that the entrepreneur was said to
just be 'happy to end things quickly and amicably' and wouldn't dream of taking
money from his wife of 18 months.
On Saturday, it was alleged that Jean-Bernard had been
hiding his playboy past from Cheryl - who he met in January of the year they
married - all along.
One Sunday newspaper claimed that he had exaggerated his
wealthy upbringing and businessman credentials and even changed his name before
he met her.
He responded to the claims in an Instagram post that day,
which read: 'Talk about me all you want I couldn't care less ! don't talk about
my dead parents that were irreproachable and amazing if you would have done
your homework you would know.
Cheryl has begun to put a brave face on the heartache of her
second failed marriage, being seen celebrating her best friend Kimberley
Walsh's hen do with friends on Friday night.
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