Christie Brinkley vows that she'll never marry again. Christie Brinkley is an American model and actress best known for her three consecutive appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In a new interview with the UK newspaper The Telegraph, the former model opened up about her past marriages and why she'll never commit to another one again.
"I can now say unequivocally I would never get married again. There's absolutely no reason to. I learnt in my divorce that marriage is ridiculous. You take a vow but you don't get brownie points when you honor your vow and the other person doesn't," she said.
"The court doesn't recognize that. It's like, 'All right now, let's see how we're going to divvy up the kids.' Well, obviously, the one that didn't break the vows should be the role model. But no," she continued.
It is true that Brinkley, who is currently playing Roxie Hart in the Broadway show Chicago, looks much more youthful than her actual age. Good genes or good plastic surgeon? We may never know as Brinkley is not talking about that, but she is opening up about her four failed marriages.
She married her first husband, Jean Francois Allaux, and divorced him in 1981, followed by Billy Joel and Ricky Taubman. Her marriage to her last husband, Peter Cook, ended badly when he was caught having an affair with an 18 year old girl and even paid her $300,000 to keep quiet.
She and Cook have two children, Jack and Sailor, together and she was awarded sole custody, however, in the divorce settlement she had to pay him $2.1 million and allow him "parenting time."
Brinkley's four marriages were to artist Jean Francois Allaux, musician Billy Joel, real estate developer Richard Taubman and most recently to architect Peter Halsey Cook. Brinkley and Cook finalized their divorce in October of 2008. She says she is single and loving it.
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