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Comedian Jim Davidson is "gutted" after splitting from his wife of 14 years Michelle Cotton.
The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 69, revealed on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour that he's currently undergoing "divorce No5" with his wife.
He is said to be "really sad and gutted" that they haven't been able to make their relationship work and that he's "not thrilled" at the prospect of going through another public divorce.
It comes after his previous four divorces are believed to have cost him up to £60million.
“He’s resigned to the reality nothing can be done," a source told The Sun.
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Jim Davidson with wife friend Michelle Cotton in 2002 (PA)The Mirror has reached out to Jim's reps for comment.
Jim wed first wife Su Walpole in 1971, with the couple divorcing just one year later. The couple share daughter Sarah Walpole-Davidson, 50, together.
He went on to marry Julie Gullick in 1981, who he went on to have his eldest son Cameron, 40, with. Julie and Jim divorced five years later in 1986.
His third marriage to Allison Holloway lasted just one year, with the pair divorcing in 1988.
Jim wed fourth wife Tracy Hilton in 1990 and the couple went on to have three children - 33-year-old Charlie, 31-year-old Fred and Elsie, 30. They divorced 10 years later in 2000.
Ahead of his wedding to his fourth wife, actor John Mills sent a Telemessage to mark the occasion, which read: "Will It Last?"
In February this year, Jim previously spoke about how he feared that his Operation Yewtree arrest would end his career.
Jim and Michelle met in 2002 but didn't wed until 2009 (Daily Mirror)
Jim is said to be 'gutted' about the divorce (Getty Images)He was arrested in connection with the police operation set up in 2013 amid the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, but faced no further action over the allegations made.
Remembering the media furore at the time, Jim said in a new interview: “They were all camped outside my house. Loads of people. They were all outside my house for ages and ages and ages.
"And I remember coming around the corner as I'd come back from The Co-op and there was a live TV crew there."
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Speaking to Nana Akua on GB News, Jim went on: “I'm looking back at it as a laugh, but I thought it was a done deal."
Recalling his arrest, he said: "Suddenly I was arrested at Heathrow. I had a load of accusations. And me and my lawyers went and got all the evidence and gave it to the police. And they basically said, 'Jim, there's not going to be any more action, so no further action (NFA)."
"It was a bit scary because I thought it was a done deal."