Collins' wife 'surprised' by split

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Collins' wife 'surprised' by split

17/03/2006 - 12:49:34

The wife of former Genesis star Phil Collins was unaware their marriage was
ending, insisting separation speculation was untrue just hours before her
husband announced their split on Wednesday.

Collins' wife of six years, Orianne, maintained: "It is absolute rubbish to
say we are separating or divorcing," and her friends confirm she hadn't
entertained the idea, despite an increasingly rocky marriage.

Solitary Sunshine...

Good Lord. Sounds just like Ricky (Richie?) Sambora and Heather
Locklear, down to the last detail.

Nancy Young...

Didn't he notify his previous wife it was over, via fax?
Over this wife?

One pal tells The Sun: "Orianne was not overly happy. She said last year
that she had married too young but there was never a question of them
getting divorced."

Meanwhile, Orianne's mother refused to believe the news, saying: "As far as
I am concerned they are together."

Collins, who split from the progressive rock group in 1996 to concentrate on

none...

Genesis "progressive rock"? LOL, Genesis hadn't been "progressive" since
the album--Wind & Wuthering--just after Peter Gabriel left in the mid-70s.

his burgeoning solo career, was married two times before settling down with
Orianne.