James Bond star Sue Vanner has finally filed for divorce, after 32-year-old husband, real estate mogul Warren Todd, left her for a younger woman in 2019.
The actress, 71, shot to fame in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me alongside Sir Roger Moore, where she and secret agent James Bond memorably made love under a pile of fur coats.
Despite calling herself a “fighter,” she told Daily Mail’s Richard Eden that she had found the breakup of her marriage “really difficult.”
She has now hired Payne Hicks Beach, the law firm of which Baroness Shackleton is a partner, who has represented both King Charles and Paul McCartney in their high-profile divorces.
Todd, the stepson of reality star Lisa Vanderpump, 62, left his wife, with whom he shares a son, to begin a relationship with his pregnant girlfriend during what friends of the actress described as a “serious midlife crisis.”
Bond girl: James Bond star Sue Vanner, 71, has finally filed for divorce after 32-year-old husband, real estate mogul Warren Todd, 55, left her for a younger woman in 2019 (pictured together in 2012)
Movie magic: The actress rose to fame in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, alongside Sir Roger Moore (pictured), where she and secret agent James Bond memorably made love under a pile of fur coats
Ready to mess around? She has since hired Payne Hicks Beach, the law firm of which Baroness Shackleton is a partner, who has represented both King Charles and Paul McCartney in their high profile divorces (pictured in 1980)
He moved out of the family’s £10 million mansion near Victoria and David Beckham’s Holland Park home and has since welcomed two children with his new partner.
A friend of the Bond Girl told Richard Eden in 2019, “Sue is devastated. After 32 years of happy marriage, Warren made decisions during a very serious midlife crisis that tore their family apart.
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Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine in 2019, Sue shared how she found solace in music after her acrimonious breakup.
Lorraine said, “It’s a sad reason for you to get back into the music business… 32 years old and he’s gone off with someone else, and that’s really hard.
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Susie replied, “It’s very hard, but I’m a fighter, so I decided to go back to my music.”
Lorraine continued, “So instead of sitting in the corner crying because your husband ran off with someone younger, and they have a baby now I think…”
They’re different, there’s more special effects, they’re less ironic,” she said. ‘But I think they’re fantastic.
It goes with the times.
Lorraine added salt to the wound and continued, “So instead of sitting in the corner crying because your husband because your husband ran off with someone whose younger, and they have a baby now I think…”
Heartthrob: Glamor girls on the Pinewood Studios set of the new James Bond movie ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, Sue Vanner (3rd from left)
Tough as nails: She has since hired Payne Hicks Beach, the law firm of which Baroness Shackleton (pictured) is a partner, who has represented both King Charles and Paul McCartney in their high-profile divorces
To which a hurt Susie quipped, “Not that much younger, really, but it doesn’t matter.”
Lorraine scoffed, “That’s almost worse. I know we laugh about it, but it’s really hard.’
After an awkward moment, the conversation turned to Bond, where Susie compared today’s Bond to when she starred in the franchise.
“They’re different, there’s more special effects, they’re less ironic,” she said. ‘But I think they’re fantastic. It goes with the times.’
Warren would now live in a smaller house around the corner with his new girlfriend, who thought she was Eastern European.
Stepmother: Warren’s stepmother, American television star Lisa Vanderpump, previously admitted that the 16-year age difference between the couple initially worried her and his father, Ken Todd
Back on screen: Sue (2nd right) also featured in The Real Housewives alongside Lisa (3rd right), estranged husband Warren (center), and son Ryan (far left)
His lover, who is believed to be in his thirties, is a stylish dresser who is regularly seen with Warren at trendy restaurants in the capital.
Warren’s stepmother, American television star Lisa, previously admitted that the 16-year age difference between the couple initially worried her and his father, Ken Todd.
Lisa said, “When Warren first met Sue, the age difference, the secrecy that had emerged, wasn’t something we supported.
“But I’ve learned a very valuable lesson: When our kids make a choice, remember that our opinions and influence are pretty much superfluous.”
She added that after a few years we “would have to admit we were wrong.”
Heartbreak: Sue appeared on ITV’s Lorraine in 2019 and shared how she found solace in music after her acrimonious breakup