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He described her as \u201cemotionally difficult\u201d and said she would \u201cthrow a tantrum\u201d if something upset her. Nevertheless, he says she had \u201cthe most extraordinary sense of humour\u201d.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on the Graham Norton Show, the father-of-two revealed he jokingly offered to hire a hitman to stop her feeling down.<\/p>\n
He jested: \u201cI did say to her when she was really depressed one day, \u2018If you\u2019re still feeling this way next\u00a0week,\u00a0I know a little man in Fulham and if you would like I could give him a call and he could come down to Weston Super Mare and kill you\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a long silence and then she cackled with laughter.\u00a0So\u00a0from then on, whenever she said she was depressed I would say, \u2018So shall I call the man in Fulham?\u2019 and she would say, \u2018Oh no dear, I\u2019ve got a sherry party on Thursday.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Muriel died in 2000, aged 101.<\/p>\n In 2009, John met his fourth wife, Jennifer Wade, 52,\u00a0through mutual friends. Three years later, he wed the jewellery designer on the idyllic island of Mustique.<\/p>\n They are still together 11 years later and split their time between the UK,\u00a0America\u00a0and the Caribbean.\u00a0<\/p>\n Before this, the Harry Potter actor first tied the knot with Connie Booth in 1968. Together, they\u00a0wrote the scripts and starred in both series of Fawlty Towers.\u00a0<\/p>\n They divorced 10 years later and share one daughter, Cynthia, 53, who has starred in films including A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Fierce Creatures (1997).<\/p>\n John went on to wed model Barbara Trentham in 1981, three years before the\u00a0birth of their daughter Camilla.<\/p>\n They divorced in 1990 but remained friends until her death in 2013, aged 68, due to complications from leukaemia.<\/p>\n John\u2019s longest marriage to date was to psychotherapist\u00a0Alyce\u00a0Faye Eichelberger. They married in 1992 but went their separate ways 15 years later.<\/p>\n Famously, the divorce left John with a hefty price tag. She walked away with a massive \u00a312 million settlement, meaning he had to pay her \u00a3600,000-a-year for seven years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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