Johnny Vegas' ex-wife Kitty hits back at his claims HER drinking ended their marriage

11 April 2012
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Johnny Vegas's ex-wife has apparently hit back at his claims her drinking caused the break-up of their marriage.

Kitty Donnelly expressed disbelief that divorce papers filed by the comedian claimed she was 'aggressive and abusive', and denied her drinking was the reason for the split.

Stunned Kitty claims she had no idea why the notoriously hell-raising comedian blamed her supposed wild ways for the split.

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Disbelief: Kitty Donnelly, the former wife of hellraising comedian Johnny Vegas has hit back at his claims that it was her drinking which ruined their 13 month marriage today

Kitty, 30, said: "I have no idea where this has come from and can't believe Johnny has said it.

She told The Sun: "It was supposed to be an amicable divorce - I can't recall any incident when I got drunk and abused him. We didn't have a stormy marriage."

She added: "We split because of two years of separation."

Kitty insisted she was not a drunk and had never abused the stand-up star - who regularly performs with a pint in his hand.

Johnny, 36, wed Kitty in San Francisco in July 2002 after a whirlwind romance.

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Johnny Vegas with ex-wife Kitty in happier times: The couple have a four year old son Michael, and Kitty said they had agreed to a calm split for the sake of their son

He snubbed big-money offers for their wedding day and sold the rights to Viz magazine for just £1.

Johnny filed an affidavit for a divorce in 2003 after what he claimed had been a night of drunken abuse from his wife.

But Kitty said: "There was never such a night. I don't know where that has come from."

She added: "My behaviour has never been drunken and neither has Johnny's. The divorce was not my fault. It wasn't anybody's fault.

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Funny man: Vegas' claims that his wife's drinking was to blame for the end of their marriage were met by disbelief

"But we hadn't known each other very long when we got married and I just think it happened too quickly."

Kitty, who separated from Johnny just 13 months after they wed, said they had agreed to a calm split for the sake of their son Michael, four.

They gave the marriage another go in 2005 but split again after a matter of days.

The star now lives in his native St Helens, Merseyside, while Kitty remains in the former marital home in north London.

Johnny, real name Michael Pennington was granted a decree nisi after a 90-second "quickie" hearing.

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