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| Tarrants are granted fast divorce | Tarrants are granted fast divorce |
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| TV presenter Chris Tarrant's estranged wife Ingrid has been granted a divorce from him at London's High Court. | TV presenter Chris Tarrant's estranged wife Ingrid has been granted a divorce from him at London's High Court. |
| Tarrant, best known for Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, blamed himself for the collapse of the marriage when their split was announced last September. | Tarrant, best known for Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, blamed himself for the collapse of the marriage when their split was announced last September. |
| Ingrid Tarrant's divorce petition took just minutes to process after being listed before a district judge. | Ingrid Tarrant's divorce petition took just minutes to process after being listed before a district judge. |
| She had said the divorce and the settlement would be conducted "in a fair and civil manner". | She had said the divorce and the settlement would be conducted "in a fair and civil manner". |
| Media accusations | Media accusations |
| Chris Tarrant made his name on the anarchic 1970s children's show Tiswas but met Ingrid when working on breakfast TV station TV-am in the early 1980s. | Chris Tarrant made his name on the anarchic 1970s children's show Tiswas but met Ingrid when working on breakfast TV station TV-am in the early 1980s. |
| In a statement issued last year, Tarrant said: "I am deeply sorry for the hurt I have caused to my loyal wife and wonderful children, all of whom I adore. | In a statement issued last year, Tarrant said: "I am deeply sorry for the hurt I have caused to my loyal wife and wonderful children, all of whom I adore. |
| "I have only myself to blame for the breakdown of my marriage." | "I have only myself to blame for the breakdown of my marriage." |
| The couple separated in September after a series of stories appeared in the media accusing Tarrant of an affair. | The couple separated in September after a series of stories appeared in the media accusing Tarrant of an affair. |
| The divorce documents revealed that Mrs Tarrant was granted the decree nisi on the grounds of her husband's admitted adultery with an unnamed woman. |