UK’s richest divorcee Kirsty Bertarelli unveils new boyfriend two years after receiving £350million

She became Britain’s richest divorcee in 2021 when her billionaire husband, Ernesto Bertarelli, agreed to a £350 million settlement. She was awarded a £52 million home in Switzerland, too.

Now, the Staffordshire-born former Miss UK Kirsty Bertarelli is singing for joy, as she hosted a joint birthday party with her new boyfriend in Sardinia.

Songwriter Kirsty, 52, who co-wrote All Saints’ No 1 single Black Coffee, sang for her man, Marc, at the do.

‘You give me butterflies,’ she gushed. One guest says: ‘It’s true romance. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.’

Kirsty declines to give more details about Marc, but they are thought to have been a couple for some time.

Staffordshire-born former Miss UK Kirsty Bertarelli is singing for joy as she hosted a joint birthday party with her new boyfriend in Sardinia

Miss Bertarelli secretly divorced husband Ernesto, with whom she has three children, in October 2021 after their 21-year marriage hit the rocks.

She spoke fondly of her new man to her Instagram fans, writing: ‘Stepping forward in harmony – in the moment just you and me – taking in life’s beauty in perfect synchronicity –

‘Sometimes the stars are aligned – you held my hand and made me shine…’

‘Sometimes in life you’re given a second chance – don’t let go just be strong – love knows no bounds when it’s pure and sweet – stable as the ground beneath your feet. Thank you babe.’

A friend of Miss Bertarelli said she had been ‘through the mill’ but is now in a better place with ‘close friends, a new younger man, and a bulging bank balance,’ the Sun reported.

Before their divorce, the couple were jointly listed in 14th place in last year’s Sunday Times Rich List with a fortune estimated at a staggering £9.2billion – bigger than the gross domestic product of many countries, including the Bahamas, Brunei and Armenia.

A friend of Miss Bertarelli said she had been ‘through the mill’ but is now in a better place with ‘close friends, a new younger man, and a bulging bank balance’

Kirsty Bertarelli, the beauty queen whose divorce made her wealthier than Queen Elizabeth, has a new boyfriend. He is property developer Marc Gachoud

In addition to her settlement, she has been given a spectacular modern house by Lake Geneva in Switzerland bought this year for £52million. She also owns an £8million chalet in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad.

Mrs Bertarelli was born Kirsty Roper in the Staffordshire market town of Stone to a well-off family behind one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of ceramic products, Churchill China in Stoke-on-Trent.

After moving to London, she partied with socialites such as Elizabeth Hurley, Tamara Beckwith and Tamara Mellon.

Among those who fell for her charms was gambling and wildlife park heir Damian Aspinall, whose ex-wife Louise named her in their divorce.