She thought she had found her 'second chance' at happiness after one of the biggest divorces in British history.
But Kirsty Bertarelli has now revealed her heartbreak after her boyfriend Marc died following a stroke - just two years after she introduced him to the world at a glamorous birthday celebration in Sardinia.
The songwriter and former Miss UK, 54, who became Britain's richest divorcee when she walked away from her marriage to Swiss-Italian billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli with a £350million settlement in 2021, posted a moving tribute to him on Instagram earlier this month.
Sharing a clip of a new song she has written in memory of him, she wrote in the caption: 'Dearest Marc - I loved you more than words can say and I still love you and always will. My beautiful soul connection… what we went through no one will understand or comprehend but by writing this song for you… we did good baby - we did good.'
She added: 'I can only thank you so so much for being so kind when I needed love and god you did. You're a total Angel – that stays forever in my heart – gives me so much pain but the love you gave me is worth every single moment of heartbreak and you made me stronger than I ever thought possible. Dear Marc I love you.'
