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Model Kristen McMenamy divorces fashion photographer Miles Aldridge, 16 years after Karl Lagerfeld w

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Supermodel Kristen McMenamy, famous for her flowing grey hair, is divorcing her photographer husband, Miles Aldridge, 16 years after their fashion fairytale wedding.

The 46-year-old, who was given away by Karl Lagerfeld with Naomi Campbell as a bridesmaid in black at their October 1997 wedding, filed a petition in which Mr Aldridge admitted to adultery.

The couple have been granted a decree nisi by the High Court, it was revealed on Thursday, but Ms McMenamy doesn’t consider the divorce ‘official’ yet. She told MailOnline: ‘Obviously it’s a relief to get the nisi but it won’t be over properly until the summer.'

Unhappy ending: Supermodel Kristen McMenamy, famous for her flowing grey hair, is divorcing her photographer husband, Miles Aldridge, 16 years after their fashion fairytale wedding

Unhappy ending: Supermodel Kristen McMenamy, famous for her flowing grey hair, is divorcing her photographer husband, Miles Aldridge, 16 years after their fashion fairytale wedding

The Vogue regular, who wore a custom-made Chanel dress on her wedding day, reportedly found it 'intolerable' to live with her husband.

She revealed that they 'have as good a relationship as you can expect after everything that’s happened.’

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After the divorce is finalized, Ms McMenamy will be free to marry her 57-year-old art dealer love Ivor Braka, who she met at a dinner party three months ago.

She said: ‘I was feeling a bit low and nearly missed my friend’s dinner party. But I thought — just get up off the sofa and go.

Wedding day: The 46-year-old, who was given away by Karl Lagerfeld at her October 1997 wedding, filed a petition in which Mr Aldridge admitted to adultery

Wedding day: The 46-year-old, who was given away by Karl Lagerfeld at her October 1997 wedding, filed a petition in which Mr Aldridge admitted to adultery

Newlyweds: The fashion power couple pose with bridesmaid Naomi Campbell

Newlyweds: The fashion power couple pose with supermodel bridesmaid Naomi Campbell

‘I sent my pal a cheeky message, saying: “Seat me next to an eligible bachelor.” It turned out to be Ivor.’

The mother-of-two is also having to come to terms with her own daughter's high-fashion modeling career, after 18-year-old Lily walked the Marc Jacobs show completely topless in February.

With one gloved arm crossed daintily across her bare chest, she strutted down the runway wearing just a pair of high-waisted shorts.

The New York Fashion Week finale show marked Lily's third-ever runway experience, but it is unlikely to be her last.

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