So how did it all go so wrong?
The two, both overachievers at the top of their respective games, hit it off.
Madonna, though, was particularly smitten.
“My head didn’t just turn, my head spun round on my body.
I was taken by his confidence.
He was sort of cocky but in a self-aware way.”
She also told Morton that she also found Ritchie’s intellect to be appealing.
“He’s a risk taker and he’s got a hungry mind,” she said.
“Guy works almost as hard as Madonna does,” Everett told Morton.
“He’s definitely not a boy toy.”
Meanwhile, Madonna had also discovered she was pregnant.
Three months later, the seriousness of the relationship amped up considerably when she announced they’d gotten engaged.
“There are no wedding plans,” Rosenberg told Mr. Showbiz (viaABC News).
“Madonna is not engaged.”
AsABC Newsreported, Church of Scotland minister Susan Brown performed the nuptials.
Best man duties were shared by nightclub owner Piers Adam and movie producer Matthew Vaughn.
By 2008, however, those rumors had grown stronger and more persistent.
According to Ian Drew, editor at large at Us Weekly, the relationship had hit a breaking point.
“So I had to adjust to, you know, sharing diva space.”
Meanwhile, insiders toldPeoplethat their divorce had been a long time coming.
“It was unraveling throughout the last year,” a source told the outlet.
“They were living separate lives and coming together every now and then for the cameras.”
“It wasn’t just one thing,” the source added.
“They just lost their connection.”
“Obviously they’ve been struggling for a while,” Styler said (viaPeople).
However, an unnamed source claimed to theStandardthat the number wasn’t too far off from the actual amount.
“She was more about being a celebrity and he was more low key,” the source explained.
“From what I understand Guy really didn’t want to adopt David,” the source stated.
“But Madonna insisted.
And what Madonna wants, Madonna gets.”
“It’s not as romantic as it used to be.
Ironically, that was apparently the one thing that was missing for her during her marriage to Guy Ritchie.
“There were times when I felt incarcerated.
I wasn’t really allowed to be myself,” Madonna said (viaUs Weekly).
“Never say never,” she said of the possibility of getting hitched for a third time.
“I don’t have any limitations for myself in terms of relationships…
I’m single,” she added.
“But I’d like to have a man around the house that would be nice.”
He also griped about her intense focus on maintaining her stardom.
“It’s silly, she’s a pop star.
“Our marriage was a three-ring circus in the end,” he said.
