James Bond star Sue Vanner has finally filed for divorce after real estate magnate husband Warren Todd, 32, left her in 2019 for a younger woman.
The 71-year-old actress rose to fame opposite Sir Roger Moore in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, where she and secret agent James Bond memorably made love under a pile of fur coats.
Despite describing herself as a “fighter”, she told the Chron’s Richard Eden that she found the breakdown of her marriage “really hard”.
She has now hired Payne Hicks Beach, the law firm whose partner is Baroness Shackleton, who has represented both King Charles and Paul McCartney in their high-profile divorces.
Todd, stepson of reality star Lisa Vanderpump, 62, left his wife with whom he shares a son to begin a relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, while friends described the actress as having a “serious midlife crisis”.
Bond girl: James Bond star Sue Vanner, 71, has finally filed for divorce after real estate magnate husband Warren Todd, 55, 32, left her in 2019 for a younger woman (pictured in 2012)
Heartbreak: Despite describing herself as a ‘fighter’, she told the Chron’s Richard Eden that she found the breakdown of her marriage ‘really difficult’.
Bond: Sue, actress, pictured in 1980. Her most notable role was as a Bond girl opposite Roger Moore in Spy Who Loved Me.
New flame: He moved out of the family’s £10million mansion near Victoria and David Beckham’s home in Holland Park and has since welcomed two children with his new partner ‘Anya’ (pictured, 2019)
He moved out of the family’s £10million mansion near Victoria and David Beckham’s Holland Park home and has since given birth to two children with his new partner “Anya”.
A friend of the Bond girl told Richard Eden in 2019: “Sue is devastated. After 32 years of happily married, Warren made decisions during a very serious midlife crisis that broke her family apart.”
Sue appeared on ITV’s Lorraine in 2019 and shared how she found solace in music following their bitter breakup.
Lorraine said: “It’s a sad reason for you to get back into the music business… 32 years and he’s ditched with someone else and it’s really hard.”
Susie replied, “It’s really hard, but I’m a fighter, so I’ve decided to get back to my music.”
Lorraine continued, “So instead of sitting in the corner crying because your husband ran off with someone younger and they have a baby now, I think…”
They’re different, there’s more special effects, they’re less ironic,” she said. “But I think they’re fantastic. It goes with the times.
Adding salt to the wound, Lorraine continued, “So instead of sitting in the corner and crying because your husband, because your husband ran off with someone, his younger one, and they have a baby now, I think…”
Tough as nails: She has since hired Payne Hicks Beach, the law firm partnered with Baroness Shackleton (pictured), who has represented both King Charles and Paul McCartney in their high-profile divorces
An injured Susie joked: “Actually not much younger, but whatever.”
Lorraine scoffed, “That’s almost worse. I know we laugh about it, but it’s really hard.”
After an awkward moment, the conversation then turned to Bond where Susie compared today’s Bond to when she was in the franchise.
“They’re different, there’s more special effects, they’re less ironic,” she said. “But I think they’re fantastic. It goes with the times.”
It is believed Warren now lives in a smaller property around the corner with his new girlfriend, who is believed to be Eastern European.
Stepmother: Warren’s stepmother, US TV star Lisa Vanderpump, previously admitted that the couple’s 16-year age difference initially worried her and his father Ken Todd
Back on screen, Sue (2nd right) also starred in The Real Housewives alongside Lisa (3rd right), her estranged husband Warren (centre) and their son Ryan (far left).
Movie magic: The actress rose to fame in 1977 in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ opposite Sir Roger Moore (pictured)
His mistress, believed to be in her thirties, is a stylish dresser who has been regularly spotted with Warren at trendy restaurants around the capital.
Warren’s stepmother, US TV star Lisa, previously admitted that the couple’s 16-year age difference initially worried her and his father Ken Todd.
Lisa said: “When Warren first met Sue, the age difference, the secrecy that had emerged, wasn’t something we supported.
“But I learned a very valuable lesson — when our children make a choice, remember that our opinions and influence are pretty much superfluous.”
She added that after a few years we would have to admit we were wrong.