CHRIS TARRANT - CHRIS TARRANT REACHES 'AMICABLE' DIVORCE SETTLEMENT

Well-known TV host Chris Tarrant has come to an "amicable" settlement in divorce proceedings with his wife of 15 years, Ingrid.

Mr Tarrant, 61, has been in negotiations with his estranged spouse, who left him in September 2006 after discovering he had been committing adultery.

The pair filed for immediate seperation in February this year and were granted a speedy divorce ahead of a monetary settlement being agreed.

According to reports, Mr and Mrs Tarrant have now come to an agreement which will see Ingrid receive half of her husband's estate, worth an estimated £25 million.

A number of properties were involved, inlcuding the family home in Cobham, Surrey, where Mrs Tarrant has been living with the couple's two teenage children since the split 18 months ago.

A flat in Battersea, south London will also pass into the possession of Mrs Tarrant, along with a holiday home on the Cote d'Azur and another property in Esher, Surrey, which is nearby to Cobham.

Upon the couple's original seperation, Mr Tarrant took responsibility for the divorce from Ingrid, who he met in the 1980s during a stint in breakfast television.

He is best known for presenting a wide range of popular TV shows, including most recently the blockbuster gameshow Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?