THE WHO - TOWNSHEND TO BE GRANTED DIVORCE

TOWNSHEND TO BE GRANTED DIVORCE

THE WHO rocker PETE TOWNSHEND will finally be a single man on Tuesday (07Apr09) - a judge is to finalise his divorce 14 years after he first separated from his wife.
The guitarist wed Karen Astley in 1968 but they split in 1994. The couple subsequently announced plans for a divorce in 2000, but it has taken a further nine years to make the separation official.
British newspaper The Sun reports that the former couple will be granted their decree nisi from a family court judge on Tuesday - finally bringing their marriage to an end. The divorce will become absolute in six weeks' time.
Townshend and Astley have three grown-up children together.
The star now lives with partner Rachel Fuller.