

It was only in mid-July of 2014 that rumours first arose of his romance with Liv Tyler - the Hollywood actress and daughter of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. The pair were spotted on numerous dates and Rita was pictured doing the 'walk of shame' early one morning from his London home in the same outfit she had worn the night before.īut the relationship was once again just a brief spell and Rita moved on to her now ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris, while Dave allegedly enjoyed a short dalliance with Kelly Brook. Then in early 2013, Dave hit the headlines again after it was revealed that he was enjoying a relationship with the popstar Rita Ora, who was 15 years his junior. The couple sold their home Supernova Heights for £3 million to the comedian David Walliams.įor a while Dave made very few appearances on the showbiz circuit and was hesitant to return to the dating scene.Ī short-lived romance with Stephanie Dorrance, who was the ex-wife of the heir to the Campbell's soup business, reportedly ended because he felt she was too flash with her cash.

The pair divorced in 2010, with Dave citing Davinia's 'unreasonable behaviour' as the grounds for the split and he gained custody of their three-year-old son. In 2007, Davinia gave birth to their child - a son called Gray - and Kate Moss and David Beckham were named the godparents.įor a while, it seemed that the couple had it all, Dave lavished expensive gifts on his wife and the pair regularly took groups of friends on holiday to Davinia's father's yacht in the Mediterranean.ĭave Gardner and Kate Moss- the supermodel introduced him to his girlfriend Liv Tylerīut gradually, Davinia's troubles with alcohol and bipolar disorder proved too difficult and cracks started to appear in the relationship - according to reports, he was often left at home looking after the child. Dave Gardner with ex-girlfriend Rita Ora and Harry Styles at a party in February 2013Īt the time, Dave was in a long-relationship with model Stacey Cooke and the couple were a permanent fixture on Manchester's social scene. But the relationship came to an abrupt end after Stacey left him for Ryan.Ī heartbroken Dave and Davinia - who is also heiress to a multi-million pound loo roll empire - took solace in each other's company and it ended up being a match well-made as the pair eventually married in 2003.īeckham was best man at the £875,000 wedding, while Atomic Kitten singer Jenny Frost was a bridesmaid.įor the next few years, the couple were key components of the famous Notting Hill set - a group of well-known British stars including Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Meg Matthews, Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans that centered around Kate Moss.
