They said it wouldn't last... and it didn't. Joe Hardy, an 84-year-old billionaire is divorcing his 23-year-old manicurist wife - for an even younger model.
In the end it seems the 61-year age gap was too much for Kristin Georgi and, despite a billion reasons for giving it another go, she went home to Mum after just 107 days.
Not that Joe Hardy III was brokenhearted for long. He's now stepping out with 22-year-old Danielle Golden who is, according to relatives, "smitten" with the old man.
Kristin was showered with expensive gifts including a £50,000 Porsche before taking the plunge. But she found life as the third Mrs Hardy did not match up to her expectations.
After slightly more than three months of wedded bliss she walked - and Joe filed for divorce at Fayette County Common Pleas Court in Pennsylvania citing "irreconcilable differences".
Kristin, of Masontown, Pennsylvania, is wryly amused at the reason Joe gave for the split.
"There is only a 61-year gap," she said. "You think there are some differences there? You think?"
She continues: "Usually men go through crises in mid-life. Not Joe. In his 80s, you think he would be settling down, but no..."
The divorce has yet to be finalised, and how much of his wealth Kristin will come away with is unknown but it's believed the couple had signed a pre-nuptial agreement.
And while Kristin has found a new man closer to her own age, Joe's hooked up with 22-year-old Dannii - and the local gossip has gone into overdrive.
One of Danielle's neighbours says: "I live three houses away from her mom and dad. She used to be a fatty, I'll tell ya that.
"I heard he was paying for her to get some lipo. I was told by a friend of hers they are getting married. Gold digger? Who knows? But I must admit I'm jealous!"
Dannii seems to be working on the idea of becoming a billionaire's wife.
On her MySpace page - where she mysteriously calls herself "Dirty D" - her favourite quote reads: "The best things in life are free... the second best are EXPENSIVE".
And with more than £1billion in Joe's family's bank accounts from his lumber and hardware empire, the expensive will come easier.
Jennifer Miele, a reporter with Pittsburgh TV channel MTAE, says: "His romance with Kristin was a really big story.
"This guy was a billionaire who had already been married twice, has lots of children and lots of money.
"Not to mention that he was an elected official in the county and a dedicated philanthropist. He is very well known in the region.
"There were rumours flying around that he was engaged to 23-year-old Kristin and then he suddenly flies her to Vegas for a quickie wedding.
"There were more rumours that she was pregnant, given how quickly they married, but four months went by and he filed for divorce."
And Joe is not going to let Kristin off lightly.
His divorce petition says that his young wife "has offered such indignities to the person of the injured and innocent spouse... as to render his condition intolerable and life burdensome."
And Kristin, while unlikely to pick up a huge amount of alimony, is said to be planning to write a book about her short time with Joe.
Hardy met her when she was working as a trainee hairdresser and beautician in the spa at his sprawling Pennsylvania country golf resort, Nemacolin.
In Masontown, the third Mrs Hardy was known as a shy and petite single mother with a three-year-old son from a previous relationship.
At the time, friends said she was marrying Hardy because he was "the kindest, nicest person she has ever met".
And it's certainly not the case that old Joe can't do commitment. In 1944 he wed his high school sweetheart, Dorothy. The couple finally divorced in 1997 after 53 years of marriage when Joe was 74.
Dorothy died five years later and friends claim she never got over the late-life split. In the meantime, the self-made billionaire met Debra Maley, an assistant at Nemacolin, whom he wed when she was 26. Despite Joe's age, the couple had two daughters before getting divorced six years later.
They are apparently still on friendly terms and Hardy is building a mansion for himself next door to the huge house he had built for his ex-wife and his daughters.
And he's still a man who still likes to party.
For his 84th birthday blowout in February, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera and Robin Williams were brought in to perform.
Hardy laughed along with the crowd when Midler teased him from the stage about his newly-dyed brown hair.
Salon owner Terry Cellurale - a long-term pal of Hardy and Kristin's former boss - says: "Joe is a wonderful guy. He is very generous.
"He has done so much for our community and the residents.
"I felt bad for him when the marriage to Kristin broke down because I like him so much. He was really in love with Kristin and he let his heart show. Nobody cares about the age thing. It is not a factor. Everyone just wants him to be happy. I hope he finds somebody."
Which he apparently has - but there are already question marks over Hardy's budding relationship with college graduate Danielle.
Tv reporter Jennifer Miele said: "She is 22 but not his usual type. She's a college graduate and he normally goes for blondes but Danielle is a brunette."
But at least she's the right age...
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD
Other May to December relationships include...
Tony Curtis, 82, and Jill Vandenburg, 40 - 42 years difference. The star says: "My body's functioning, everything's good."
Des O'Connor, 75, and Jodie, 38 - 37 years difference. They've been together 17 years, but it wasn't until September that Des made Jodie his fourth wife. They recently had a baby.
Joan Collins, 74, and Percy Gibson, 42 - 32 years difference: When asked about the age gap with her younger husband the Dynasty legend joked: "If he dies, he dies."
In the end it seems the 61-year age gap was too much for Kristin Georgi and, despite a billion reasons for giving it another go, she went home to Mum after just 107 days.
Not that Joe Hardy III was brokenhearted for long. He's now stepping out with 22-year-old Danielle Golden who is, according to relatives, "smitten" with the old man.
Kristin was showered with expensive gifts including a £50,000 Porsche before taking the plunge. But she found life as the third Mrs Hardy did not match up to her expectations.
After slightly more than three months of wedded bliss she walked - and Joe filed for divorce at Fayette County Common Pleas Court in Pennsylvania citing "irreconcilable differences".
Kristin, of Masontown, Pennsylvania, is wryly amused at the reason Joe gave for the split.
"There is only a 61-year gap," she said. "You think there are some differences there? You think?"
She continues: "Usually men go through crises in mid-life. Not Joe. In his 80s, you think he would be settling down, but no..."
The divorce has yet to be finalised, and how much of his wealth Kristin will come away with is unknown but it's believed the couple had signed a pre-nuptial agreement.
And while Kristin has found a new man closer to her own age, Joe's hooked up with 22-year-old Dannii - and the local gossip has gone into overdrive.
One of Danielle's neighbours says: "I live three houses away from her mom and dad. She used to be a fatty, I'll tell ya that.
"I heard he was paying for her to get some lipo. I was told by a friend of hers they are getting married. Gold digger? Who knows? But I must admit I'm jealous!"
Dannii seems to be working on the idea of becoming a billionaire's wife.
On her MySpace page - where she mysteriously calls herself "Dirty D" - her favourite quote reads: "The best things in life are free... the second best are EXPENSIVE".
And with more than £1billion in Joe's family's bank accounts from his lumber and hardware empire, the expensive will come easier.
Jennifer Miele, a reporter with Pittsburgh TV channel MTAE, says: "His romance with Kristin was a really big story.
"This guy was a billionaire who had already been married twice, has lots of children and lots of money.
"Not to mention that he was an elected official in the county and a dedicated philanthropist. He is very well known in the region.
"There were rumours flying around that he was engaged to 23-year-old Kristin and then he suddenly flies her to Vegas for a quickie wedding.
"There were more rumours that she was pregnant, given how quickly they married, but four months went by and he filed for divorce."
And Joe is not going to let Kristin off lightly.
His divorce petition says that his young wife "has offered such indignities to the person of the injured and innocent spouse... as to render his condition intolerable and life burdensome."
And Kristin, while unlikely to pick up a huge amount of alimony, is said to be planning to write a book about her short time with Joe.
Hardy met her when she was working as a trainee hairdresser and beautician in the spa at his sprawling Pennsylvania country golf resort, Nemacolin.
In Masontown, the third Mrs Hardy was known as a shy and petite single mother with a three-year-old son from a previous relationship.
At the time, friends said she was marrying Hardy because he was "the kindest, nicest person she has ever met".
And it's certainly not the case that old Joe can't do commitment. In 1944 he wed his high school sweetheart, Dorothy. The couple finally divorced in 1997 after 53 years of marriage when Joe was 74.
Dorothy died five years later and friends claim she never got over the late-life split. In the meantime, the self-made billionaire met Debra Maley, an assistant at Nemacolin, whom he wed when she was 26. Despite Joe's age, the couple had two daughters before getting divorced six years later.
They are apparently still on friendly terms and Hardy is building a mansion for himself next door to the huge house he had built for his ex-wife and his daughters.
And he's still a man who still likes to party.
For his 84th birthday blowout in February, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera and Robin Williams were brought in to perform.
Hardy laughed along with the crowd when Midler teased him from the stage about his newly-dyed brown hair.
Salon owner Terry Cellurale - a long-term pal of Hardy and Kristin's former boss - says: "Joe is a wonderful guy. He is very generous.
"He has done so much for our community and the residents.
"I felt bad for him when the marriage to Kristin broke down because I like him so much. He was really in love with Kristin and he let his heart show. Nobody cares about the age thing. It is not a factor. Everyone just wants him to be happy. I hope he finds somebody."
Which he apparently has - but there are already question marks over Hardy's budding relationship with college graduate Danielle.
Tv reporter Jennifer Miele said: "She is 22 but not his usual type. She's a college graduate and he normally goes for blondes but Danielle is a brunette."
But at least she's the right age...
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD
Other May to December relationships include...
Tony Curtis, 82, and Jill Vandenburg, 40 - 42 years difference. The star says: "My body's functioning, everything's good."
Des O'Connor, 75, and Jodie, 38 - 37 years difference. They've been together 17 years, but it wasn't until September that Des made Jodie his fourth wife. They recently had a baby.
Joan Collins, 74, and Percy Gibson, 42 - 32 years difference: When asked about the age gap with her younger husband the Dynasty legend joked: "If he dies, he dies."
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