Often people think that divorce is easier for celebrities. But when you have cameras following you everywhere you go, it is perhaps even more stressful than what the average person goes through. Looking at some famous recent divorces should illustrate this.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

It was big news when this couple's divorce was announced. It is already Tom Cruise's third divorce, and he even insisted on a prenuptial agreement this time around. The content of this agreement is a mystery - people have only speculated and created rumours. However, knowing usually happens when the rich and famous divorce, it would probably not be too far-fetched to presume that Katie Holmes will leave this marriage with a lot of extra cash.

In use from the late nineteenth century in the US, prenuptial agreements are documents that often contain some sort of agreement as to what will happen should the couple wish to divorce. The idea is that there will be no sudden disagreements or changes of plans by one party, and so they will make the process easier. Unfortunately, for many celebrities, this is not always the case, as so often can be seen by messy divorces hitting the headlines.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills

When the "cute" member of the Beatles, Paul McCartney, married his first wife Linda, he allowed her to perform at their concerts and on their albums despite having a infamously bad voice. Fans were naturally upset about this, but the couple lived a good life raising their children together. This happiness came to a shocking end when Linda died of cancer in 1998.

When Sir Paul later met Heather Mills he was again in love. Being a romantic who wrote music such as "Silly Love Songs", he decided to marry her without a prenup.

But by 2006 their relationship had turned bad and the two wanted a divorce. Reports stated that Heather was trying it on and that the judge disliked her, but she ended up being given a total of around lb74 million - although some of this was to aid her in looking after their child.

Always a romantic, Sir Paul is now married to Nancy Shevell, a New Yorker with much money of her own - again, no prenup. Meanwhile Heather has reportedly spent nearly all of her received money on business, charities and two properties for her daughter.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie

Movie director Guy Ritchie once referred to his marriage with Madonna as a 'soap opera'. But was it really a shock? Surely he wasn't surprised by the over-dramatic coverage of their breakup.

After eight years of marriage the couple decided to break up in 2008. They had two children, one of which was adopted. Rumours circulated saying that Guy simply wanted the best for his children and that he was not looking to get money out of the very wealthy Madonna. But the settled value of between lb47 and lb56 million, along with the value of their two properties in the UK, surely show that the children were not quite his only interest.