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Greg Norman has been in the headlines for various reasons since the beginning of his career. After making tons of records on the field, Norman recently came up with LIV Golf and that got him a huge amount of attention from the world. However, there was a time when the golf star was in the news for something that went wrong in his personal life. And it was when he got divorced from his then-wife, Chris Evert, who failed to enter a private space of the golfer’s life. What was it?

What part of Greg Norman’s life couldn’t Chris Evert invade?

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Norman and Evert getting together was a shock in itself. The golf legend divorced his ex-wife, Laura Andrassy, after allegedly falling in love with his best friend’s wife, tennis star Chris Evert. However, despite their famous love story, the two couldn’t hold on to their marriage for long. And after 15 months of being together, the two decided to part ways with each other.

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The world offered numerous opinions and perspectives about the failed marriage of the golf great and the tennis superstar. But there was one person who was very close to Norman’s ex-wife and came forward to share unheard details about their relationship. And it was none other than Laura Andrassy’s mother, who decided to open up about Evert’s relationship with Norman’s family.

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“Norman’s children never warmed up to Evert,” said Andrassy Sr..“It wasn’t a good relationship with the kids and her…Chris and Greg both had big egos; they were both celebrities.” Although Andrassy’s mother also mentioned that the kids never crossed lines while talking about Evert, they were still not very happy with the relationship.

Friends of Greg Norman and Chris Evert revealed how the two fell for each other

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Evert was married to Norman’s then-best friend, Andy Mill. According to her, things started to take shape between her and Norman when they went on a trip. But friends of the two revealed a different angle to the situation.

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“Chris had a midlife crisis and came out of it totally turned on by Greg’s celebrity, gorgeous looks, and bank account,” a common friend of the couple mentioned“They didn’t take time to get to know each other. Both of them are narcissistic and want to control. In a celebrity marriage, only one person can be like that.” Like most of their fans, Norman’s friends also wanted his relationship to last longer than it did. But despite all the love they had, the two ended up ruining their relationship with each other.

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What are your thoughts on their relationship? Do you think their marriage was doomed to fail from the very beginning? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.

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