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‘Can’t Make Someone Love You’: Chris Evert’s Wild Pursuit of Greg Norman Devastated Her Ex-Husband Who Once Made a Saddening Confession

Published 12/05/2022, 6:00 AM EST

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The unexpected split of Greg Norman from his former wife and tennis star, Chris Evert was the highlight years ago. When the couple got married in 2008, fans were happy to see them in the future together. However, their separation, announcement in 2009 shocked everyone as their brief marriage ended only after 15 months. Maybe because Andy Mill, the ex-husband of Evert for 18 years, was unhappy with their relationship. He was the one to accuse Norman of stealing his wife and ruining his 18-year-old marriage.

But as life goes on and so everyone should, too. The former alpine skier, Mill, decided to move on from his wife, whom he dearly loved. After Evert parted ways with her ex-husband in 2006, betrayal broke Mill. However, he wanted to move on. The US ski champion was devastated. There was a time when Mill was ready to take a bullet for his best friend Norman, but after his links with Evert, Mill was unhappy. However, in August 2007, the ski champion opened up about his process of moving on.

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How did Andy Mill get over the betrayal by Greg Norman and Chris Evert?

Even though Mill was broken after a split from his ex-wife, he revealed that he was ready to do anything to save his marriage and family. After his breakup, Mill had no regard for money. He talked about the finance and the settlement and expressed his willingness to spend double that amount on maintaining his family and marriage. However, his major priority in 2007 was attempting to level the everyday lives of his family.

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Mill further added that divorce was something he would never wish for anyone, not even his enemies. “But it happens, and you can’t make somebody love you, in the case of my ex-wife,” said the former skier. He said that one needed to move on with life, which was what he was trying to do. And getting over Evert was a daunting process for him, but he was working on it and was staying strong.

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“You have to move on and so I’m moving on – it (getting over the split) is a work in progress.”

Even though Mill never wished for divorce for anyone, the marriage between Norman and Evert ended unexpectedly. According to Evert, she had guilt for breaking her bond with their ex-husband, and she let that guilt ruin her relationship with the former pro golfer. That is why they separated just after 15 months, secretly in September 2009.

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Watch this story- Greg Norman’s First Wife Once Had Some Harsh Words for Tennis Legend Chris Evert

Today, Norman has been happily married to Kirsten Kutner since 2010. He moved on from Evert after they split in 2009 and found love in his long-time friend and interior designer Kutner. Indeed, life goes on, and we all need to go on with it.

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Saumya Yashawant

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A Commerce graduate who turned her passion into her profession, Saumya is a Golf writer at Essentially Sports. Having developed the love for the sport at a very young age, she watched Tiger Woods and caught inspiration from his legacy early on. Apart from Woods, she shares great admiration for her country's players like Vishwanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra.
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Rohini Kottu

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