'I went back to zero after 25 years of work!' Tina Arena says her 'disgraceful' first marriage to former manager Ralph Carr left her broke... but now she's happier than ever
She's currently in a happy relationship with her French partner Vincent Mancini.
But years before finding true love, Tina Arena was in a tumultuous marriage to her then-manager, Ralph Carr, from 1995 to 1999.
Speaking Mia Freedman's No Filter podcast, the 49-year-old said: 'My first experience [with marriage] was disgraceful.'
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'My first experience [with marriage] was disgraceful': Tina Arena opened up about her first marriage to music manager Ralph Carr to Mamamia this week
She continued: 'And poorly treated under Australian law, because of what I went through financially...
'I went back to zero after 25 years of work.'
This isn't the first time that Tina has talked about her first marriage.
Tough times: The 49-year-old was in a tumultuous marriage to her then-manager, Ralph Carr, from 1995 to 1999
Speaking to News Corp in 2013, she said: ''[My family] had their reservations about the wedding.
'And they were right. Going through those experiences are what make or break a human.'
She added: 'There was a lot learnt from that experience. That's important to not forget. But sometimes you should listen to what the people around you are telling you.'
'I went back to zero after 25 years of work': The beauty implied that her divorce settlement left her strapped for cash
Successful: Carr is still active in the entertainment industry to this day, with his management company representing A-listers like Kate Cebrano and Richard Wilkins
The brunette beauty wrote in her autobiography, Now I Can Dance, that she felt 'disconnected' to Carr on their wedding day.
She also said that the pair had a disagreement when she refused to sell photos of the ceremony to a women's magazine.
Carr is still active in the entertainment industry to this day, with his management company representing A-listers like Kate Cebrano and Richard Wilkins.
Doing just fine: Tina has since rebounded in her career and is in a happy relationship with her French partner Vincent Mancini
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