Former rock star’s wife now on welfare ‘cannot pay wages to ex-staff’

KARLA ELLIOTT has experienced a rollercoaster existence which has seen the former model experience the glamour lifestyle of being a rock star’s wife to the lows of suffering divorce, relationship breakdowns and bereavement.

The full extent of the dramatic change in the personal circumstances of the dark-haired beauty and former wife of Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott was laid bare yesterday as a result of a hearing of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) in Dublin.

Elliott is being pursued for outstanding wages she owes to a former employee who worked at the beauty salon she owned in Churchtown before its closure in January 2009.