Brides, bust-ups, babies, and bumps

JANUARY

The publicity-hungry Sinéad O’Connor broke up with her newest husband, Barry Herridge, for the second time since they tied the knot in Las Vegas late last year.

Before she had decided to make the placid and unreadable Barry her fourth husband, Sinéad had to cover up a “Mrs Cooney” tattoo on her chest — in honour of her marriage to third husband, musician Steve Cooney — with a bigger one of Jesus Christ.