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- Divorces can be quite costly; sometimes, people have to sell some of their assets to pay for a divorce attorney.
- Actor Christina Ricci is no exception, as she had to sell her designer bags and jewellery to pay for her divorce.
- A year after the separation, she obtained a restraining order against her former spouse, citing severe physical and emotional abuse.
The 'Wednesday' actor split from James Heerdegen - the father of her eight-year-old son Freddie - in 2020 after seven years of marriage. The following year she obtained a restraining order against her former spouse, citing severe physical and emotional abuse.
The 42-year-old star admitted the resulting court battles have been expensive, but she was able to put her fashion splurges to good use.
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"There are certain things that I have collected, certain bags. I had quite a Chanel handbag collection for a while, but I sold a lot of things," she told Sunday Times Lifestyle magazine.
Asked why she sold them, she said, "Well, certain traumas in life go along with financial traumas, extended court situations, custody situations, fighting restraining orders. Having said that, I'm absolutely doing fine; there's no issue. But I learnt to use these investment pieces in different ways. I also had a Chanel Fine Jewellery collection that I put to good use."
Christina has previously spoken about her "chaotic" childhood and says she hasn't seen her father since she was a teenager. At the time, she admitted her unhealthy relationship choices stemmed from her upbringing.
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"I think with those things... Well, I can't speak for everyone, but it took me a long time to admit to myself what was going on, what it should be called. Denial is very strong. Of course, you don't want to accept that the worst possible thing is happening and that you put yourself in that situation. So it took me a really long time to realise that," she said.
The 'Yellowjackets' actor hasn't kept any memorabilia from her career in the 1990s because of her childhood trauma, but her new husband, Mark Hampton - the father of her 11-month-old daughter Cleo - has been trying to track down some old magazines to show her it's okay to value her memories from that time.
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"Once, I had to get rid of a lot of things I had collected in my youth, and that was painful, so ever since, I have not necessarily wanted to collect much. I think the idea of potentially losing the stuff that you care enough to save... It's hard to explain without this turning into a therapy session, but when I was younger, one of the things that would happen is that personal possessions were taken away. You had to lie about things being your favourite things because if it was your favourite thing, it would be taken, but if you didn't care, you got to keep it," she shared.
"You had to pretend you liked certain things that you didn't like, so I always had a fake favourite colour growing up. What has been interesting with Mark was that he was horrified that I hadn't saved anything, so he has gone on eBay and found my old magazine covers, which is really lovely. He is trying to show me that it is safe to have those things."
