Now we get to the one that makes you raise an eyebrow. In 1992, Cleese married a psychotherapist named Alyce Faye Eichelberger. Yes, you read that right—a therapist. He married a therapist after two messy divorces. The universe has a sense of humor, and it’s a cruel one.
This marriage lasted until 2008, and it was a legal nightmare. The divorce became so bitter that it went to court, with Cleese famously saying he had to “fight for every penny” against someone who was supposed to help people. The judge ended up awarding him a settlement, which is rare in UK divorce law.
He called her “a very troubled person” in his autobiography. Now, I’m not a therapist—I just play one in my own head—but marrying someone and then having a courtroom battle that rivals a Python sketch? That’s peak Cleese.