Crocodile DONE-dee: Paul and Linda Hogan to divorce after 23 years of marriage

By Eleanor Gower

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They married shortly after meeting on the set of their infamous 1986 action film Crocodile Dundee - co-starring as an uncouth Australian bushman and an American news reporter who end up in an unlikely relationship.

But now Linda Hogan has filed for divorce from husband Paul Hogan after 23 years together.

Linda, 55, has cited ''irreconcilable differences' in her divorce papers, requesting spousal support and joint legal and physical custody of the couple's 15-year-old son Chance according to TMZ.

Split: Linda and Paul Hogan, pictured in Los Angeles back in January with their son Chance, are to divorce after 15 years of marriage

Split: Linda and Paul Hogan, pictured in Los Angeles back in January with their son Chance, are to divorce after 15 years of marriage

Paul, 73, is worth a reported $20 million.

Linda, who hasn't acted since the third Crocodile Dundee film in 2001, has also asked for her maiden name of Kozlowski - under which she starred in the famous film - to be restored. 

The couple separated last month and their split has been 'amicable' a representative for the Australian actor told the website. 

Stars of the show: Paul and Linda - then Kozlowski met while co-starring in 1986 film Crocodile Dundee

Stars of the show: Paul and Linda - then Kozlowski met while co-starring in 1986 film Crocodile Dundee

The couple's romance prompted what has become known as one of the messiest celebrity divorces in Australian history.

Paul married his first wife Noelene Edwards in 1958, the year that Linda was born, and divorced her for the first time in 1981. The couple had five children together.

They remarried just a year later but divorced for a second time in 1986, when it is alleged that the comedian started his relationship with Linda.

Going strong: The couple, who have a 19-year age gap, seem as loved up as ever
Going strong: The couple, who have a 19-year age gap, seem as loved up as ever

Going strong: The couple, who have a 19-year age gap, seemed as loved up as ever during a public appearance backin January



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I think they BOTH look good, but I don't think these pics make them look "loved up" - SHE looks like she's seeking the spotlight and HE looks like he's trying (and failing!) to hold on to her. In any event, divorce is a sad thing, even more so when children are involved.

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I like these two!

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Shame. They were really suited. Watched Croc Dundee the other day and the film still makes me laugh. One of my favourite films. Especially when Paul squeezed the balls hahhah

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Didn't he leave his 1st wife for her?

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73 yrs old is he ? says it all ! nature is cruel , sometimes money is not enough !

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She doesn't look ANYTHING like she did back in her movie days. I can't see a trace of the old face in the new face. Why??? She was quite beautiful before all the plastic surgery.

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She is at least 23 years older. She is not supposed to look like she did back then.

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Seriously unfunny man.

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Um, what makes the film "INfamous"? It's just famous. INfamous is bad, writer for DM. Hitler is infamous. Paul Hogan is just famous, as his film.

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Chance looks like he's bullied or ignored or just plain forgotten about. Its all about linda posing and laughing. In one photo, paul is trying to hold onto her and he cant. Guys do something about your son first and then work out your problems after.

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Her face looks entirely different now. She was lovely back then. One of those things that happens in showbiz every day. Never found the two croc films funny at all.

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