John Cleese: 'I was naive about divorce'

John Cleese has said that his recent financial difficulties are the result of his "naive side".

Last year, Cleese and his third wife Alyce Faye divorced, resulting in the former Monty Python comic paying an £8 million financial settlement to his partner of 15 years.

A a result, he toured with a solo comedy show last year in order to fund the additional £612,000 monthly payments awarded to Faye.

Speaking on Daybreak, Cleese said that he had not expected the split to have a significant financial impact on his life.

He explained: "There's a very naive side to me. I don't plot a great deal, I don't plot or plan... My ex-wife and I were in therapy for quite a long time, two or three years, so it wasn't a surprise we were having problems.

"When we split up, I thought it was going to be as easy and painless as it was the first two times with Connie [Booth] and with Barbara [Trentham]."

However, Cleese added that he would consider marrying again, but not in the near future.

He joked: "Not until it would cease to shock and alarm my friends, who've formed a little gang who say they're coming to kneecap [me] if I mention the word."