Bill Gates admits 'regret' over his divorce from Melinda French

Bill Gates has made a shocking revelation about his divorce from ex-wife Melinda French.

The former Microsoft exec and Melinda got divorced in 2021, 27 years after their marriage.

Speaking on The Times of London, Bill candidly called his split from Melinda “the mistake I regret.”

He told the outlet, “I encouraged Melinda to be a little calmer than my mother was, but we were both quite driven.”

“I spent more time with the kids than my dad did, but the ratio was still 10:1, with Melinda doing most things for the kids. We had a great time,” Bill added further.

Admitting that there’s a “certain wonderfulness to spending your entire adult life with one person,” Bill said, “when Melinda and I met, I was fairly successful but not ridiculously successful — that came during the time that we were together.”

“So, she saw me through a lot. When we got divorced, it was tough and then she made the decision to leave the foundation — I was disappointed that she took the option to go off,” he explained further.

Moreover, when asked if his divorce is the only thing he regrets, Bill revealed it to be “at the top of the list” adding, “There are others but none that matter.”

He also noted that their split was “miserable” for the couple “at least two years.”