Personal Life
Divorced from his first wife, Vettriano divides his time between homes in London, Kirkcaldy and Nice, France. In 2004 he was awarded the OBE. He has claimed inspiration for his paintings in "25 years of sexual misbehaviour". In 2010 he told The Independent "I live in a world of heartbreak... I just seem to be more creative when I'm in some kind of emotional distress.", and said "It's been four years of soul-searching – nicotine, alcohol, anti-depressants, temazepam,". In 2010 he said about relationships "Whenever someone stays for longer than two days, I get cabin fever" and that he loves shoe shopping with women. He likes to gamble on the horses, but only bets what he can afford to lose. He has set up the Vettriano Trust, and plans to leave his money to it to do good work.
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