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Madonna's Guy Ritchie panic: Have I made a mistake?

Jealous Madge can't stand seeing her ex-hubby with other women

Madonna has not been looking her best lately

Last week Guy Ritchie, who’s holidaying in Sardinia with pals, invited 18-year-old model twins to join him for lunch. He knew what he was doing – the hungry paparazzi were quick to capture the moment.

The twins, joint-winners of Miss Teenage Montenegro, are the latest in a long list of gorgeous women who’ve been linked with Guy, 40. Meanwhile, Madonna, 50, has been ridiculed for her relationship with toyboy Jesus Luz, 22.

Our source reveals: ‘Guy loves all the fuss this will cause with Madonna. He knows how to wind her up. He’s the only man who ever stood up to her. And when he didn’t, that’s when their marriage fell apart.’

Madonna was away in Oslo, Norway, when the photos landed on her desk, along with the other daily press cuttings she’s given by her assistants.

‘She was already in a furious mood because the papers had run photos of her sinewy arms looking worse than ever,’ says our source. ‘But when she saw the pictures of Guy she screamed: “That’s a setup! He knows he’ll get photographed!” But it still hasn’t ruined their new friendship. That’s how much Guy’s favoured at the moment.’

When Now first broke the story in March last year of Madonna and Guy’s eight-year marriage collapsing, she refused to even acknowledge her husband. But she’s had a remarkable change of heart. While Madonna’s been touring Europe over the past few weeks and using London as her base, the pair have grown ever closer.

One friend says: ‘Her staff can tell if it’s Guy on the phone now because she’ll be giggling. It really is that friendly between them. This is a relief for their joint mates like Stella McCartney because they no longer have to choose between the two. In fact, they’ve been told it’s now acceptable to invite them to the same event as long as Guy comes on his own.’

Friends think that there’s still a flicker of love in Madonna’s heart because she can’t abide seeing Guy with other women.

‘He was the devil incarnate six months ago and Madonna often launched into rants about how irresponsible, immature and selfish he was. She called him “some people” in front of the kids,’ says our source.

‘She thought going out with Jesus would make Guy jealous, but he never said a word. That’s helped and now in comparison he’s much better than Jesus, especially in the eyes of her daughter Lourdes, 12, who said she was acting like a “ridiculous old woman” by dating Jesus.

‘The novelty of Jesus has long worn off and he’s treated like one of the kids. It’s embarrassing. He’s sent to sleep in the spare room because he interferes with Madonna’s sleep patterns and she isn’t interested in sex.

'Madonna now realises Guy isn’t a bad person – the kids love him and he’s a terrific dad. There’s even a suggestion that they’ll spend Christmas together.

‘Jesus is the only one who isn’t happy. He feels very intimidated when Guy’s around. But the kids are much happier now their parents are getting on.’

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See the full story about Madonna and Guy Ritchie in Now magazine dated 10 August 2009 - out now!

chris_white@ipcmedia.com