The frontman for heavy metal group Iron Maiden could facing a multi-million pound divorce battle with his wife of almost 30 years, it has emerged.

Singer Bruce Dickinson quietly parted ways with the mother of his three children Paddy Bowden last year.

Divorce proceedings had not begun but it has now been revealed the rock star has moved in with 'superfan' Leana Dolci, a blonde fitness instructor 15 years his junior, at her Paris home.

Should Dickinson or his estranged wife file for divorce, the 61-year-old could face seeing his £90million fortune carved up between the two parties.

Singer Bruce Dickinson quietly parted ways with the mother of his three children and wife of 29 years Paddy last year. A divorce settlement could cut away substantially at his £90 million fortune

In a recent interview, Bruce confirmed he lived in Paris 'with my girlfriend', 'superfan' and fitness instructor Leana Dolci

In 2017 she posted a picture at the Pavillion Dauphine Saint Clair which showed her enjoying dinner with Bruce and other guests. In the caption she joked that Bruce 'wasn't really that small'

Our source told the Mirror: 'Leana has always been a huge Iron Maiden fan, following them around for nearly 10 years.

'She and Bruce have got really close over the past year and she has even met his children. Paddy is in South America having some space from it all.'

In a recent interview, Bruce confirmed he lived in Paris 'with my girlfriend'.

In 2015, Bruce’s singing career was almost cut short as he battled stage 3 throat cancer after being told he had two tumours on his tongue.

In 2015, Bruce’s singing career was almost cut short as he battled stage 3 throat cancer after being told he had two tumours on his tongue

The singer remains active touring with the band who have penned hits including Run To The Hills and Can I Play With Madness, and even flies them to show on their Boeing 757, named 'Ed Force One'

The cancer was diagnosed during a routine check-up just before Christmas and Dickinson has just completed a seven-week course of chemotherapy and radiology.

Paddy nursed him back to health in their home in Chiswick, West London, while he had nine weeks of chemotherapy and 33 sessions of radiation.

He was also supported by their children Austin, 29, Griffin, 27, and daughter Kia, 28 – and after six months Bruce got the all-clear.

He later wrote about his cancer battle in his 2017 autobiography, 'What Does This Button Do?'

Our source said: 'Leana has always been a huge Iron Maiden fan, following them around for nearly 10 years'

Ms Dolci had worked as a music journalist for a while and had interviewed many bands, she is pictured above with Iced Earth in 2013

The couple's marriage has fallen apart since his cancer battle, and while there are no immediate plans for a divorce, a legal separation would Bruce cutting up his £90million fortune

Bruce told Rolling Stone magazine how surviving cancer changed his outlook on life – saying: 'Living is living now, every minute, every second, for right now.'

But the couple's marriage has since fallen apart, and while there are no immediate plans for a divorce, a legal separation would lead to Bruce cutting up his £90million fortune.

Dickinson previously told BBC Radio 2 that he has tried to keep his family life largely out of public view.

'There's no need for it, really,' he said. 'And I think there's a belief that that nastiness somehow sells books. And I'm not sure one, that it does, and two, that it's particularly the sort of book that I want to be a part of.

'So I made the decision that, in amongst not being horrid to people, 'cause there's no point, at the same time, I thought, well, I also don't want to tell confidences about other people's lives.'

The singer remains active touring with the band who have penned hits including Run To The Hills and Can I Play With Madness, and even flies them to show on their Boeing 757, named 'Ed Force One'.

He also chairs an aviation firm in the Vale of Glamorgan that is set to receive millions of pounds in new investment.

Ms Dolci posted this glamorous balcony shot with the caption: 'La Boheme in Paris'. She describes herself as a fitness teacher, Paris fashion blogger and says she has a degree in Medieval History

'She and Bruce have got really close over the past year and she has even met his children. Paddy is in South America having some space from it all,' said a source

Caerdav, formerly known as Cardiff Aviation has signed an agreement with the Dubai-based MOBH Group, which it said will see money pumped into developing new pilot and cabin crew training and maintenance facilities.

Dickinson - who quit the band in 1993 only to re-join in 1999 - is known and loved for his on-stage energy and wide vocal range.

In 2014 he said he had boycotted Glastonbury for being 'too bourgeois'.

'Personally I have no interest in going to Glastonbury,' he said. 'In the days when Glasto was an alternative festival it was quite interesting, but anywhere Gwyneth Paltrow goes and you can live in an air-conditioned yurt is not for me.'

Iron Maiden were formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 and have sold 80 million albums and won multiple awards, making them one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time.

She had also interviewed the Dead Daisies in 2015 and has many photos with bands fro across Europe

Dickinson - who quit the band in 1993 only to re-join in 1999 - is known and loved for his on-stage energy and wide vocal range. He is pictured with Paddy at an event in 2016

Dickinson - who quit the band in 1993 only to re-join in 1999 - is known and loved for his on-stage energy and wide vocal range