Christie Brinkley's ex, 58, pictured cuddling up to a 21-year-old college student who he pursued through Instagram and she's just three years older than his daughter

  • Peter Cook, 58, was pictured cuddling up with 21-year-old student Zoey Tess in photos that have now been deleted
  • The ex-husband of Christie Brinkley, 63, was once described as having a 'pathological predilection' for young women
  • Marriage broke up after he cheated on the supermodel with an 18-year-old girl
  • His next marriage, to Suzanne Shaw, also ended in a bitter divorce
  • Cook reportedly contacted Tess, who is just three years older than his daughter, on Instagram
  • Sources say he kept insisting she sleep over, while Tess 'kept shutting him down'

By Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:32 EST, 9 February 2017 | Updated: 10:20 EST, 9 February 2017

Christie Brinkley's ex-husband Peter Cook - who was once described as having a 'pathological predilection' for young women - has been pictured snuggling up with a college student, 37 years his junior.

Cook, 58, was pictured resting his head on the shoulder of 21-year-old aspiring singer Zoey Tess in since deleted Snapchat and Instagram pictures. The college sophomore is just three years older than his own daughter Sailor.

Sources say Cook - whose marriage to supermodel Brinkley ended in divorce after he cheated on her with an 18-year-old - kept insisting that Tess should sleep over.

Cook has been pictured snuggling up with college student, Zoey Tess (pictured)

Christie Brinkley's ex-husband Peter Cook (left) has been pictured snuggling up with college student, Zoey Tess (right) 

'He was being aggressive,' the source told Page Six after the pair's apparent date in in East Hampton on Tuesday. 'She kept shutting him down.'

Cook, an architect, reportedly reached out to Tess on Instagram months ago.

She had no idea who he was but he explained that he was once married to Brinkley, and showed her pictures of his 18-year-old daughter, sources say.

Cook's marriage to Brinkley collapsed in a very bitter and public divorce trial in 2008 following revelations he had an affair with his 18-year-old assistant Diana Bianchi.

Christie Brinkley, 63, ended her ten-year marriage to architect Peter Cook when she found out about his year-long affair with the then 18-year-old Bianchi

Christie Brinkley, 63, ended her ten-year marriage to architect Peter Cook when she found out about his year-long affair with the then 18-year-old Bianchi

Peter Cook's marriage to Suzanne Shaw, pictured together at the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in 2012, also ended in divorce

Peter Cook's marriage to Suzanne Shaw, pictured together at the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in 2012, also ended in divorce

Bianchi, who was the daughter of the Brinkley-Cooks' neighbor, had a year-long affair with Cook which started in 2005 when Bianchi was 18 years old and working as his assistant.

Brinkley was told of the affair in 2007 and ended their ten-year marriage which saw her and Cook embark on a very public court battle. 

During the 2008 divorce, the court was told that Cook had paid Bianchi $300,000 in the hope she would keep the liaison quiet.

The 63-year-old supermodel gained sole custody of their daughter Sailor, now 18, and Jack, the son of her ex Richard Taubman but later adopted by Peter Cook.

Cook was pictured resting his head on the shoulder of 21-year-old aspiring singer named Zoey Tess in since deleted Snapchat pictures. The college sophomore is just three years older than his own daughter.
Cook was pictured resting his head on the shoulder of 21-year-old aspiring singer named Zoey Tess in since deleted Snapchat pictures. The college sophomore is just three years older than his own daughter.

Cook was pictured resting his head on the shoulder of 21-year-old aspiring singer named Zoey Tess in since deleted Snapchat pictures. The college sophomore is just three years older than his own daughter

Sources say Cook - whose marriage to supermodel Brinkley ended in divorce after he cheated on her with an 18-year-old - kept insisting that Tess should sleep over

Sources say Cook - whose marriage to supermodel Brinkley ended in divorce after he cheated on her with an 18-year-old - kept insisting that Tess should sleep over

While Bianchi, went onto marry a New York writer, while Cook married Suzanne Shaw. 

But that too ended in divorce with Shaw saying she regretted not heeding the warning signs. She later wrote an open letter to Brinkley apologizing for the way she was 'wrongly vilified' in the divorce proceedings as 'being an embittered ex-wife.'

And it appears that he hasn't changed.

In 2015, Page Six reported that Cook was spotted 'checking out every pretty young thing in skimpy outfits' in Sag Harbor.

The previous year, he was allegedly seen taking 'creepy' photos of girls without their knowledge. 

The other woman: Diana Bianchi, pictured at the Brinkley-Cook divorce trial in 2008

The other woman: Diana Bianchi, pictured at the Brinkley-Cook divorce trial in 2008

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