8 famous husbands who left their wives for other men: Elton John, Tony Richardson, etc

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

It would seem that marriages, betrayals and divorces in star families will surprise no one. Well, they are celebrities. But it is one thing when a spouse leaves his wife for another girl, another when a man turns out to be a lovebird. Yes, yes, it happens. It is difficult to imagine what these celebrities experienced, who lost their family because of the love of the second half for the representatives of the same sex.

Carrie Fisher and Brian Lourdes

The role of Princess Leia in "Star Wars" instantly made Carrie Fisher a celebrity: crowds of fans literally followed on her heels, showered with gifts and begged to reciprocate. However, the star gave her heart to casting specialist Brian Lourdes.

Young people began to meet, and soon their daughter Billy was born. However, the couple did not officially formalize the relationship, preferring to just live together. But happiness collapsed in an instant: once Brian confessed to his wife that he was gay.

The actress was shocked by this news. Later, she admitted that she felt humiliated and betrayed, and then began to look for the problem in herself. In addition, her former lover added fuel to the fire, claiming that it was his wife who pushed him to the "rainbow" path.

Nevertheless, for the sake of a common child, Fischer tried to maintain friendly relations with Lourdes. The latter, after the United States legalized same-sex marriage, married a longtime partner Bruce Bozzi. By the way, his daughter Billy was a bridesmaid at the wedding.

Carrie never found her soul mate and fought drug addiction for the rest of her life. She probably caused the death of the actress in 2016 at the age of 60.

Liza Minnelli and Peter Allen

Lisa was born into a creative family. Her mother is singer Judy Garland, her father is director Vincent Minnelli. Therefore, the fate of their daughter from childhood was already predetermined: the baby, who spent a lot of time on the set, becoming an adult, began to perform in the parent's music show.

There, Lisa met Peter Allen, a young singer from Australia. By this time, Minnelli was already rather tired of numerous short novels and dreamed of meeting that one. The aspiring musician was good-looking, complimented the girl and admired her vocal abilities.

In general, a spark ran between the young people, and soon Peter proposed to Lisa. And she agreed. However, those around were skeptical about the engagement of Minnelli and Allen: everyone knew that the girl was loving, and the guy did not hide that he prefers men. But, as it turned out, everyone knew about the last fact, except for the bride herself. And in 1967 the couple got married.

But the happiness did not last long. According to Lisa, one day she came home and saw … In general, after that she never comes without warning. The marriage of the stars lasted seven years, although their entourage later said that it initially looked like a mutually beneficial cooperation.

However, the former spouses managed to maintain good relations. Lisa was married three more times after that. Peter lived with model Gregory Connell for a long time. However, in 1984, his partner passed away, and 8 years later, Allen was gone.

By the way, Minnelli's father was also an adherent of unconventional love.

Elton John and Renata Blauel

Sir Elton John spoke about his bisexuality back in the late 60s, but he did not dare to admit that he liked only men. And even more, he said that his first love was a secretary named Linda. And he made a marriage proposal to the sound engineer Renate Blauel.

However, the marriage of young people lasted only 4 years, and the reason for the divorce was that John was still able to admit both to himself and to those around him that he was attracted only by men. However, Elton has repeatedly emphasized that he considers Renata a beautiful woman and that he is very grateful to her. The singer is sure that the ex-wife could take everything away from him, but she chose to remain his friend.

However, despite the fact that Elton came out, he was very worried that he was not like everyone else. All this resulted in a prolonged depression, complicated by drug and alcohol addiction. Only David Furnish could pull the musician out of this state. In 2015, the men formalized the relationship.

Janet Gaynor and Adrian

The first Oscar winner in the 1930s was considered one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. It is not surprising that the beauty enjoyed great success with men, and she managed to be married three times. True, the star's second marriage turned out to be very strange.

The fact is that Janet married costume designer Adrian, who did not hide his unconventional views on love. At the same time, Gaynor herself openly stated that she loves women. But this did not stop the couple from living together for more than 20 years, until the death of the man. At the same time, the star couple even had a son. And the marriage of a man and a woman in society was called "lavender".

Fran Drescher and Peter Mark Jacobson

The popularity of the actress Fran Drescher came thanks to the TV series "Nanny" (it is to him that the domestic "My Fair Nanny", which became an adaptation of a successful project, owes its appearance). It is interesting that the girl herself was the author of the project. She shared the idea with Peter Mark Jacobson, with whom she studied together and later married him.

The couple wrote the script together, and soon the series itself was released, which was filmed from 1993 to 1999. However, with the completion of the project, the love story of Drescher and Jacobson ended. It turned out that all the years of his family life, Peter Mark was hiding his unhealthy craving for men.

Immediately after the divorce, the man came out. However, Fran insisted that there was true love between them, otherwise she would not have been able to live with her husband under the same roof for more than 20 years.

Phyllis Gates and Rock Hudson

The famous actor admitted that even while serving in the army, he was drawn to men. However, Rock hid his unconventional orientation, because it was more important for him to maintain the image of a real macho. To avert suspicion, the studio where Hudson worked constantly "provided" his girlfriends, so the press and fans did not even realize that their favorite had no interest in women. Moreover, in 1955, he even married the secretary of Phyllis Gates.

However, this marriage was initially strange. It was rumored that the actor's wife was also a lesbian. But the appearance of an ideal family for a couple has become increasingly difficult to create over time. Rock cheated on his wife with men and did not even come from filming when she fell ill with hepatitis.

After the divorce, Hudson began dating actress Marilyn Maxwell and even stated that he was ready to marry again and dreams of children. But the novel soon faded away.

However, the actor admitted that he is an adherent of unconventional love, only in 1985. At the same time, he announced that he was sick with AIDS. Soon Hudson was gone, and next to him in the last days of his life was his longtime partner, with whom he lived for 17 years, Tom Clark.

Carolyn Moose and Jason Collins

The famous American basketball player met with colleague Carolyn Moose for 8 years. The athletes' wedding was scheduled for 2009, but suddenly the groom announced that he had changed his mind about getting married.

People around, including the bride, could not understand why Jason made such a strange decision. However, Collins himself discovered the truth four years later. During an interview with one of the glossy publications, he came out. He became the first athlete from the major American leagues to openly declare his gay orientation. Surprisingly, on the same day, the then US President Barack Obama called the basketball player and admitted that he admired the man's courage. Another former head of the White House, Bill Clinton, was of the same opinion. Jason's brother said that he was proud of his loved one.

However, for Carolyn, this news was a real revelation. She admitted that she did not even suspect that the ex-lover was attracted to men.

Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson

The famous actress and talented filmmaker have been married for 5 years and raised their daughters Natasha and Joely, who also linked their lives with cinema. However, for a long time, the true reason why celebrities decided to divorce was unknown: it was believed that Tony preferred another woman.

The truth was revealed only in 1991, when Richardson publicly admitted that he is a supporter of "rainbow" love. Perhaps he would never have dared to come out if he had not contracted AIDS. In the same year, the director died.