Lulu has made a shocking revelation about her marriage to Maurice Gibb. In a recent episode of her podcast, The Lulu Podcast, the actress opened up about how her marital relationships have affected her personal life over the years. Lulu admitted that acting and coming out of failed marriages could be more serious than others think.
The 76-year-old actress met her ex-husband, the late Maurice Gibb, in 1969 when she was 20, and they married that year. Their romance was high-profile, with both thinking they “were king and queen of the world.” However, they divorced in 1973. Over 50 years after their marriage ended, Lulu still has much to say about it.
Lulu and Maurice Gibb’s relationship
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When Lulu and Maurice met, he was 19, and the couple immediately fell in love. They married the same year but postponed their honeymoon in Mexico due to Lulu’s Eurovision appearance. They were married four years before separating in 1973, reportedly because Maurice had an alcohol addiction.
Reflecting on their marriage over the years, Lulu has said several things, including that they should not have gotten married. She noted that they loved each other but knew she had to end it even though he was hurt. In the recent episode of her podcast, Lulu opened the chapter of her life again, adding that she lost her self-identity after their divorce.
This was followed by her second marriage to John Frieda in 1977, which lasted 14 years before they split. To Lulu, these losses seem to have taken away a part of her identity and personality. “Because I was Lulu, and then I was Mrs. Gibb, and then I was Mrs. Frieda.”
Marriage, career, and self-identity
While Lulu admitted that she experienced a loss of self-identity from being divorced twice, her guest on the podcast, Kristin Scott Thomas, also acknowledged the same feeling as an actress.
Scott Thomas noted that acting, which involves pretending to be someone else, can leave a person out of touch with themselves. Hence, she advised that actors should learn to take some time off to live and express themselves before getting back to work.