This surname in itself indicates involvement in the famous Liverpool four. So who is Cynthia Lennon?
In short, she was the first wife of John Lennon and the mother of their son Julian. Of course, the public is most interested in that part of her life that is somehow connected with the Beatles. But what else is known about her?
Cynthia Lennon: biography
Cynthia was born into the family of Charles and Lillian Powell in 1939 and grew up in the vicinity of Howley, on the Wirrell Peninsula, which is located in the north-west of England. From the age of 12 she studied at the Primary School of the Arts. The girl wanted to devote her life to painting, so she continued her studies at the Liverpool College of Art. There they met John, because they attended the same calligraphy classes. Shortly after the relationship began, Cynthia found out that she was pregnant, so the couple immediately registered the marriage on August 23, 1962 in Liverpool.
In 1963, their only son, Julian, was born. But the Lennon family did not last long: in 1968, John left Cynthia to Yoko Ono, formally formalizing the divorce. He even wanted to secure the sole custody of Julian.
After breaking up with John, Cynthia Lennon went down the aisle three more times. In 1970, Italian Roberto Bassanini, the owner of the hotel, became her chosen one, but their union lasted only 3 years. Then there was an engineer from Lancashire, John Twist, but they were together only from 1976 to 1983. There was also a long (16 years) relationship with Jim Christie. And finally, in 2002, Charles Noel, the owner of a nightclub, became the fourth husband. Interestingly, after a divorce from Twist, Cynthia regained her last name Lennon.
The only time she appeared at an event where Yoko was also invited was the premiere of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.
Cynthia is the author of books about her life with the idol of millions. In 1978, the essay "Lennon's Twist" was published, and in 2006 - "My husband John."
April 1, 2015 Cynthia died. She died of cancer.
More about the affair with John
In her interview with the Daily Express, she recalls that John was not one of those guys to fall in love with with diligent students, like Cynthia Lennon in her youth. At first, she didn’t like him very much; danger, rebellion and non-conformism emanated from him. But then it was precisely this that began to attract her in him. Once, when Cynthia found out that John likes Bridgette Bardot style blondes, she changed her image without hesitation, lightening her hair by several tones. By the way, she remained true to her then appearance until her death. What did Cynthia Lennon look like? Photos from distant student years show that she was very beautiful.
At first, John called her Miss Howlake or Miss Powell, and when they began to meet - only Sin.
Even when they officially got married, this was not advertised, because fans of rock stars should be sure that they are still in search of their love. Therefore, Cynthia rarely managed to accompany her husband at numerous concerts, but she was content with those rare minutes when he was at home.
John bought a decent house with 22 rooms on the Kenwood estate for £ 20, 000, and invested twice as much into his renovation. They had a servant and their chauffeurs. As soon as Cynthia got the rights, her husband gave her a Mini and then a Porsche. In short, financially, the spouses Cynthia Lennon and John Lennon were fully provided, and not surprising, because the Beatles were on the crest of success.
Cynthia was happy in marriage, which can not be said about John. Even after 6 years and despite the fact that he often abused alcohol, took drugs and rarely paid attention to her, she was still in love with him. But unfortunately, this did not help save their family.
Yoko ono
Cynthia Lennon accidentally found out about her husband’s new muse when she found their correspondence.
Although at first John denied a romantic connection on the side, claiming that they had a business relationship, they say that the avant-garde artist Yoko is just looking for a sponsor, but the truth soon got out. Lennon even tried, so to speak, to turn the arrows and accuse Cynthia of treason in order to take custody of Julian, but he did not succeed. In 1968, the couple filed for divorce.
After the death of John, Yoko refused to give at least some of Lennon's personal belongings to Julian. Tom had to humble himself and buy them at auction.
Relations after a divorce
Lennon paid only £ 100, 000 to his ex-wife. She did not demand more, because she still loved him.
Yoko Ono in every possible way prevented the meetings of the former spouses, she was jealous of John for no reason. Therefore, Cynthia almost did not see him. The last meeting took place in 1973, 7 years before the murder of Lennon.
Cynthia very hard survived the death of John. Despite all the painful moments of their family life, she raised in her son respect for the personality of his father and his talent.
Julian
He was born when John was at one of his concerts. He was named after his paternal grandmother, whose name was Julia. Unfortunately, John had very little contact with Julian, and gave all his fatherly attention to his son from Yoko Shun. It seems that he wanted to delete both Cynthia and Julian from his life. For example, although John’s fortune totaled £ 250 million, he initially allocated only £ 400 a month to support his son.
In the late 70s, Lennon somehow restored relations with Julian, but was killed in 1980. Cynthia painted 4 portraits of John and presented to her son in memory of her father. By the way, Julian also became a singer.
