billie lourd telling about her late grandmother debbie reynolds felt about one of Hollywood’s most infamous affairs – her then-husband, eddie fishercheating on her elizabeth taylor.
In an interview with London many times Published on Saturday, September 19, Lourdes, 34, said Reynolds doesn’t shy away from discussing the situation.
“That was one of my grandma’s favorite bedtime stories,” Billie told the outlet. “Like, ‘You know, honey, we used to have a house in Palm Springs. But then Edie got divorced…'”
Reynolds and Fisher, who were married from 1955 to 1959, were Hollywood’s golden couple and had two children: daughter carrie fisher (Lorde’s late mother) and son todd fisher.
At the time, Reynolds and Eddy were close friends with another high-profile couple, actress Taylor and her husband, producer Chris Taylor. mike todd.
After Todd’s death in a plane crash in March 1958, Edie began an affair with Taylor – which destroyed her marriage to Reynolds in one of Hollywood’s biggest scandals.
When one of the gossip columnists of that era asked about the relationship, hedda hopperTaylor defended her actions by quipping, “What do you expect me to do, let alone sleep?”
Mike Todd, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
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“We, at the time of our marriage, were happily married. We had a wonderful son and daughter,” he said singing in the rain Starr said. “But, obviously, I was wrong about it, you know? Again, that was my perspective. I was happy, I was in love, but obviously he wasn’t.”
Reynolds continued, “[Eddie]He’s like a good race horse: he lands really well, and then he loses the race.
The actress also recalled how many people in her social circle knew about the affair before her.
He said, “We were all best friends, so there’s nothing wrong with it. So, in my opinion, there was nothing wrong with it.” “Then, I went to a party – a dinner party – and everyone was whispering, like, ‘Does she know…’ and I wanted to know what they were whispering about, but no one was telling me what they were whispering about, so I figured it was about me. So, then I put two and two together, because I could definitely hear [words]’Eddie’ and ‘Elizabeth’ and such.”
Billie Lourd is starting to teach her kids about her famous family history. The 31-year-old American Horror Story star shared an adorable photo of her 3-year-old son Kingston watching Lourdes’ late grandmother Debbie Reynolds’ iconic film musical Singin’ in the Rain. A Monday, March 25, Instagram Story snap showed Kingston staring at the TV […]
Following this scandal, Reynolds and Eddy eventually divorced on May 12, 1959. He and Taylor married on the same day – just three hours after Reynolds and Eddy’s divorce was finalized. Taylor and Eddy also later divorced in March 1964.
in interview with many timesLourdes also shared her appreciation for her late grandmother and mother, who died one day apart in 2016, at the ages of 84 and 60, respectively.
“They were truly two of the most talented women of all time, and I feel very fortunate to live under their shining umbrellas,” she told the outlet. “For a while, I tried to hide from it, but now I say it loud and proud — ‘I’m Carrie Fisher’s daughter and I’m Debbie Reynolds’ granddaughter,’ and I feel so lucky to be able to say that.”