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Jul 12, 2023 · Elle MacPherson and Christie Brinkley battled it out after meeting Joel in Saint Barts. Initially, he picked MacPherson. But when it came to putting a ring on it, Brinkley was victorious....
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- Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel First Meet
- Christie Brinkley Stars in Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" Music Video
- March 23, 1985: Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel Get Married
- December 29, 1985: Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel Welcome A Daughter
- Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel Divorce
In true celebrity style, Joel and Brinkley met in St. Bart's. Both parties were vacationing on the Caribbean island in early 1983. To get Brinkley's attention, Joel did what he called "an album cover." "I tried to look like me on an album cover. I gave it every angle I could." Recreating the album cover didn't work, but Joel ran across some luck la...
Joel began writing the song "Uptown Girl" while dating Macpherson. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Livein 2018, Macpherson weighed in on an anecdote from Joel's canceled 2011 memoir. Joel claimed that Macpherson had been waiting for him in his apartment when he came home with Brinkley one night. As Macpherson remembered, she was living w...
In 1985, the couple wed in New York Harbor while aboard a 147-foot yacht before buying a home on Long Island, per People. "When you start to get famous, you need a backyard, a place where you can get away from it all," Brinkley told Sports Illustratedin 1989. "I told Joe one day that the second-worst thing I could think of would be to be famous and...
Brinkley and Joel welcomed daughter Alexa Ray in 1985. Although Alexa is their only child, Joel and Brinkley have kids from other relationships — Brinkley shares daughter Sailorand son Jack Paris with ex-husband Peter Cook. Meanwhile, Joel and his wife, Alexis Roderick, share two daughters, Della Rose (born August 2015) and daughter Remy Anne (born...
In April 1994, Joel and Brinkley decided to split after nine years of marriage. People reported the two had been separated since Thanksgiving, with the outlet attributing the cause of the divorceto many factors — including Brinkley's desire to move to the West Coast and her frustrations with Joel's touring schedule. However, Brinkley hinted at anot...
Jul 6, 2023 · Although Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel didn't make it as husband and wife, the couple has remained good friends. In addition to sharing a daughter, the pair also spend time together whenever they get the chance.
Apr 29, 2024 · During a nostalgic segment of the evening, the performer, originally from New York City, sang 'Uptown Girl' to his former wife Christie Brinkley. Initially inspired by his relationship with supermodel Elle Macpherson, the song ultimately evolved to celebrate Brinkley, whom he would later marry.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Billy Joel and ex-wife Christie Brinkley have remained on good terms in the years after their divorce. The former couple tied the knot in March 1985, welcoming daughter Alexa that...
Apr 29, 2024 · Billy Joel's ex-wife Christie Brinkley danced along as he performed "Uptown Girl," the song he wrote about her, during a recent show at Madison Square Garden, according to a video shared on...
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Feb 10, 2020 · Yet despite having his heart broken, Joel has managed to be on good terms with each of his ex-wives: Elizabeth Weber (married from 1973-1982), Christie Brinkley (married from 1985-1994) and...
