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Rego had many abortions during their affair, starting from when she was 18 years old, because Willing had threatened to return to his wife if Rego kept their child. [ 7 ] In 1957, Rego left the UK to live in Ericeira in Portugal because she had decided to keep their latest baby.
Dame Rego turned 86 in January, and is now quite frail, so it's her son Nick Willing – maker of the 2017 BBC documentary about her life Secrets and Stories – who assumes the role of relaying...
Paula Rego. Flood (1996) Tate. © Paula Rego. Rego’s subjects are often female. Many of them are based on her model, Lila, who poses for her in her studio most days. Once in her pictures, the characters she creates seem to take on a life of their own – it is as if they have their own story to tell.
Jul 20, 2023 · Paula as a child dancing with her nanny; Paula dancing with my father Vic; an older Vic dancing with a new lover; and Paula in traditional Portuguese costume dancing on her own. At the time, I looked very much like the young Victor Willing, so Mum asked me to stand in for him.
- Nick Willing
Jun 25, 2022 · For the last quarter of a century, the writer and translator Anthony Rudolf was Rego’s companion and principal male model. She is survived by her children, Nick, Caroline and Victoria.
Jun 8, 2022 · Willing initially returned to his wife, leaving Rego alone to call upon the help of her parents. After a few months however, Willing decided differently and went to find Rego in Portugal. They were married in 1959, went on to have two more children and lived in Ericeria, Portugal, for seven years.
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Willing was seven years Rego’s senior, and already married when she became pregnant by him; deciding to keep the child, Rego left England for Portugal, and Willing followed, beginning a partnership that would endure until his death in 1988 from complications relating to multiple sclerosis.
