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Toronto Sun
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Christie Brinkley reveals exact moment she learned her husband was cheating with teen girl
Christie Brinkley attends the Women's Health Lab hosted by Hearst Magazines at The New York Historical on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Photo by Roy Rochlin / Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Christie Brinkley is recounting the moment she found out her husband of eight years was cheating on her. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The 71-year-old supermodel, who appears on the cover of Social Life Magazine in honour of her memoir, Uptown Girl , described to the outlet, per USA Today , what it was like getting the news — while in public, right before she was set to give a speech. 'There were parts where I thought, 'Please don't cry,'' Brinkley recalled, when it came to reading her story out loud for the audiobook. 'I tried to keep [my voice] level, but [the publisher] let me be. Let my voice crack. Let it show.' One emotional moment was discovering how her fourth husband, architect Peter Cook, was having an affair. It was 2006 and she was set to give a graduation speech at a local high school in the Hamptons, when Brinkley was approached by a man she'd never seen before. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Excuse me,' he said softly. 'I need to tell you that arrogant husband of yours has been having an affair with my teenage daughter.' 'I was so stunned that I froze,' she wrote. 'I asked him to repeat it.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Brinkley wrote that she looked into the audience where Cook was sitting with her son, Jack. 'Jack's face was frozen in panic. He felt it instantly. He knew something was very wrong,' she recalled. According to Brinkley, she looked out into the crowd and saw 'mouths agape,' reminding her of The Scream oil painting. 'They all knew,' she wrote, according to the outlet. 'Maybe some judged. Maybe some didn't. But in that suspended moment, she felt faint, exposed… like the floor might drop beneath her.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The father of the 18-year-old was a police officer, Brinkley mentioned in the book. 'I know from Peter's face that he was guilty,' she added. 'When your whole world falls apart and you realize in a heartbeat you've suddenly become the cliche middle-aged woman whose husband is having an affair with a much (much) younger woman, what do you do?' Brinkley revealed she found solace and support from her friends, two of whom went to her house where the three searched the family computer and found a 'creepy labyrinth of files and photos I never knew existed.' RECOMMENDED VIDEO The Vacation actress described it as something out of Charlie's Angels . 'I was good at guessing passwords, and soon enough, a panoply of frightening email exchanges, incriminating photos, and porn accounts populated the screen like fireworks,' Brinkley wrote. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It was so insane that it was almost funny, and soon enough, the three of us were doubled over in laughter, as printouts of girls in X-rated poses began piling up on the floor faster than trash outside a greasy takeaway.' Read More Brinkley and Cook's split was messy and the two battled in court for six years. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model wrote: 'It was the most tortured relationship I've ever had.' Celebrity Other Sports Toronto & GTA World Toronto Blue Jays
New York Post
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Christie Brinkley admits she's a ‘fool for love' despite four failed marriages
Christie Brinkley is no stranger to love. The legendary supermodel, who has been married four times, admitted she's a 'fool for love' in a candid new interview with the New York Times. Advertisement In her conversation with the outlet, she spoke in detail about her divorces, and whether she's willing to open her heart again. 'I'm too trusting,' she admitted when asked about what she's learned from her marriages. 'I'm a fool for love. That love takes work. Sometimes you need to rely on experts. I wish I could have found ways to save some; I wish I hadn't married others.' Brinkley's first husband was artist Jean-François Allaux – the two wed in 1975, when she was 21 years old. They divorced in 1981, and four years later she married Billy Joel. Brinkley and Joel divorced in 1994, and that same year she married real estate developer Richard Taubman. She divorced him a year later, and a year after that she married architect Peter Cook. She was with him until their contentious divorce was finalized in 2008. She told the New York Times, 'I always believed in soul mates. I thought I had four of them. Now I'm not sure. Maybe I had my two soul mates with Jean and Billy. Maybe I rushed out of my marriage to Jean. Maybe I should have tried to make it work longer with Billy. I did start to wonder if maybe it's me – if I was unlovable.' Advertisement 5 Christie Brinkley speaks at the Women's Health Lab at the New York Historical on May 19, 2025. Getty Images for Hearst Magazines When asked, she clarified, 'I'm not unlovable, but the relationships I was in made me feel unloved. I have enough self-esteem to know that in the right arms, I'm lovable. And I wasn't loved correctly. One loved my money more than me. Another loved his drink more than me. Another loved young women more than me. And in my first one, I loved my freedom more than him.' Her first husband, Allaux, was the one she said she left for her 'freedom.' She said that with him, it was 'love at first sight,' and while their marriage was successful for years, it was a 'slow dissolve.' 'I got married too young. I started to feel constrained and regretted being tied down,' she admitted. Advertisement 5 Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel were married from 1985 to 1994. Getty Images In her recently released memoir, 'Uptown Girl,' Brinkley explained that she'd met Allaux when she was just 19 years old. She'd moved to Paris to become an artist and met him soon after, and after six years of marriage, she wrote, 'I started to wonder what else – and who else – might be out there.' In the time since she'd met him, she'd 'changed considerably, transforming from a girl from Malibu bound for Paris with only a backpack, paints and bohemian ideals to a top model with two mortgages, an endless zeal for adventure, and one big career.' 5 Brinkley and Joel divorced in 1994, and that same year she married real estate developer Richard Taubman. Getty Images Advertisement Joel is the ex-husband she claimed 'loved his drink more than me' – the singer has been open about his past struggles with addiction, and Brinkley wrote in her memoir that 'booze was the other woman.' She said of their marriage, 'When you become the bad cop, it's over. If we had been older when it happened, maybe we could have figured it out.' In an April interview with Brinkley explained that her relationship with Joel was the most difficult to write about in her memoir because they're still friends, but she said he gave her his blessing. 'He said, 'Just say what you need to say,'' Brinkley said. 'And I think that's part of his healing, so I applaud him for all of that. It takes a lot of courage.' As for the ex who 'loved my money more than me,' Brinkley referred to third husband Taubman. 'Ricky was a larger-than-life character who married me for my money,' she claimed. 'Our relationship was complicated by the fact that I was pregnant, and I wanted to make the right decisions. The relationship came on the heels of my divorce from Billy, which I was devastated about.' In 'Uptown Girl,' she wrote that after their son Jack was born, she had a session with her therapist and made the choice to give their marriage one more shot. She took Jack from New York, where she'd delivered the baby, back home to Taubman in Colorado, and she claimed that when she arrived, he asked her for money. 'That's when I knew that this was not nor could it ever be love or even a real relationship: it was usership, manipulation, and at its worst, emotional torture,' she wrote. 'I booked a flight back to New York.' 5 Christie Brinkley and then-husband Peter Cook speak with Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Bridgehampton, NY on Aug. 31, 2003. Advertisement When she arrived, she said Taubman called her and told her 'I'm going to walk away from you and the baby' just like her biological father did to her. After that phone call, she filed for divorce. Finally, the one who 'loved young women more than me' refers to Cook, who had an affair while married to Brinkley. 'I was married to a stranger who had other lives. I had three children. I wanted to protect them from the fallout and from their life being blown apart. The divorce lasted for years. It was agonizing.' Brinkley filed for divorce from Cook in 2006 after finding out that he'd been having an affair with his teenage assistant. The divorce proceedings took place in open court, and at one point in her testimony, she sobbed, saying, 'I felt like the man who I was living with, I just didn't know who he was… anymore. Who is he? Who is this man who comes down and sits at the dining room table and acts like he's been at work?' per ABC News. 5 Christie Brinkley at the screening of '99 Homes' at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY on July 26, 2015. Scott Roth/Invision/AP Advertisement In her memoir, she called her relationship with Cook 'one of the most tormented experiences I've ever had.' Brinkley is a mother of three: daughters Alexa Ray, who she shares with Joel, and Sailor, who she shares with Cook, as well as son Jack, who she had with Taubman but who was later adopted by Cook. The model confessed the thing she regrets most is 'Not being able to sit with an open photo album with my husband and go, 'Look, remember this? Remember the kids?'' Advertisement Despite everything, Brinkley admitted to the New York Times that she's still open to the idea of finding a partner. 'Everything I've been through, all the pain, the stupidity, I would do it again because I believe in love,' she shared. 'I think it would be sad not to. I'm not sure I want to give up the freedom I have now. It gets harder to meet people and harder to trust. It would take a special person to get me to want to share my life. I have made peace without having it. I have been making it through without a man for a lot of years. I don't need a person to make me happy. I'm happy.' She added, 'But I have so much happiness in me, I would love to share it with someone I love.'
New York Post
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Selma Blair reveals the MS symptoms doctors dismissed since she was a kid: ‘It took me 30 years to get an MRI'
The world learned about Selma Blair's multiple sclerosis diagnosis nearly seven years ago — but the autoimmune disease has been tormenting her for most of her life. The 'Cruel Intentions' actress, now 52, can trace early symptoms back to her childhood, but claims doctors brushed off the red flags for decades. 'It took me 30 years to get an MRI,' Blair said last week during a panel at the second annual Women's Health Lab, hosted in partnership with Northwell Health's Katz Institute for Women's Health. Advertisement 3 Selma Blair was diagnosed with MS on August 2018. Getty Images for Glamour At the age of 7, Blair lost control of her bladder and use of her right eye and left leg — yet, after ruling out cancer, doctors and family branded her an attention seeker. What they missed: Juvenile MS, a debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system by disrupting the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body. 'If you're a boy with those symptoms, you get an MRI. If you're a girl, you're called 'crazy',' Blair told British Vogue in 2023. Advertisement As a child, the 'Hellboy' actress would wake up laughing uncontrollably in the middle of the night. Decades later, those laughs gave way to sudden, uncontrollable spells of sobbing. 'I just thought I was a hugely emotional person,' Blair said. In reality, MS had damaged her frontal lobe — like a brain injury. Advertisement It would be another 40 years until she received the diagnosis. 3 Selma Blair with her service doc Scout at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2025 Getty Images '[I was] thrilled,' Blair told People earlier this month. Advertisement 'I felt like people thought it had to be some tragic thing, but I was like, 'No, you don't understand,'' she said. 'I was feeling tragic inside before.' Blair, who shares 13-year-old son Arthur with ex Jason Bleick, said she often wondered what was 'wrong' with her before the diagnosis. 'I just did not understand how I was so different from people, but yet totally kind of fine-ish,' she told the outlet. 'I finally just felt seen.' Nearly 1 million Americans have been diagnosed with MS, according to the National MS Society. The disease can affect anyone, including children. You may be at higher risk if you're female, between 20 and 40, and of Northern European descent, per the Cleveland Clinic. 3 'If you're a boy with those symptoms, you get an MRI. If you're a girl, you're called 'crazy',' Blair said. Getty Images Doctors don't know exactly what causes MS, but research suggests that factors like smoking, childhood obesity, low vitamin D levels and genetics could be possible triggers. Advertisement Exposure to toxins like secondhand smoke and pesticides — as well as viruses such as Epstein-Barr or mono — may also increase the risk. Early warning signs of the MS include blurred vision, muscle weakness and numbness. As the disease progresses, symptoms can range from fatigue and dizziness to trouble with balance, bladder control, mood swings, muscle stiffness, and cognitive issues like memory and concentration problems. Many patients experiencing periods of remission where signs of the disease fade. While there is no cure, treatments can help manage symptoms and reduce flare-ups. Advertisement Last year, Blair revealed she suffered a major relapse after a stem cell transplant — but she's now in remission thanks to a new provider. Her doctor — the first woman she's ever been treated by — took a holistic approach, including factoring in the actresses early menopause. 'It really did change my life completely,' Blair said at the Women's Health Lab panel. 'We found a way to manage my MS and I am doing really, really well right now.'
Cosmopolitan
23-05-2025
- Health
- Cosmopolitan
Inside Look: Women's Health Lab 2025
This year's Women's Health Lab, presented by Women's Health with support from Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Prevention, and Town & Country, featured a diverse group of doctors, researchers, thought leaders, and advocates, each bringing their perspectives and expertise to a topic near to our hearts: women's health. The symposium, in partnership with Northwell Health and its Katz Institute for Women's Health, an organization dedicated to improving health outcomes for women, focused on cardiovascular health, brain and mental health, menopause, and more. Sherri Chambers, chief marketing officer of Hearst Magazines, kicked off the day by telling the audience that Hearst and Northwell Health support women at every phase of life by spotlighting the innovations that can make it better. Then she introduced Northwell Health's new commercial, 'Masterpieces,' which you can watch here. Afterward, Women's Health executive editor Abigail Cuffey teased the day's agenda. Read on for recaps and videos of each panel. Northwell Health president and CEO Michael Dowling and chief medical officer Jill Kalman, MD, discussed the importance of looking at things differently—including healthcare. 'More organizations need to take women's health more seriously and focus on it,' said Dowling, pointing out that many other healthcare executives he encounters are men. 'Sixty percent of Northwell Health's leadership is women,' noted Dr. Kalman. When you have holistic advocates that push you, that's when things change, said Dowling, and that would be one of the key themes of the day. The number-one risk factor for women is heart disease and stroke, said moderator Stacey E. Rosen, MD, executive director of the Katz Institute for Women's Health and volunteer president-elect of the American Heart Association, as she kicked off a panel that highlighted the experiences of three women with heart disease: —Supermodel, actress, and author Christie Brinkley talked about how atrial fibrillation affected her mother. —Journalist and lifestyle reporter Elisa DiStefano recounted her postpartum preeclampsia that occurred after the birth of her third child. —Northwell Health patient and heart-health advocate Katherine Bormann shared how a mammogram uncovered a blockage in her arteries. Cuffey spoke to author, entrepreneur, and Sanofi paid spokesperson Chrissy Teigen about the diagnosis of her 7-year-old son, Miles, with type 1 diabetes. They discussed how it changed the family dynamic and the importance of screening for the autoimmune disease. Women's Health celebrates female athletes, and our director of special projects, Amanda Lucci, moderated a discussion with Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, CEO of Next 3 and governor of Gotham FC; Jade-Li English, head of women's basketball and agent at KLUTCH Sports Group; Rebecca Haarlow, an award-winning sports broadcaster; and Scout Bassett, an adaptive sprinter and president of the Women's Sports Foundation, about what sports has meant to them and how it is growing as a business. After a video introduction from ELLE editor-in-chief Nina Garcia, the brand's digital director, Claire Stern Milch, interviewed actress and advocate Selma Blair about her life with multiple sclerosis (MS). Blair discussed how she was always sick, starting from the age of 7, and how it took 30 years for her to get an MRI—one of the tests that help diagnose the disease. 'Getting diagnosed was one of the kindest things for me,' Blair said while recounting how MS has affected her life. In a session sponsored by Vionic, Women's Health executive health and fitness director Jacqueline Andriakos spoke to women who are creating products that help improve health for all. —Beau Wangtrakuldee, founder and CEO of AmorSui, who created personal protective equipment (PPE) for women after a lab accident that resulted from an ill-fitting lab coat. —Casey Ann Pidich, DPM, a podiatrist and Vionic Shoes Violab member, who discussed how healthcare professionals should consider partnering with brands. —Nina S. Vincoff, MD, medical director and vice president for clinical initiatives and patient experience at the Katz Institute for Women's Health, who suggested brands partner with doctors who are not thought of as being in the women's-health field. —Shannon Race, co-founder and CEO of which makes products that help lead to a more balanced microbiome, who talked about getting consumers to trust her supplement brand. Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Willa Bennett talked about anxiety, depression, social media, and more with multi-hyphenate actresses Lili Reinhart and Lizzy McAlpine. Both have been open about their own struggles with mood disorders, and they offered tips on how to cope. In this panel sponsored by Sensei, Town & Country executive travel editor Klara Glowczewska spoke about how travel is health-adjacent because it can be a stress-reliever. Tara Narula, MD, chief medical correspondent at ABC News and associate director of the Lenox Hill Women's Heart Program, then discussed all the ways stress affects the body. 'Sometimes we don't know we're stressed,' added Vishal Patel, MD, PhD, chief science and innovation officer at Sensei, while Nellie Barnett, founder and coach at Nellbells Fitness, suggested that just taking a breath can be a mini stress-relief vacation. Then, during lunch, Dr. Patel led participants in a mindful-eating session. Do you know someone who lives with dementia or Alzheimer's disease? In this Lilly-sponsored panel moderated by Jane Francisco, editorial director of Prevention and editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping, all the panelists lost their mothers to Alzheimer's disease. Anne White, executive vice president and president of Lilly Neuroscience, Eli Lilly and Company; Arlinda McIntosh, owner, operator, and content strategist of Sofistafunk The Skirt Co.; and Paula Zahn, host and executive producer of Warner Bros. Discovery's On the Case with Paula Zahn and board member of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, shared their stories and their visions of the future of this disease. Rounding out the day, Pilar Guzmán, editorial director of Oprah Daily, moderated a discussion about longevity, menopause and aging with Deborah Roberts, co-anchor of ABC News's 20/20; Lo Bosworth, founder of Love Wellness; Stephanie Trentacoste McNally, MD, regional vice president ob/gyn and director of ob/gyn services at the Katz Institute for Women's Health; and Tamsen Fadal, author, podcast host, documentary filmmaker, and menopause advocate. During their candid conversation, these women had many tips about how to age well. Watch to see them all. The Health Lab concluded with activations from our sponsors, including one from Lilly and a Vionic pop-up where guests were able to pick up personal pairs of shoes from the brand designed for healthy feet. We would also like to thank Bank of America Private Bank for its support of the event.
