![]() Cynthia was raised in the well-to-do area of Hoylake, Wirral, across the river. She was born to Charles and Lillian Powell, and had two older brothers, Anthony (Tony) and Charles. She was John Lennon’s first wife until their marriage broke down in 1968. The couple lived together on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where Cynthia also died.Ģ. Cynthia Lillian Powell was born on 10 September 1939 in Blackpool, Lancashire. That marriage last until his death in 2013. ![]() ![]() She was wed for the final time in 2002 to Noel Charles. She then spent 17 years in a relationship with Jim Christie but the couple were never married. In 1976, she wed John Twist, that too ended in divorce in 1983. In 1970, she began seeing Italian businessman Roberto Bassanini and the two were married the same year. The Guardian wrote on the day of her death that “at the height of the Beatles’ early success, she was kept so far in the background that many of Lennon’s female fans were not even aware of her existence.” She later remarried three times after John Lennon left her for Yoko Ono, but retained the Beatles’ name. ![]() Famously, during the band’s performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, when John’s face was shown a caption read, “Sorry girls, He’s married,” referring to Cynthia. She was married to John Lennon during the height of the Beatlemania, from 1962-68. John and Cynthia pictured together in 1964. ![]()
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