A look back at Marianne Faithfull's colourful dating history - from her tumultuous four year romance with Mick Jagger to three failed marriage- as singer dies at 78

A look back at Marianne Faithfull's colourful dating history - from her tumultuous four year romance with Mick Jagger to three failed marriage- as singer dies at 78

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A look back at Marianne Faithfull's colourful dating history - from her tumultuous four year romance with Mick Jagger to three failed marriage- as singer dies at 78
Published: Jan, 31 2025 11:10

She's best known for her tumultuous relationship with Mick Jagger throughout the late sixties. The late Marianne Faithfull started dating the rocker in 1996, however the romance had a detrimental effect on her life after the pair parted ways. The singer said of the relationship: 'It almost destroyed me. Although it was wonderful. I don't think I fit into that life or what he wanted in a woman, that's all. I couldn't do it.'.

 [Marianne's earliest known relationship was with American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney after she had an abortion after becoming pregnant with his baby in early 1965]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Marianne's earliest known relationship was with American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney after she had an abortion after becoming pregnant with his baby in early 1965]

However Mick wasn't the only man to find love with the As Tears Go By hit maker who passed away on Thursday aged 78. Marianne was also married three times and also enjoyed a 15 year relationship with her 'soulmate' Francois Ravard. And as tributes pour in for the late star, MailOnline takes a look back at her rollercoaster of a love life. From 1966 to 1970, Marianne was in a highly-publicised on-and-off relationship with Sir Mick following his split from model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton.

 [Marianne married her boyfriend and art student John Dunbar in 1965 and the pair went on to welcome their son Nicholas later that year (pictured June 1965)]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Marianne married her boyfriend and art student John Dunbar in 1965 and the pair went on to welcome their son Nicholas later that year (pictured June 1965)]

Marianne's earliest known relationship was with American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. She revealed had an abortion early in 1965, after she became pregnant with Gene's child on a UK tour. The procedure was illegal in the UK at the time and Marianne admitted she had a hard time dealing with the guilt. Marianne's earliest known relationship was with American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney after she had an abortion after becoming pregnant with his baby in early 1965.

 [From 1966 to 1970, Marianne was in a highly-publicised on-and-off relationship with Sir Mick following his split from model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton (pictured in 1967)]
Image Credit: Mail Online [From 1966 to 1970, Marianne was in a highly-publicised on-and-off relationship with Sir Mick following his split from model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton (pictured in 1967)]

Marianne married her boyfriend and art student John Dunbar in May 1965. They met at a Cambridge Valentine's Ball when Marianne was just 16 and went on to welcome their son Nicholas in November 1965. Discussing their relationship, the singer said: 'It was magic like a whole door had opened up to this world.'. Marianne wanted John to stay at Cambridge so she could live out 'the scholar's wife life' admitting 'I would have loved it'.

 [She was famously found wearing nothing except a rug at an infamous drugs bust at Rolling Stones guitarist Richards' country house, Redlands, in 1967]
Image Credit: Mail Online [She was famously found wearing nothing except a rug at an infamous drugs bust at Rolling Stones guitarist Richards' country house, Redlands, in 1967]

But Marianne was juggling two gigs a night with being a mother and a wife and John lost interest with the pair parting ways in 1966. Marianne married her boyfriend and art student John Dunbar in 1965 and the pair went on to welcome their son Nicholas later that year (pictured June 1965). From 1966 to 1970, Marianne was in a highly-publicised on-and-off relationship with Sir Mick following his split from model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton.

 [After moving in with Mick, in 1968 Marianne found out she was pregnant but tragically experienced a miscarriage at seven months (pictured in 1969)]
Image Credit: Mail Online [After moving in with Mick, in 1968 Marianne found out she was pregnant but tragically experienced a miscarriage at seven months (pictured in 1969)]

Marianne reportedly began her romance with the rocker in 1966, after her hit song As Tears Go By, which was co-written by Mick and his bandmate Keith Richards, was released in 1964. The relationship only lasted four years but it had a cataclysmic effect on Marianne's life. Marianne said: 'I left everything for Mick, completely gave all my intelligence and innate grasp of the world to him. I went too far as usual.'.

 [Reflecting on the relationship Marianne said: 'I left everything for Mick, completely gave all my intelligence and innate grasp of the world to him. I went too far as usual']
Image Credit: Mail Online [Reflecting on the relationship Marianne said: 'I left everything for Mick, completely gave all my intelligence and innate grasp of the world to him. I went too far as usual']

She was famously found wearing nothing except a rug at an infamous drugs bust at Rolling Stones guitarist Richards' country house, Redlands, in 1967. Marianne said: 'It was meant to be a lovely weekend taking acid with my friends. Which it was until 24 cops walked in.'. The group were busted by 19 police officers, Keith and Mick faced prison sentences but Marianne came off the worst. Marianne was reportedly taking a bath when the raid happened, so she grabbed a fur blanket to cover herself. The media branded her 'the naked girl in the fur blanket'.

 [After her relationship with Mick, Marianne went on to marry punk rocker Ben Brierly in 1979]
Image Credit: Mail Online [After her relationship with Mick, Marianne went on to marry punk rocker Ben Brierly in 1979]

From 1966 to 1970, Marianne was in a highly-publicised on-and-off relationship with Sir Mick following his split from model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton (pictured in 1967). She was famously found wearing nothing except a rug at an infamous drugs bust at Rolling Stones guitarist Richards' country house, Redlands, in 1967. Her innocent image was extinguished fuelled by rumours of a sex game involving her, Mick and a Mars bar which was vehemently denied by all parties present.

 [However the marriage didn't last and after seven years together the pair got divorced after her reportedly left her heartbroken after cheating]
Image Credit: Mail Online [However the marriage didn't last and after seven years together the pair got divorced after her reportedly left her heartbroken after cheating]

'Mick and Keith came out with an enhanced bad-boy varnish,' Marianne said in an interview, 'I came out of it diminished, demeaned, trampled in the mud. I was destroyed by the very thing that enhanced them.'. 'I thought, right, you've cast me like this. I'm going to go for it. To hell with you all.' Marianne spiralled. After moving in with Mick, in 1968 Marianne found out she was pregnant but tragically experienced a miscarriage at seven months - they had planned to name their daughter Corrina.

 [Marianne began a relationship with American Harold Tose when the pair met in rehab at the Hazelden Clinic in Minnesota in 1985 (pictured 1967)]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Marianne began a relationship with American Harold Tose when the pair met in rehab at the Hazelden Clinic in Minnesota in 1985 (pictured 1967)]

Throughout the sixties and seventies, she battled heroin addiction, had a miscarriage  and lost custody of her son Nicholas. Mick and Marianne split in 1970 after she nearly lost her life to a Barbiturates overdose while in Australia. After moving in with Mick, in 1968 Marianne found out she was pregnant but tragically experienced a miscarriage at seven months (pictured in 1969). Reflecting on the relationship Marianne said: 'I left everything for Mick, completely gave all my intelligence and innate grasp of the world to him. I went too far as usual'.

 [Marianne began dating record producer Francois Ravard in 1994 before she later moved to Paris in 1999 to live together (pictured in 2007)]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Marianne began dating record producer Francois Ravard in 1994 before she later moved to Paris in 1999 to live together (pictured in 2007)]

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