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1980s singer Marilyn says he is pleased that Gavin Rossdale has told the truth about their relationship – but claims he did it for publicity.
The 47-year-old singer, who's real name is Peter Robinson, said last year that he and the Bush singer had a five-year relationship.
Rossdale had always denied the claims until this week, when he told Details magazine that he had a "fear" about the relationship becoming public and called it a "part of growing up".
Marilyn said he was "pleased" Rossdale had admitted the relationship, but added: "I find it sad that when I spoke out about what we had, I was labelled a tattle tale – and now Gavin is using it to promote himself."
In 1995, Boy George claimed the pair began the affair when Rossdale was 17, before Bush hit the big time.
Last year, Marilyn said Rossdale had been the "love of my life". "I agreed to lie against every grain of my being," he said. "We were together five years, but it felt like 40."
Rossdale now reportedly has to explain the relationship to his wife Gwen Stefani.
She was said to be shocked in 2004 when a paternity test revealed him to be the father of model Daisy Lowe.
Gavin Rossdale has been married to No Doubt star Gwen Stefani for ages, but his love life before he met her was pretty experimental. Rossdale had a fling with gender-bending singer Marilyn in the 1980s, but he didn’t admit to the relationship before because of the “glare” of the media.
Gavin said: “I think at the outset there was a sort of fear -- that was right at the beginning of Bush, and I didn't want it to be part of it. It felt like a cheap shot, so I was like, ‘I'm not getting involved.’
“I've never wanted to appear closed about it. It's not something I've talked about really because it's always been in the glare of a tabloid world. It's just one of those things -- move on.
“When you're 17, Jesus Christ, I don't think there's anything strange about any form of anything -- you're learning about life. It's a part of growing up. That's it. No more, no less.”
Asked if it was a one-time experimentation, he said: “Yeah. That was it. You have to know what you like, and I know what I like.”
Gavin has also spoken candidly about his relationship with his 21-year-old model daughter Daisy Lowe.
The 44-year-old musician admits he feels more like a friend to Daisy, whom he only found out was his daughter in 2004 after her mother Pearl Lowe revealed her parentage.
Gavin, who had been Daisy’s godfather, added in an interview with Details magazine: “With the boys it’s traditional. I’m all they know and I’m with them all the time. With Daisy, I don’t know her in that context.
“The way I nurture those boys, I never got a chance with Daisy. I love my connection with her, but I don't have any say in who she is. With the boys it's my job to correct them and shape them. With Daisy, I just have to be respectful. I suppose it's more like a friendship.”
Marilyn previously claimed he had a five-year relationship with Gavin, which he agreed to keep secret for the sake of his rock career.
Marilyn (real name Peter Robinson) said: “He was the love of my life. We were together five years, but it felt like 40. He was just becoming successful in America. I agreed to lie against every grain of my being."
The androgynous singer’s close friend Boy George alleged the two men had a relationship in his autobiography 'Take It Like A Man.'
Courtney Love appeared on the Howard Stern Show yesterday and shared a juicy bit of gossip with the radio shock jock. She claims that she had an 8-month affair with Gavin Rossdale while he was in a relationship with Gwen Stefani.
The Hole rocker told Stern that Gavin was “lovely” and though she knew he was with Gwen, she still had a “vision of marrying Gavin Rossdale”. She said, “We were like, ‘Let’s go spend our rock star money.’”
Love continued, “Everyone gave me so much s*** because Gavin sounded a lot like Kurt. But man, he was such an Adonis in his day! He got good in bed … something happened. Maybe Gwen taught him, for all I know.”
Stern asked, “You mean he was having sex with you while he was with her?” She replied, “Everyone … yeah … and a few other people. We didn’t have a lot of pressure on each other, but we did like each other quite a bit.”
This isn’t the first ex-lover of Rossdale to come forward. British singer Marilyn, aka Peter Robinson, claims the pair had a 5-year relationship.
Gwen and Gavin exchanged wedding vows in 2002 and have two sons.
Courtney Love’s decision to change her name to Courtney Michelle was big news just a few days ago. Apparently it was just a momentary blip on the radar screen because her rep has since announced that the musician was only speaking “metaphorically” when she suggested that she was finished with the old moniker that “oppressed” her.
Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale show off an impressive set of matching six-pack abs while vacationing with sons Kingston and Zuma (not pictured) on St. Barts Monday.
With a happy marriage, two beautiful children and a romance that’s lasted more than 13 years, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have one of rock ’n’ roll’s most stable relationships. But Gavin wasn’t always the perfect family man he is today.
Back in the ’80s, he was a wild child who wore black lipstick and partied until all hours at London’s underground clubs. And the most important relationship of his life may have been with another androgynous, hard-partying man.
As In Touch magazine has learned, Gavin had a long-standing secret love affair with Marilyn — a British male rocker (and good friend of Boy George) who looked remarkably like Gwen. “He was the love of my life,” Marilyn told In Touch.
Boy George broke the news of Gavin, 43, and Marilyn’s tumultuous romance in his 1995 book, "Take It Like a Man", however Gavin denied it, stating, “I wasn’t dating Marilyn. We were, and still are, good friends.”
At the time, Marilyn denied the affair, as well. But today he says he did it only because Gavin asked him to. “He was just becoming successful in America,” Marilyn explains. “I agreed to lie against every grain of my being.” Now, Marilyn wants to set the record straight.
In an exclusive interview with In Touch, the British pop icon details the love affair that spanned the early ’80s. “We were together five years,” Marilyn says. “But it felt like 40.” (Gavin’s rep denies the story.)
For even more of In Touch's exclusive interview with Marilyn, plus photos of Gavin and Marilyn, pick up the new In Touch on sale now!
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It was a night of entertaining performances at the American Music Awards from Rihanna to New Kids On The Block & Blackstreet Boys, with some Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Train, and so much more, in between.
