The legendary Audrey Hepburn lived a difficult life. Audrey was born in Belgium and spent her childhood and youth in the Netherlands. The beauty began her career in London, had British citizenship, traveled around the globe, and passed away in Switzerland. At the same time, fans know Audrey Hepburn primarily as an American actress! The fact is that the woman’s popularity was brought to her by the Hollywood films “Roman Holiday”, “Sabrina” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. But the beauty herself didn’t really need fame and adoration from fans…
Childhood and youth of the star
Parents called little Audrey Adriana. The baby grew up dreaming of one day becoming a real princess. Even in her children’s books, Audrey often drew beauties wearing crowns. There was a reason for the little girl’s dreams: Hepburn’s mother was a duchess, and among the girl’s distant relatives was the Queen of the Netherlands herself! Alas, Audrey’s carefree childhood ended when her parents separated.
The future actress was very attached to her father . The mother was always strict with the girl, the father showed much more affection towards the heiress. Alas, after a divorce from Audrey’s mother, the man left the family, breaking all ties with his daughter. Hepburn herself in interviews repeatedly called his departure the most painful event of her life. The star’s biographers have no doubt: the absence of a father in the girl’s life greatly traumatized Audrey.
The Second World War was a difficult ordeal for the Hepburn family . Audrey’s mother initially supported Germany, for which she was often reproached by her fellow citizens, but then she renounced her previous position. The family was starving; the girl remembered the winter of 1944 for the rest of her life. Malnutrition provided the future actress with a lot of health problems, in particular anemia.
Audrey Hepburn: the path to fame
Note that it was precisely because of the consequences of chronic malnutrition during the war years that Audrey did not become a ballerina . Hepburn loved to dance, but the girl’s weak physique put an end to her ballerina’s career. It was then that Audrey decided: since ballet didn’t work out, I’ll become an actress! The acting career of the future star began with Broadway productions, theatrical performances and episodic roles.
Audrey Hepburn’s true fame came from the very first film in which the girl received the leading role. After the release of the comedy Roman Holiday, the actress woke up famous. It’s interesting that initially Audrey’s name had to be printed in small print on the posters, since Gregory Peck was considered the true star of the film. But Peck personally insisted on a different poster design!
First marriage
Gregory was the first to predict that Roman Holiday would glorify Audrey, and he was right. Newspapers spent a long time talking about the novel between Peck and Hepburn. But the rumors had nothing in common with the truth. Audrey’s first love was not Gregory Peck, but William Holden , the actress’s partner in the film Sabrina. Even the fact that William was married and raised two sons did not hinder Hepburn’s feelings.
But all of Audrey’s plans collapsed overnight when Holden admitted to her that he had had a vasectomy and thus could no longer have children. But the artist always dreamed of a big family ! Dejected, Hepburn broke off her relationship with William and a year later married actor and producer Mel Ferrer. Alas, this marriage did not bring her happiness…
At first, Ferrer seemed caring and kind , but over time he took control of his lover’s life. Mel literally dictated to Audrey who she should communicate with, where to film and how to behave. And then Ferrer also began to cheat on his star wife! Hepburn, who suffered four unsuccessful pregnancies in this marriage, could not stand this.
Second marriage
Even the son could not save Audrey and Mel’s marriage from collapse. To protect her psyche from the difficulties of divorce, Hepburn went to a psychotherapist. It was he, the Italian Andrea Dotti, who became the beauty’s second husband. The actress’s second son was born in her marriage to Dottie. Alas, Andrea turned out to be the same male as Mel once was. After another betrayal of the faithful, the couple separated.
After breaking up with Andrea, Audrey devoted herself to charitable activities and raising her sons. The woman even philosophically noted that her failures in her personal life were a kind of retribution for a successful career. Nevertheless, the actress still knew true happiness . The relationship with the Dutchman Robert Walders became the happiest time in Audrey’s life!
Long-awaited happiness
The actor-widower Robert valued peace and did not try to somehow benefit from the popularity of his beloved. Walders loved Audrey apart from her career, and this completely captivated the actress. Even the woman’s sons noticed how happy she was with Robert. It’s a pity that this couple only had 13 years of marriage…
In the fall of 1992, Audrey went on another charity trip to Somalia and Kenya. The actress returned back very sick. On January 20, 1993, Audrey Hepburn passed away. All her life, the woman tried to fill the gaping hole in her heart left after parting with her father in early childhood. Audrey’s sons were glad at least that in her declining years their mother still managed to become happy.
