While she had suspicions of Lennon's infidelity over the years, with friends telling her that Lennon had had numerous affairs as far back as their time together at art college in Liverpool, Cynthia ignored the warnings.

The couple's divorce was swift and acrimonious

Kenwood became the place to visit for the other Beatles, various American musicians and total strangers that Lennon had met the previous night in London nightclubs.Ĭynthia with Lennon and fellow Beatle George Harrison at a film premiere in 1965. The Lennons bought Kenwood, then a 22-bedroom home, in Weybridge, Surrey, for £20,000 in 1964. The pair married in 1962, when Cynthia was just 22, after she became pregnant with their son Julian.īeatles' members George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein - who was best man - all attended. Cynthia was first a secret for Lennon - and she was then left behind, as Beatlemania continued to grip the worldĪt 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, and she stayed at home bringing up Julian while the Fab Four toured the world and topped the charts.Ĭynthia Lennon grew up in a middle-class community on the Wirral, met John Lennon while they were both students at the Liverpool College of Art. The musician later denied ever being in love with Cynthia - despite his love letters telling the exact opposite storyīy Corey Charlton and Steph Cockroft and Keiligh Baker for MailOnline.After several affairs, h e finally cheated on her with Yoko, prompting a swift divorce in which she received £100,000.But, after the pair married, she was forced to live in silence through Beatlemania and had to deny being his wife.Cynthia, then 18, met John, then 17, at Liverpool Art College in their first term and later had one son together, Julian.Yoko Ono said she was 'very saddened' by news and praised Cynthia as a 'great person' with a 'strong zest for life'.Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of John Lennon, died yesterday aged 75 in Majorca following a battle with cancer.

Yoko pays tribute to Cynthia, the secret wife John Lennon treated so very cruelly: How the Beatles star's late wife watched in silence as he hid her from the world and had affairs on the road

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