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Lexi Jones ended up in "lonely isolation" following the death of her father David Bowie. The 'Life On Mars' singer died in January 2016 at the age of 69 following a battle with liver cancer and now his 23-year-old daughter Lexi - who he had with model Iman - has admitted that she ended up alienating her family and "hurting" her loved ones during her initial period of grief. She told the Daily Mail's Eden Confidential column: "I confused living life with surviving life's days by filling my body's bottomless void, drowning myself in toxins and poison. I involved myself in things I never expected...
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David Bowie’s fashion designer daughter Alexandria Zahra Jones says making art has helped her “get out of dark places”. Known as Lexi, the 23-year-old recently launched her own clothing line emblazoned with her full name and an ALXX slogan. She opened up about her mental health struggles on her website, which has featured her paintings. Lexi said: “I have struggled with mental health issues for a majority of my life and creating art has always been a coping mechanism of mine, to get out of dark places that felt impossible to see my way out of.” Her clothing range includes a hoodie for £89, a t...
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Iman doesn't worry about ageing. The 67-year-old model - who was born in Mogadishu in Somalia - actually believes that the obsession with ageing is "a very Western mentality". She explained: "I come from Africa, we celebrate getting older. A friend was telling me there’s been a rise in cosmetic surgery, all because [people] have been looking at themselves in Zoom meetings. "I’m like, ‘If you are worried about that, just put the camera up [so it’s tilted down on your face], for God’s sake!'" By contrast, Iman insists that it's not something she's ever worried about. She told British Vogue magaz...
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Iman said it was “too much” trying to find space to grieve over David Bowie. The 67-year-old model, left devastated by the musician’s passing aged 69 in 2016 from liver cancer after their 24-year marriage, said she fled their home in New York at one point as fans constantly crowded the front door. Mum-of-two Iman told the new issue of Vogue magazine: “It was too much. Too much. We lived a very private life and suddenly it felt like there was a target on mine and my daughter’s head. “It got to the point where we had to leave our home (in New York City) because the public were always at the fron...
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Iman was angered by the race pay discrepancy in the modelling world. The 67-year-old model first broke into the industry during the 1970s and explained how she turned down work after moving to the United States as she was getting paid less than white models. Iman told TheWrap: "When I arrived here, one of the things that I was confronted with... was that there was a discrepancy in pay between black models and white models, I couldn't understand it." Recalling a conversation with her agent, the Somali model continued: "I said to her, 'Listen, I know this is a racist act, but let me explain it i...
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Iman doesn't like it when people refer to David Bowie as her "late husband". The 67-year-old model's beloved spouse - who she married in 1992 - died of cancer in January 2016 but she still thinks about him "every day and every minute" and will "always" consider him her husband. She said: "I have a necklace I'm wearing under here that has his name on it, [a] designer who is a friend of ours called Hedi Slimane sent me this and I've worn it since that first week after David passed away. Yeah, I think of him all the time. "People said your 'late husband,' I said — don't call my husband 'late,' he...
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David Bowie’s estate is launching an NFT art sale to raise money for an international humanitarian charity fronted by his widow. ‘Bowie on the Blockchain’ will feature work paying tribute to the late singer from nine digital artists – including one of Pussy Riot’s singers – which will be released for sale on September 13. His estate said “100% of the profits to the Bowie Estate will benefit CARE”, for which his former wife Iman serves as a global advocate. It added in an announcement about the project on Tuesday (06.09.22): “In keeping with a legacy that has ranged from redefining the paramete...
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Angie Bowie has claimed the late David Bowie had to "present as heterosexual with bisexual tendencies" to make it in America. The 'Starman' hitmaker's ex-wife - with whom she had 50-year-old son Duncan Jones - assisted in the creation of Ziggy Stardust, Bowie's androgynous alien stage persona, and she has recalled how in the 70s in the US, they had to carefully consider how Bowie's sexuality came across. She said: "He had to basically present as heterosexual with bisexual tendencies to get by the American censors." One way they could prove this was by having a child. Angie - who gave birth to ...
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Iman doubts she would have had the confidence to start her own cosmetics business if it weren't for David Bowie. The 66-year-old supermodel - who was married to the music legend from 1992 until his passing in 2016 - has just announced her debut fragrance inspired by the 'Starman' hitmaker, and she's admitted Bowie gave her the "courage" to start Iman Cosmetics in 1994. Speaking to People magazine, she said: “As much as I find myself confident, I’m actually very apprehensive of starting things, especially businesses. “If David was not in my life, I don’t know if I would have had the courage to ...
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Iman will never remarry after David Bowie's death. The 66-year-old model - who was married to the 'Space Oddity' legend from 1992 until his death in 2016 - insisted she "still" feels like she's married to the late musician. Recalling a conversation with her daughter Alexandra 'Lexi' Jones, now 21, she told PEOPLE magazine: "I said 'No, I will not.' I still feel married. "Someone a few years ago referred to David as my late husband and I said 'No, he's not my late husband. He's my husband.'" "I definitely feel his presence, especially when I look out over the glorious sunsets at our home becaus...
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