Through her emotional revelation former supermodel Christie Brinkley denotes Billy Joel as “probably really” the one who matches her soul. From 1985 to 1994 during his peak success in music Billy Joel married Christie Brinkley who served as his inspiration for writing the song “Uptown Girl” which became a symbol of the era.
Christie Brinkley dedicated her recent manuscript to this same track because it now displays the complete tale of her glamorous and tumultuous romance with Billy Joel.
The Bond That Couldn’t Withstand the Bottle
Christie Brinkley reveals through her book that their prosperous career together was troubled by Billy Joel’s alcohol addiction which ultimately led to the irreversible end of their relationship.
“If there wasn’t that issue,” she told Page Six, “I do think that we were probably really soulmates.”
She recalled their whirlwind lifestyle—jet-setting from city to city, caught up in a life of music, modeling, and magic.
“It was an amazing time of my life… it was wonderful, really wonderful,” Brinkley said.
The shiny surface that lay in front of me covered an extensive network of substantial issues. According to Christie Brinkley her husband Joel spent days absent from home because he drank alcohol. Alexa Ray turned five without her father joining the family and he also failed to attend Thanksgiving celebrations with his family. According to her statements Joel entered a state of delusion when he called his full band to their house without notice for practice. Brinkley underscored that her marriage with Joel ended without inadequacy in their attempts to keep the relationship together.
“To be clear, I never wanted to end things with Billy,” she said. She poured herself into finding solutions, reading “every self-help book” she could and attending sessions with psychiatrists, psychologists, and doctors.
Despite the pain, she speaks of Joel with warmth and gratitude.
“We were such nomads, gypsies… seeing the world,” she reminisced. “It was really wonderful.”
Still Close After All These Years
The marriage between Christie Brinkley and Joel finished thirty years ago yet their relationship stays strong. People reports that Brinkley and Bachelorette have cultivated respectful friendship throughout the years while also raising their daughter Alexa Ray.
In her memories about their marriage Christie Brinkley stays focused while looking back on how both the successful parts and challenges of their relationship weathered over time.
