SECRET LOVE
New York. In 1971 Angie and Bowie became parents to son Zowie. They split up in 1980 and Bowie went on to wed model Iman. They had daughter Lexi, 19.
The singer died from cancer in 2016 aged 69 and the news was broken to Angie while she was on Celebrity BB.
She is now a successful author and has written a string of hit books including POP.SEX, Fancy Footwork (poems and lyrics of Angie over 50 years) and Cat’astrophe – the story of the cats that have invaded Angie and her partner Michael’s lives while living in Tucson.
Backstage Passes, which is currently in its fourth edition as audio, ebook
Angie now & art pal Rick
Bowie and Angie at height of Fame, 1974
and in book form with Whamco Publishing, documents her life with Bowie. And through Whamco, Angie’s company, she has also been cataloguing artist Rick Hunt’s paintings in book Gaucho Visions Part 1 & 2.
Rick’s Carnivale Parade murals – which feature Angie – took a year to paint. He explains: “Angie and her partner Michael took it upon themselves to edit, format and promote both editions. I am quite pleased, to say the least. The local folks love Angie and are always excited to see her.”
Angie is passionate about Rick’s work as well as Laurita’s life – and she hopes the book she is writing will be turned into a film.
She says of Bowie’s former lover: “I have been speaking to a few people and I think her story is utterly compelling.
“There are lots of overlaps with my life and David’s life and I’m hoping it will make it on the big screen.”
halina.watts@mirror.co.uk