Two-timing Mick was seeing his ‘new’ girl while his lover was pregnant
At 23, she’s Jagger’s latest conquest. But what’s more shocking still is that...
‘He adores Noor – she’s a fantastic girl’
AT THE age of 74, he remains the eternal swaggering lothario of rock ’n’ roll whose appetite for women far younger than himself has shown no signs of diminishing as the decades go by.
But the pictures which emerged last weekend of Mick Jagger in Paris with his latest lover revealed a relationship extraordinary even by the standards of the Rolling Stones frontman.
At 23, Kuwaiti-American heiress Noor Alfallah is more than half a century Jagger’s junior – and younger even than some of his grandchildren. Yet beyond the staggering age gap, there is another sensational twist to the story.
For far from this being a romance which began a few weeks ago, as was widely reported, Jagger and the budding film producer have been embroiled in a passionate affair for almost two years, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.
It is a relationship that they have kept secret from the world, with the couple going to incredible lengths to ensure that few would know of their involvement.
Most of all, sources claim, Jagger did not want his already established girlfriend Melanie Hamrick to be publicly embarrassed by his latest romance. The New York ballet dancer has been his partner for three years but may have had no notion that all through her pregnancy before giving birth last December to Jagger’s son Deveraux – his eighth child – Mick was seeing another woman.
Unsurprisingly, Ms Hamrick is now said to be jealously guarding her position as ‘No. 1 girlfriend’.
In the past Jagger has made no secret of his promiscuity. The reason for his uncharacteristic reticence in this case was the backlash he experienced after the death of his long-time love, L’Wren Scott, who committed suicide in March 2014. She was just 49.
At the time, reports erroneously claimed that Jagger had dumped L’Wren in favour of Ms Hamrick, with whom he had been photographed at an event in Australia in early 2014.
Jagger’s spokesman insisted he and L’Wren were still together at the time of her tragic death.
Insiders first saw Noor with Jagger at his birthday party at New York’s Bowery Hotel in August 2015 – Ms Hamrick was also a guest. One party-goer said: ‘There was no suggestion that night that Mick and Noor were anything more than friends. But the friendship turned to romance. Then Melanie got pregnant and Mick was keen to keep his relationship with Noor quiet to spare Melanie any public embarrassment.’
Jagger had fallen for Noor. By the time he was in Los Angeles for recording sessions in May 2016, the couple were sharing nights together in his penthouse suite at the five-star Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. Out on the terrace of his suite they enjoyed romantic candlelit dinners created by Jagger’s personal chef.
‘Noor is a fantastic girl and Mick adores her,’ said a source. ‘He is her first serious boyfriend. They have been intimate for nearly two years and everyone in Mick’s close circle knows about her.’
Leading Hollywood lawyer John Branca is a close friend of Noor and her family, and represented the Rolling Stones for nine years until 1992. Last night he confirmed Noor’s romance with Jagger is far from being a fleeting encounter.
Mr Branca said: ‘This is a real relationship,’ adding, ‘I’ve known Noor since she was in high school. She comes from an outstanding family and is one of the brightest young ladies I’ve ever known.’
Noor is the daughter of Kuwaiti businessman Fallah Alfallah and his American wife Alana, and is the eldest of their four children.
Having studied film at top universities UCLA and USC, she set off on a career in movies – an industry in which Jagger himself has long been a producer. She still lives at home with her parents in their $10m Spanish-style mansion in a secluded cul-de-sac in Beverly Hills.
The eight-bedroom home has a pool, spa and a private cinema. On the driveway of the house is a fleet of luxury cars, including a Porsche
convertible, a Bentley and Noor’s top-of-the-line Tesla.
Her sister Remi, 21, dated Michael Jackson’s son Prince when both attended the $33,000-a-year private Buckley School in Los Angeles.
Noor’s younger brother Nasser is 17 and youngest sister Sophia is just 11. Noor and Remi – known socially as ‘the fabulous Alfallah sisters’ – have both been seen hanging out in Los Angeles with Jagger. A family friend said: ‘Mick and Noor are in love. She was horrified when the news came out – she did not want the publicity at all. When she and Mick hang out, it’s a real relationship. They sit on the couch watching TV.’
A source close to Jagger added: ‘Even people close to Mick were amazed when the romance with Noor took off because of the age gap and because she is so young and pretty. The attraction initially was Noor is mad keen to break into the movie business and Mick has his own production company and, of course, is one of the best connected men in showbusiness. He has been introducing her to a lot of powerful people.’
Indeed Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer, the man behind blockbusters such as Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, posted an Instagram video on October 21 in which he gave ‘a big shout out to Noor, our buddy, and Mick Jagger in Paris’.
‘The relationship started in the shadows but once Melanie’s baby was born last December, Noor and Mick started being less discreet,’ the source said. ‘Melanie considers herself Mick’s No.1 girlfriend and she has family privileges. She is invited to his homes in London and Mustique.’ The Mail on Sunday has been told Noor has also stayed at Jagger’s London property and at his chateau in France. The star has rarely managed to stay faithful. His first wife, Bianca, was said to have become so enraged by his philandering that when she caught him cheating with You’re So Vain singer Carly Simon, she ripped Jagger’s shirts to shreds with her teeth in a blind rage. Long-suffering second wife Jerry Hall once admitted she was so fed up with his womanising that she embarked on her own affair with the late racing magnate Robert Sangster. She left Jagger as a result of his lovechild with Brazilian model Luciana Morad. While the current love triangle might raise eyebrows, the Jagger insider laughed: ‘It’s Mick being Mick. He always has lots of pretty girls around. What is surprising is how serious he is about Noor. He normally has a No.1 girlfriend and then a series of flings.’ Noor has posted images from her trips to see Jagger, including attending his concert in Cuba and the Desert Trip music festival in California last year, and in September she posed by a lake in Zurich on the day the Stones played there. Last night one of Noor’s closest friends, jewellery designer Rosanne Karmes – who owns Sydney Evan, an upmarket jewellery store in Beverly Hills whose designs Noor is often seen wearing – told the MoS she knew about the romance. ‘They’ve been friends for a long time,’ she said. ‘She’s a really good girl. I can see why any man would be attracted to her.’ As for Ms Hamrick, she is said to be keen to publicly reinforce her position as Jagger’s No.1 girlfriend. Last week she posed for glossy magazine W showing off her post-baby body. ‘Melanie loves being with Mick and loves the attention she gets,’ the source said. ‘She knows there are other girls but she’s the mother of his child and so has an elevated position in his life.’ Noor remains tight-lipped. A man answering the door at her home last night said she would be unavailable for comment. Jagger’s spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.