Hepburn met her future first husband, actor, stage and film director Mel Ferrer at a party a year after her first engagement ended. Fellow actor and Roman Holiday star Gregory Peck introduced them to one another. For their big day, Hepburn stunned in a Balmain tea-length flared dress with a satin sash, a high neckline and balloon sleeves that she accessorised with elbow-length gloves. The pair married in Burgenstock, Switzerland in an intimate ceremony on September 25, Their marriage, however, was not the stuff of fairytales.
Hepburn struggled to carry a child and reportedly suffered four miscarriages throughout the marriage. The pair were also plagued by infidelity rumours, as both were said to have had affairs. Hepburn had a much publicised love affair with Sabrina co-star William Holden, who at the time was also married. In later years, Holden called Hepburn the love of his life, and tried to win her back after she married her second husband.
In , Hepburn gave birth to her first son, Sean Ferrer. The couple divorced in after 14 years of marriage. This performance would help launch her career in acting, which soon took off.
Her style was unique and inspirational. In fact, it continues to garner imitation today. That necklace had last been worn by none other than Hepburn. She even serves as inspiration to real-life royalty.
While Hepburn was well on her way to a lifetime in the spotlight, she pulled back from acting as she got older. She instead focused on raising her children she had two sons and then to her lifetime of dedication to helping children in need. She even has a humanitarian award named after her to honor her hard work. Although Audrey was only married twice, she also had a ton of admirers and boyfriends she was unafraid to share with the world.
One of her public relationships was with fellow actor Robert Wolders. They were together for years until Audrey's death. There were rumors that Audrey and James Dean had dated once, but unlike her other public affairs, her relationship with James wasn't ever confirmed.
Despite being a tabloid darling, thanks in part to her numerous relationships that caught the eye of the public more often than not, Audrey managed to leave her mark on the world in many different ways. Did Olivia de Havilland Have Grandchildren? Her Death Marks the End of an Era. Eager to start a family, Hepburn quickly fell pregnant but lost the child to a miscarriage in — a tragedy she would become all too familiar with.
She lost a second child in , supposedly after falling from a horse while filming The Unforgiven , and would suffer two more miscarriages in and But between the heartbreaks, she and Ferrer found joy and welcomed their first and only child. Sean Hepburn Ferrer was born on 17 July, , Hepburn having taken a year off work while pregnant to ensure her unborn son's safety.
Welcoming their first child should have cemented Hepburn and Ferrer's status as a Hollywood golden couple, but behind the scenes their marriage was anything but simple.
Though Hepburn insisted they were happy together for years, Ferrer was reportedly jealous and controlling. Hepburn's mother once described Ferrer as a "frog faced delinquent with the spindly legs" in a letter, going on to accuse him of causing "sufficient havoc to last a long time.
There were affairs on both sides of the marriage; Hepburn had a secret relationship with Sabrina co-star William Holden, who was also married. Holden was deeply in love with Hepburn, according to reports, and even once called her the "love of his life".
The actress also reportedly had a dalliance with screenwriter Robert Anderson, while Ferrer had several affairs of his own. Though their marriage was clearly struggling, Hepburn was hesitant to end the relationship, especially after Sean was born. Hepburn herself had been a child of divorce and there were rumours she didn't want to submit her son to the same childhood she'd had.
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