In the United States, Audrey Hepburn was once regarded as an idol by countless people, and she became an instant hit with "Roman Holiday", and since then her star career has been bright, and she has become a dazzling superstar of that era.
In his 46-year career, U.S. President John F. Kennedy has been in the news and has a rich and colorful emotional life, including empathetic female secretaries, young and beautiful interns, dignified and elegant aristocratic women, and even radiant film and television stars.
Among them, Hepburn and Kennedy had a secret romance, and that unforgettable relationship made both of them difficult to let go, and Hepburn shed tears for him when Kennedy died.
As a big star, Hepburn has no shortage of suitors around him, but in order to choose the older Kennedy as a confidant, what is the story of this? Let's talk about it today.
Audrey Hepburn's unhappy childhood, but later rose to fame
On May 4, 1929, Audrey Hepburn fell to the ground in Brussels, Belgium.
Her original name was Audrey Catherine Ruston, and she came from an aristocratic family, her mother was Baroness Ella van Hemstra Ruston Hepburn, and her father was Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston.
However, in 1935, at the age of six, Audrey experienced a great change in her life, and her father suddenly ran away from home and disappeared into her world on a ship, this betrayal left a deep mark on her life and shaped her "soft" character in the future.
One quiet afternoon, Hepburn once confided in those hidden memories in her heart, she said: The moment her parents broke up, it seemed that the sky had fallen, leaving an indelible scar on her young heart, and that pain made her always look for it since then, but she never found the so-called sense of security.
The father's back disappeared into the distance, and the mother's complaints followed, and this unprovoked anger became commonplace. The young Hepburn's ears were filled with his mother's accusations, and his heart was full of thoughts of his father, forming an irreconcilable contradiction.
What can she change when she is young? She can only learn to bury this emotion deep in her heart, for fear that her mother's accusation will be aroused if she accidentally expresses it.
Mrs. Ella, who experienced two failed marriages, although she shouldered the burden of raising her children alone, never slacked off in her daughter's education and sent her daughter to the Anheng Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands.
During that time, ballet shaped Hepburn's body, and collective life endowed him with a cheerful character, and Mrs. Ella was also a woman with strong integrity and strong self-control, becoming the most shining role model in Hepburn's life.
In general, Hepburn's strong ambition in the middle and later stages of his life is largely due to the shadow of his mother. To get back to the point, during World War II, the smoke of gunfire spread around the world, and Hepburn lost his uncle and other relatives.
During the war-torn years, her mother fled with her to a small town in the Netherlands, where she often starved on an empty stomach and lived a difficult life, sometimes feeding on tulip bulbs.
The indomitable Lady Ella later joined the Volunteer Army, while Hepburn worked as a nurse in the Allied Hospital, and also contributed to the Allied army's victory by performing dances to raise funds for the Allied army.
As soon as the smoke of World War II dissipated, Hepburn threw himself into the ballet stage, and even participated in a musical called "High Heels" in London in 1948.
During the performance, the French writer Colette discovered her talent and warmly invited Hepburn to Broadway to star in her work "Gigi".
In this way, Hepburn stepped through the doors of Broadway, and his reputation began to rise. In the 1953 film Roman Holiday, she played a European princess escaping from bondage and shared an unforgettable adventure with an American journalist.
The film won the audience's fanatical love, and Hepburn's acting talent was also recognized by the Oscars, making her famous. However, the infinite scenery in her career cannot hide the twists and turns of her love life.
Both marriages ended in failure
Hepburn had two chapters of marriage in her life, the first husband was actress and playwright Mel Ferrer, who was 12 years older than her, and the other party had a wealth of experience and three failed marriages.
Hepburn's union with him is not optimistic, but she found rare happiness in this marriage, she once confessed: "I worked hard to manage this marriage for Mel." ”
The reason behind this is also very simple, and it is not unrelated to Hepburn's childhood longing for father's love. When she was six years old, her father ran away from home, leaving her and her mother behind, and Mel's presence undoubtedly filled the void in his heart.
Whether it's trivial things in life or important decisions in his career, Mel is Hepburn's strongest reliance. It's just that as Hepburn's light in the film industry becomes more and more dazzling, Mel's inner balance begins to tilt, and it is difficult to accept his wife's achievements beyond himself.
This marriage seems to be guarded by only Hepburn, who has reduced her workload, experienced four pregnancies and three miscarriages, and longs for Mel's care and comfort, but can't escape the shadow of indifference and betrayal.
After countless painful struggles, Hepburn finally chose to let go, and at the end of this emotional scene, he got nothing but his son, as if this love had never appeared.
The failure of his first marriage made Hyuk himself exhausted, and his weight plummeted to 42 kilograms, and it was at this time that he met Andrei Dottie, who had a natural aristocratic temperament, what kind of man was this?
Dottie's cheerful and romantic personality often makes Hepburn smile for a long time, and Hepburn is deeply trapped in it under the passionate pursuit of the other party.
When it was clear that there was nowhere to put her emotions, Dottie's sweet words caused her to lose her way, and she took the other person as her own medicine to heal her soul.
After only three months of love, they entered the palace of marriage, but after marriage, Dottie's enthusiasm gradually faded, and his feelings for Hepburn changed from boring to boredom, and he began to frequently find new love outside.
This relationship was entangled for six years, broken by Dotie's entanglements with other women, perhaps because of the lesson of the failure of the first marriage, Hepburn did not quarrel loudly in the face of such an ending, but quietly put down everything and divorced.
She once wept silently in front of her best friends, and admitted indifferently: "This is undoubtedly the biggest failure in my life." ”
Two failed marriages are enough to break a person's heart, especially for someone who lacked love in childhood. Maybe Hepburn never believed in love again, but she always had a love for another man, and the other party was US President John F. Kennedy.
Love with Kennedy, charity in his later years
Kennedy's love for Hepburn stemmed from her first screen appearance in "Roman Holiday", an emotion that preceded Hepburn's first marriage.
As the high-profile heir to the Kennedy family, Kennedy's charm made Hepburn irresistible, and Hepburn was very yearning for mature men due to the lack of paternal love, so he was quickly attracted to Kennedy.
Kennedy was already engaged at the time, and was still just a fledgling congressman, so he had to choose between career and love.
Kennedy's father, a businessman with a deep background in Hollywood, was well versed in the complexities of the entertainment industry, and out of concern for his son's political future, he firmly opposed Hepburn becoming his daughter-in-law.
Kennedy's fiancée named Jacqueline, who came from a business family, was not only talented, but also regarded as a powerful marriage with Kennedy, and was the ideal daughter-in-law in the Kennedy family's heart.
In contrast, Hepburn, a descendant of a declining aristocracy, seems unable to be like Jacqueline, who can handle the affairs of the family and assist in external affairs, and become Kennedy's right-hand man.
In 1953, the United States was rocked by Jacqueline and Kennedy's wedding, which was hailed as almost a celebration of "American royalty", and the two drove through the city to receive blessings. At the same time, Hepburn and Mel Feller entered the palace of marriage.
Despite their respective married lives, the relationship between Hepburn and Kennedy was unaffected, and they maintained a secret romance for a long time.
According to Kennedy's secretary, Hepburn's smile was as charming as that of Princess Anne in a movie, charming and graceful as a swan, and her laughter echoed in Kennedy's office, revealing an innocent and seductive mischievousness.
As public figures, their every move is closely watched, so they act extremely cautiously.
In order to stay with Hepburn for a long time, Kennedy was careful not to have any intersections in public, and even if there was occasional interaction, it was like an invisible barrier.
Their secret dates were always cleverly avoided by everyone, and even Kennedy's closest entourage was obsessed with the whereabouts of the two.
Marilyn Monroe is also one of Kennedy's many lovers, but the whole world knows that Monroe once sang a birthday song for Kennedy, but few people know that the last birthday of Kennedy's life was spent in the company of Hepburn, which shows how deep this relationship is hidden.
Jacqueline was well aware of Kennedy's many romances, but this intelligent woman was well aware of her unique position and knew that no matter how good other women were, they could not shake her place in Kennedy's heart.
In 1963, Kennedy was assassinated, and when the bad news came that Hepburn interrupted filming and walked aside alone to grief......
At the time, everyone around her thought that she, as an American, was grieving the loss of the country's leader. Decades later, the secrets of history were revealed, and people learned that Hepburn was not an American, and the tears at that moment were shed for the person he once loved deeply.
The two marriages in Hepburn's life ended with grief and parting, and Kennedy's death was a deep blow to her already fragile heart, and just when she was disheartened, fate arranged for her to meet Robert at the age of fifty.
This person finally walked with her for the rest of his life, but he didn't meet the right person when he was right, although the two were in love, Hepburn's confidence in marriage was gone, and he did not choose to fix the relationship in the form of marriage.
Hepburn spent the rest of her life working with passion and love for philanthropy and served as a UNICEF Ambassador, working with Robert in poverty-stricken and war-torn areas of Latin America and Africa, bringing comfort and hope to those in need.
On January 20, 1993, 63-year-old elegant lady Audrey Hepburn quietly ended her mortal journey......
Looking back, Hepburn's life always seems to be chasing the lost childhood love, perhaps because of this ordeal, she chose to devote herself to charity in her later years and bring love to those who are also suffering.
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