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Christie Brinkley 'open' to finding love but laments lack of options: 'Doesn't seem to be anybody out there'
Yahoo! News ^ | Sun, January 28, 2024 | Caroline Thayer

Posted on 01/28/2024 12:27:15 PM PST by nickcarraway

Supermodel Christie Brinkley has not closed the door on love, but the ageless beauty is not sure there is a suitable person open for her.

Brinkley recently admitted that while she "remains open" to a relationship, she is unsure about the dating pool.

"There just doesn't seem to be anybody out there," she lamented to People magazine. Brinkley has been married four times, famously to singer Billy Joel and most recently to architect Peter Cook.

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KEYWORDS: 4husbands; billyjoel; christibrinkley; daddyissues; golddigger; petercook
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To: steve86

Is she in the same home as Engelbert Humperdinck?


61 posted on 01/28/2024 1:58:23 PM PST by Rinnwald
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To: nickcarraway

Is Chevy Chase available?


62 posted on 01/28/2024 1:59:49 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: nickcarraway

Zero people in that pool. Millions are available. None deemed worthy. That’s not a pool problem.


63 posted on 01/28/2024 2:02:44 PM PST by fuente (Liberty resides in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box--Fredrick Douglas)
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To: nickcarraway
"I don't think her looks are her problem."

A recent photo:


64 posted on 01/28/2024 2:03:32 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: nickcarraway

Never marry an aging beauty who’s used to being treated like royalty all her life.

She’s 69. She will demand a wealthy handsome man not much older than her. Such a man can easily get someone in her 20s or 30s who will be cuter and also far more eager to please him.


65 posted on 01/28/2024 2:04:14 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: nickcarraway

And she’s only been married FOUR times. Step right up. Suckers


66 posted on 01/28/2024 2:08:28 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: nickcarraway

Christie your batting oh for four. How about taking the night off, get in some extra batting practice tomorrow, and a workout on the Total Gym.


67 posted on 01/28/2024 2:10:20 PM PST by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: nickcarraway

Ageless? More like Botoxified. Did she truly love even one of her husbands?


68 posted on 01/28/2024 2:12:39 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: hoagy62

I don’t remember that. What happened?


69 posted on 01/28/2024 2:14:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Clay Moore
"Cat’s and box wine, Christie. Cats and box wine."

,,, you're onto it! There's some things [increasingly] that you'll never learn in school and there's very good reasons why some people are single.

Monday - therapist.

Tuesday - lunch with a long time friend.

Wednesday - hairdresser.

Thursday - yoga.

Friday - quality time with the cat.

Friday - the library on your way home from work or unscheduled diversion for "me" time.

Saturday - press release to social media about maybe looking for love as you eat nuts and berries for breakfast.

Sunday - long "sleep in" as you recall the past and look for new batteries.

70 posted on 01/28/2024 2:51:20 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: Lurker

Well, she’s 70 so if she offered no prenup then she might be attractive. Otherwise, a 20 yo dancer probably has less baggage…an a lot more fun.


71 posted on 01/28/2024 3:06:55 PM PST by ARW
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To: nickcarraway

Four time loser - there’s a pattern there.


72 posted on 01/28/2024 3:10:51 PM PST by PAR35
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To: verum ago

Where did get that quote? Me likey.


73 posted on 01/28/2024 3:12:02 PM PST by 82nd Bragger (Count to four except when in a helicopter)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Larry Fortensky

Born January 17, 1952
Stockton, California, U.S.
Died July 7, 2016 (aged 64)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Occupation Construction worker
Spouses
Priscilla Joan Torres

​(m. 1972; div. 1974)​
Karin McNeal

​(m. 1978; div. 1984)​
Elizabeth Taylor

​(m. 1991; div. 1996)​
Children 1
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Larry Fortensky (January 17, 1952 – July 7, 2016)[1] was an American construction worker known for being the last husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor. They were married in 1991 at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch and divorced five years later.

Early life
Fortensky, the eldest of seven children, was raised in Stanton, California, and dropped out of Pacifica High School in nearby Garden Grove during 10th grade. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1972 and discharged three months later.

Fortensky married Priscilla Joan Torres in 1972, divorced in 1974, and had one daughter, Julie.[2] He subsequently married Karin McNeal and they divorced in 1984.[2]

Meeting and marrying Elizabeth Taylor
In 1987, he was convicted for driving while intoxicated. Police found him in a San Clemente, California parking lot “very intoxicated” and in possession of marijuana.[2] Using Teamster medical insurance from his construction job, he checked himself into the Betty Ford Center in 1988, where he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the time he was living in a small house in Stanton.[3]

Taylor and Fortensky were married on October 6, 1991, at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The wedding, which cost between $1.5 and $2 million, was attended by 160 guests and presided over by Marianne Williamson. It was a high-profile event with paparazzi helicopters buzzing overhead and a guest list that included Liza Minnelli, Eddie Murphy, and Nancy Reagan, as well as Franco Zeffirelli, Arsenio Hall, Pia Zadora, George Hamilton, Merv Griffin, Quincy Jones, and Macaulay Culkin.[4] Taylor’s $25,000 dress was a gift from Valentino. She was escorted by Michael Jackson and her eldest son Michael Wilding Jr. Their toast was with mineral water. Fortensky’s best man was Taylor’s hairdresser José Eber. Fortensky’s family arrived in their own cars rather than limousines.[5][6] The couple donated money to AIDS charities from selling wedding photos.[7]

In August 1996, Fortensky was arrested for drug use after police in Hemet, California, found him in an illegally parked luxury motor home with no license plates with a woman he identified as his live-in maid. Fortensky, whose black BMW was parked by the home’s front door, refused to allow police to search the motor home, but he was arrested for being under the influence of drugs at the time.[8]

Fortensky was reported to have a prenuptial agreement in which he would receive $1 million (with no additional support) if the marriage lasted five years. The couple separated after five years in 1996, with Fortensky hiring New York divorce attorney Raoul Felder.[9][10] The couple was divorced on October 31, 1996.


74 posted on 01/28/2024 3:12:38 PM PST by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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To: nickcarraway

Zathras is available!


75 posted on 01/28/2024 3:22:02 PM PST by Zathras
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To: nickcarraway
Christie Brinkley hinted that Billy Joel wasn't good at communicating

Most divorces are initiated by women.

76 posted on 01/28/2024 3:42:15 PM PST by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: al baby

I remember Teamster and I thought truck driver.


77 posted on 01/28/2024 4:02:20 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: nickcarraway

Brinkley is wrinkly...


78 posted on 01/28/2024 4:06:56 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: bosco24

I turned 70 in 2022. That’s when I noticed the change.

Interesting story: I was visiting my brother (who is 69) and we went for a walk at the local park in his town. Some old geezer, looking older than Methuselah, walked by. He turned around and went up to my brother and said, “Aren’t you Jack Bailey (not his real name)?” My brother said yes, I am. We assumed this guy knew our parents back in the day.

Methuselah said, “You used to be my bus driver when I was in the third grade!”


79 posted on 01/28/2024 4:30:05 PM PST by gitmo
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To: 82nd Bragger
Where did get that quote? Me likey.

Well, I toned it down a touch for FR- the most common formulation I've seen is

If you run into an @$$hole in the morning, you ran into an @$$hole. But if you run into @$$holes all day, you're the @$$hole


I've seen it attributed to a character from the show Justified, but I'm fairly certain it's been around longer than that, although the specific diction in the block quote above appears that it may well have come from the show.

My grandpa gently told it to me once when I was claiming to be wronged by basically everyone in the family one day. And he was absolutely right. It's a great little bit of wisdom and insight into human behavior.

So I guess ultimately I have no idea of its ultimate origin, and don't have an answer for you. Sorry.
80 posted on 01/28/2024 5:13:00 PM PST by verum ago (I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
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