Shy Cynthia
Mrs. Beatle Shuns The Limelight
by Anthea Goddard
as reported in the Ottawa Journal, April 25, 1964
LONDON, England -- She was the most unobtrusive member of The
Beatles entourage. Shyly lurking in the wings at TV studios and at
New York's Carnegie Hall, she seemed simply to melt away at the
first curious inquiry.

Yet -- seldom noticed -- she was always there.

Her name -- Mrs. John (Cynthia) Lennon, the first and, as yet, only
Mrs. Beatle. She has in fact, been Mrs. Beatle since August, 1962.
Now, with her husband riding the crest of the wave, Cynthia has
become a kind of shadow in his life, avoiding the spotlight, not
only because of her aversion to it, but also the direction of the
publicity agents who dictate The Beatles' every action.

Reverting to the taboos of the thirties, when many movie stars dared
not reveal their marriages for fear of losing their popularity with
romantic fans, The Beatles' advisers felt that the less said about
the women in their charges' lives the better.

For this reason, The Beatles are never seen out with girls and never
discuss their girlfriends. Indeed, their lives at the moment are so
restricted and so busy, the atmosphere is hardly right for romance.

The only comment any of them have made about girls is a firm, "We
like 'em." Since this was a phrase that embraced all their fans, it
was considered permissible.

On their U.S. tour The Beatles, who incidently boast more press
clippings weekly than do the Royal family, left a trail of broken
teenage hearts from New York, through diplomatic Washington, on to
Miami.

Slim, blonde Cynthia Lennon met John several years ago when they
were both at the Liverpool College of Art, before The Beatles became
famous.

They now have an eight-months-old baby, John.

"The fans know we are married and that we have a child," Cynthia
said. "Some write to John about the baby -- they call him a "Baby
Beatle" -- but they ignore the fact that I exist."

When they were first married, they lived in Allerton, Liverpool.
Life became most unbearable as soon as The Beatles started to become
famous.

-End of Article. Copyright by the Ottawa Journal, 1964.




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