Even if all four members of the Beatles weren’t married by 1965, Ringo Starr didn’t think his first marriage would impact the rock band — or “bother” the other musicians. Here’s what we know about the drummer’s first wife, Mo Starkey.
What is Ringo Starr’s first wife’s name — and when were they married? Ringo Starr of the Beatles with his wife Maureen Cox during their honeymoon | Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Aside from being in the Fab Four with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, the Beatles’ Ringo Starr began a relationship with hairdresser Mo Starkey. They met at one of the band’s early gigs, where she asked for an autograph.
After finding out that she was pregnant in late January 1965, 18-year-old Mo Starkey (then Maureen Tigrett), married Starr in London on Feb. 11, 1965.
Ringo Starr wasn’t the first Beatles member to get married.
What is Ringo Starr’s first wife’s name — and when were they married? Ringo Starr of the Beatles with his wife Maureen Cox during their honeymoon | Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Aside from being in the Fab Four with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, the Beatles’ Ringo Starr began a relationship with hairdresser Mo Starkey. They met at one of the band’s early gigs, where she asked for an autograph.
After finding out that she was pregnant in late January 1965, 18-year-old Mo Starkey (then Maureen Tigrett), married Starr in London on Feb. 11, 1965.
Ringo Starr wasn’t the first Beatles member to get married.
- 2/11/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ringo Starr’s son grew up to be a drummer like him. According to him, though, the inspiration for his career path didn’t necessarily come from his famous father. Zak Starkey, Starr’s eldest son, said he spent more time with Keith Moon than his father. This led to a level of resentment that he held toward his father.
Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr, and Zak Starkey | Keystone-france/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images The Beatles drummer was good friends with Keith Moon
One of Starr’s closest friends was another astronomically named drummer. Moon was a member of The Who, and though he once asked to join The Beatles, the two musicians became incredibly close.
“[Moon’s] interaction with Ringo was incredibly intimate,” Starr’s longtime girlfriend, Nancy Andrews, said, per the book Ringo: With a Little Help by Michael Seth Starr. “I’ve noticed over the years that drummers have a shorthand language,...
Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr, and Zak Starkey | Keystone-france/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images The Beatles drummer was good friends with Keith Moon
One of Starr’s closest friends was another astronomically named drummer. Moon was a member of The Who, and though he once asked to join The Beatles, the two musicians became incredibly close.
“[Moon’s] interaction with Ringo was incredibly intimate,” Starr’s longtime girlfriend, Nancy Andrews, said, per the book Ringo: With a Little Help by Michael Seth Starr. “I’ve noticed over the years that drummers have a shorthand language,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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