offered fans a bit of reassurance about the wellbeing of her ex-husband , who wrote his hit song Uptown Girl for her.
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Christie Brinkley Updates Fans on Billy Joels Health
Christie Brinkley offered fans a bit of reassurance about the wellbeing of her ex-husband Billy Joel, who wrote his hit song Uptown Girl for her.The singing sta...
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The singing star and the Swimsuit Issue blonde were married from 1985 to 1994 and share a 40-year-old daughter called .
In the decades since their divorce, they retained a warm and close friendship, and when she went to see him in concert he would serenade her with Uptown Girl.
Last May the 76-year-old crooner was forced to cancel his tour, explaining that he was suffering from a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Joel, who had been experiencing problems onstage in the run-up to his announcement, explained that the illness affected his 'hearing, vision, and balance.'
Now, 11 months after he went public with his diagnosis, Brinkley, 72, has shared that he is 'doing very well' in his battle with the illness, while speaking to Hello!.
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Christie Brinkley, pictured this week, offered fans a bit of reassurance about the wellbeing of her ex-husband Billy Joel, who wrote his hit song Uptown Girl for her
The singing star and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue blonde were married from 1985 to 1994 and share a 40-year-old daughter called Alexa Ray Joel; the trio are pictured in 1988
Carnegie Hall hosted a tribute concert to Joel in March, with Alexa on hand to perform his song This Night while he sat proudly in the audience.
Brinkley said Alexa 'was so excited to be able to perform for him and I was sorry that I had to miss that night. I was out of town, but otherwise it was so wonderful.'
Last May the 76-year-old crooner was forced to cancel his tour, explaining that he was suffering from a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH); pictured 2024
In the decades since their divorce, they retained a warm and close friendship, and when she went to see him in concert he would serenade her with Uptown Girl; pictured in 1990
Carnegie Hall hosted a tribute concert to Joel in March, with Alexa on hand to perform his song This Night while he sat proudly in the audience; they are pictuerd backstage
'What I have is something very few people know about, including me, no matter how much you try to research it,' he said, while noting he was not 'deathly ill.'
He also revealed he began to suspect he was ill when he began experiencing balance issues to the point 'It was like being on a boat all the time.'
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Joel frankly discussed his relationship with Brinkley and his heartbreak over their separation in his recent HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes.
'Here I am dating this beautiful supermodel and...me? I’m from Hicksville. What am I doing with her? What’s she doing with me? But that was a very productive time for me. I wrote a lot of songs for her. She was a muse,' he said.
'It was like being a teenager all over again. Experiencing those same emotions that I had when I was first discovering romance and love.'
Although they had 'so much fun' during the first flush of their romance, the marriage began to crumble under the strain of his showbiz career.
'I was in a relationship with someone who I cared deeply about. But I was not able to be at home. I was not able to be with my family. It was a very sad time for me,' said Joel, whose beloved songs include Piano Man and New York State of Mind.
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'I realized love is not concrete. You feel like it is, but there are things eating away at it. And in the end, it all catches up. It’s hard. I was so devastated.'
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