Ringo Starr Celebrates 86th Birthday in Beverly Hills

legend made a rare appearance with his wife Barbara Bach as he celebrated his 86th birthday with his Peace and Love celebration.

The iconic music star beamed as he posed for snaps at the event with his wife of 45 years, after he turned 86 on Tuesday. 

Barbara, 79, a former Bond Girl who starred in The Spy Who Loved Me, opted for a stylish cream blazer over an all-black look as she and Ringo posed for snaps together.

The couple married in 1981 after meeting on the set of Caveman the year before, and divide their time between homes in London, and Monte Carlo.

Barbara had already found fame as KGB agent Anya Amasova – not too subtly referred to as Agent Triple X – in the tenth movie which centered on a plan by a megalomaniac to destroy the world and create a new one under the sea.

Before that she was one of the most sought-after faces in the modeling scene, posing for fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle.

One of her most iconic shoots was in a Playboy spread in 1981, a year after she caught the eye of one of rock's greatest legends.

The couple endured their share of turmoil in the early years, from a near-fatal car crash to battles with addiction, before checking into rehab together and turning their lives around – trading their rock n' roll lifestyle for outreach work and a commitment to vegetarianism.

Though they never had children together, both came into the marriage with families of their own. 

Bach shares two children, daughter Francesca, 47, and son Gianni, 44, with her ex-husband, Italian industrialist Augusto Gregorini, whom she divorced in 1978 after a decade of marriage. 

Ringo was previously married to hairdresser Maureen Cox, and the couple had three children together, Zak, 60, Jason, 58, and Lee, 55.

He and Maureen split in 1975 after the singer faced accusations of infidelity during their marriage, and she died in 1994 after a battle with leukaemia. 

While The Beatles haven't performed together for half a century, the band is set to take centre stage in a series of biopics in 2028, directed by Sam Mendes.

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will see Barry Keoghan take on the role of Ringo, with the films set to document the iconic group's journey to stardom.

Paul and Ringo did reunite last month, when the drummer made an appearance on the singer's new album in the song Home to Us.

Sir Paul said: 'Ringo's never done a duet with one of the Beatles.'

Ringo also confirmed he had made a song with Sir Paul on the Jimmy Kimmel show.

He said: 'It started two years ago with the drums, it was like in reverse, the drums went on first. It's amusing and very real because that is where we come from.'

It is based on where they grew up in Liverpool, which Sir Paul has described as being 'a little rough, but home to us'.