Here are 15 secrets you never knew about their relationship. When the idea for I Love Lucy came to fruition, the married duo was already living two very separate lives — Ball was a rising star while Arnaz was constantly travelling with his band. She wanted him at home, where she felt the marriage would have a better chance of lasting, which of course it did. In addition to casting Arnaz in the show, Ball thought starting a family would help keep him at home instead of off causing mischief with his band. But having children proved to be a long and painful process. For a while, at least.
Dark Secrets You Never Knew About Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz’s Marriage
Dark Secrets You Never Knew About Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz's Marriage
He says, ''I love you,'' with real sincerity, then hangs up. Right after that, a beautiful chorus girl walks into the room and says, ''My chest hurts. Desi gulps guiltily as the woman moves him toward the bed. In addition to the steamy hotel room scene with the chorus girl, Desi is caught by Lucy making out with a USO girl in the back of a bus. In his defense, the film suggests that women threw themselves at the handsome Latin lover, who only reluctantly gave in to their overtures.
The Real Story of Desi and Lucy
Their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, recently told Closer Weekly she witnessed their arguments when cameras stopped. And then there was the alcoholism. I had preferred those things had never been there. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz during happier times.
She was a year-old contract player with a string of forgettable films, he, at 23, a dashing, Cuban-horn nightclub bandleader. They married six months later. While she tended a soaring Hollywood career, he toured the country with his rumba band. When the network launched a version of the show for the new medium of television, she insisted that Desi be cast as her spouse. The formula was magic.
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