"Gavin and Gwen are perfect for each other, but he was the love of my life," Marilyn told In Touch, adding that he dated Gavin for five years in the early '80s.
There's a queue of people going to their lawyers about stuff in his book. It's not something I've talked about really because it's always been in the glare of a tabloid world. It felt like a cheap shot, so I was like, "I'm not getting involved." I've never wanted to appear closed about it. That was it. "I agreed to lie against every grain of my being." Now that Gavin has come clean about the relationship, Marilyn isn't feeling totally vindicated.
When you're 17, Jesus Christ. I don't think there's anything strange about any form of--you're learning about life. It’s a part of growing up - that’s it, no more, no less.’
In the interview, Rossdale shrugged off the affair as ‘experimentation,’ adding: ‘Yeah, that was it - you have to know what you like, and I know what I like.’
Boy George first wrote about Rossdale and Marilyn’s affair in his book, Take It Like a Man.
At the time, both men denied the relationship, with Rossdale insisting that he and Marilyn ‘were, and still are, good friends’ but nothing more.
However last year, Marilyn claimed in a U.S.
magazine that he and Rossdale had been involved for five years. No more, no less.
Details: So it was just a one-time experimentation?
Gavin Rossdale: Yeah. We were, and still are, good friends. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.