Lulu has revealed she recently learned her late ex-husband Maurice Gibb may have fathered a child with another woman while they were still married – something that son has now contradicted.
The singer made the claim during an appearance on Louis Theroux’s podcast, where she reflected on her relationship with the Bee Gees star and the unexpected revelations that have emerged years after his death about possible secrets he was keeping.
Lulu, who was married to Gibb for six years before their split in 1973, said she had only recently been shown evidence suggesting he had a son following a one-night encounter.
‘I think he’s got a son. It might have happened when we were married. I just found out,’ she said, adding that DNA testing appeared to confirm the claim.
However, Nick Endacott-Gibb, 57, insists he was conceived around two years before Lulu and Maurice first got together.
He told the Mirror: ‘I was born in April 1968, conceived in August 1967. Lulu and Maurice weren’t married until 1969, after what has been described for decades as a “whirlwind” romance.
‘Were you together with him, Lulu? Two years does not a whirlwind make. I’m as curious as she is about whether Maurice was with her at the time I was conceived. It was the summer of love, after all!’
Nick was adopted by a couple, Peggy who was a secretary and David who was a chartered quantity surveyor, at 18 months old from a children’s home.
Lulu explained on the podcast that she had not focused on when the child may have been conceived, suggesting it was not something she felt compelled to investigate further.
Gibb, who died in 2003, is known to have had two children with his second wife Yvonne Spenceley, but questions around a possible third child have circulated for years.
In 2019, musician Endacott-Gibb publicly claimed he was Gibb’s biological son after a DNA test showed a match with Gibb’s son, Adam.
Despite this, he said at the time that some family members continued to dispute the findings.
Nick spent years searching for his biological parents before discovering a connection to band studio manager Patti Nolder, who had worked closely with the Bee Gees. Further testing, including DNA results from a genealogy website, appeared to confirm the link.
Reflecting on the situation, Lulu spoke about how her outlook on life has changed, admitting she once viewed things too rigidly.
‘I think I used to take myself way too seriously,’ she said, adding that experience had taught her that life is rarely straightforward and often filled with grey areas.
The conversation also turned to her life after her marriage ended. Following their divorce, Lulu began a relationship with celebrity hairstylist John Frieda, which was later complicated by a brief romance with David Bowie.
‘I had a brief relationship with him, we had a fling,’ she said, acknowledging the situation created tension at the time.
Despite their separation, Lulu and Gibb later shared a reunion on stage in 2002, when she invited him to perform on her television special.
She said it was a meaningful moment that offered both of them a sense of closure and a chance to reconnect publicly.
‘It seemed to close the circle,’ she said, adding that it allowed Gibb to be recognised in his own right.
The full interview is available now on The Louis Theroux Podcast.
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