Lulu has claimed that her former husband Maurice Gibb may have fathered a child with another woman during a “one-night stand”.
The Scottish singer, 77, was married to Gibb for four years before their separation in 1973, a period marred by the late Bee Gees star’s heavy drinking.
Lulu has now claimed she “just found out” that Gibb, who died in 2003, fathered a previously unknown son, possibly during their marriage.
The 1969 Eurovision winner has stated that she has not yet worked out whether the child was conceived while she and Gibb were still together.
Lulu, born Marie Lawrie, made the revelation while discussing her past relationships on The Louis Theroux Podcast.
Speaking to the presenter, she said: “I think he’s got a son. It might have happened when we were married. I just found out.”
The singer added: “Someone showed me something and I can’t remember the year … He impregnated this girl after a one-night stand and he has a son who has had his genes taken. It’s proven. He’s 100 per cent Maurice’s.”
The relationship between Lulu and Gibb was childless, but the Bee Gees singer did go on to have two children with his second wife, Yvonne Spenceley.
While Lulu has not named the child involved, her statements come years after a man claimed to be Gibb’s son.
In 2017, Nick Endacott, a singer from East Sussex, went public with claims that he was the love child of Gibb and a studio manager.
He claimed that his mother was Patti Nolder, who met the Bee Gees singer in 1960s London.
Mr Endacott was 49 in 2017, meaning he was born around 1968. Lulu and Gibb met in 1967, and were married in February 1969.
Lulu and Maurice Gibb were married at Gerrard’s Cross Church, London in 1967 – Corbis Historical/Getty Images
In 2019, Mr Endacott, who was put up for adoption as a child, stated that he had sent a saliva swab to Ancestry.com and claimed that his DNA was a perfect match with Gibb’s son, Adam, who had also shared his genetic information on the website.
Speaking at the time, he said that certain family members had cast doubt on his claims, despite the fact that his adopted status gave him no legal claims to his alleged biological father’s estate.
He explained: “I’ve never been interested in money and as I was legally adopted I would have no claim anyway.”
After her split from Gibb, Lulu went on to have a dalliance with David Bowie, before marrying hair stylist John Frieda, whom she divorced in 1991.
Drinking problem
The singer revealed last year that, while she avoided the pitfalls of the hedonistic 1960s when she shot to fame, she developed a drinking problem in later life.
She said she became increasingly dependent on wine when she became menopausal, had lost her parents and her children had left home.
Speaking to Theroux, she detailed the “unbelievable highs” and a “lot of lows” in her life, adding that she’s learnt “through trial and tribulation”.
The singer said: “It’s painful when you take yourself too seriously or when you see the world [as] black and white because there are many grey areas and I’ve learnt through trial and tribulation.
“You know, I’ve had unbelievable highs, but I’ve also had a lot of lows, which most people have in their life. For God’s sake, I’m no different to anybody else in that respect.”
Lulu began her career in a band called The Luvvers, whose hit Shout reached number seven in the UK singles chart in 1964, and went on to have 10 UK top 10 singles as well as one top 10 album.
Following this success, she was selected to sing the theme tune for the James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun to limited success, as it was the only 007 song not to chart in the UK.
In 2024, she announced she would no longer tour, in part because of “moderate hearing loss”, although she said she would still sing and perform.