{"id":48586,"date":"2026-04-12T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48586"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:14:04","slug":"rolling-stones-book-reveals-bands-biggest-lothario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48586","title":{"rendered":"Rolling Stones book reveals band&#8217;s biggest Lothario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F04%2F125390860.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The biggest Lothario in the Rolling Stones was not the charismatic, big-lipped frontman Mick Jagger but their unassuming bassist, Bill Wyman.<\/p>\n<p>When the band first toured the United States in 1965, the hotels where they stayed were awash with drugs and women eager to sleep with the rockers. Wyman would \u201centertain\u201d women he picked up wherever the Stones performed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBill was hands-down the band\u2019s unrivaled p\u2014y hound,\u201d writes Bob Spitz in the upcoming <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593489098\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRolling-Stones-Biography-Bob-Spitz%2Fdp%2F0593489098%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F04%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Frolling-stones-book-reveals-bands-biggest-lothario%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cThe Rolling Stones: The Biography,\u201d<\/a> noting that the guitarist was reportedly unable to get to sleep without \u201cfresh female companionship\u2026his appetite for casual sex was unquenchable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Bill Wyman, second from left, with the Rolling Stones in 1963, was the band\u2019s biggest lothario. <span class=\"credit\">Mark and Colleen Hayward<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The bassist, seen here in 1982, had an \u201cunquenchable\u201d appetite for casual sex. <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spitz writes that Wyman would stand on stage, holding his bass in a certain way to prevent glare, so he could peruse women in the first few rows. Between songs, he\u2019d send out an assistant to ask his choices if they\u2019d like to meet Wyman after the show.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Wyman, 89, married his first wife, Diane Cory, in 1959. They welcomed their son, Stephen, in 1962, and divorced in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>However, decades later, the musician became infatuated with a girl, who would become his second wife.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Wyman was married in the 60s and had a son named Stephen, seen here in 1967. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The guitarist became infatuated with a 13-year-old when he was 48. <span class=\"credit\">UK Press via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1985, Wyman, who had always chased young groupies, was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/17\/famous-musicians-accused-of-dating-abusing-teens\/\">enraptured by a female<\/a> from Tottenham named Mandy Smith. The relationship raised eyebrows because he was forty-eight and she was thirteen, \u201ca detail they tried to keep under wraps,\u201d writes Spitz.<\/p>\n<p>Wyman defended his controversial relationship by claiming that \u201cshe was a woman at thirteen,\u201d and believed she was twenty when they first met.<\/p>\n<p>The band read Wyman the \u201criot act,\u201d and the relationship \u201crevolted\u201d Jagger, who had two daughters older than Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The pair married in 1989, when Wyman was 52, and Smith was 18, and separated two years later. They finalized their divorce two years after that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple married in 1989, when he was 52, and she was 18. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Wyman has been married to Suzanne Accosta since 1993.  <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a quirky aside, Wyman\u2019s son, Stephen, 30, married Smith\u2019s mother, Patsy, 46, in 1993, but the couple split two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Wyman later married model Suzanne Accosta in 1993, whom he had known for years. The couple shares three daughters.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, he officially announced his departure from the Rolling Stones after 30 years with the band. In 2023, he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/09\/bill-wyman-reunites-with-rolling-stones-30-years-after-he-quit-report\/\">reportedly reunited with the band<\/a> for a song in tribute to their late drummer, Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/03\/08\/ex-rolling-stone-bill-wyman-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer\/\">diagnosed with prostate cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/entertainment\/rolling-stones-book-reveals-bands-biggest-lothario\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest Lothario in the Rolling Stones was not the charismatic, big-lipped frontman Mick Jagger but their unassuming bassist, Bill Wyman. 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