Decades before they fell in love, Tony Bennett met his wife Susan Benedetto — while she was still in her mother’s belly.
In his new book Just Getting Started, Bennett writes that his first encounter with Benedetto was when her mother was pregnant with her. He was 40 years old.
According to the book (out Tuesday) Benedetto’s parents, Marion and Dayl Crow, were dedicated Bennett fans. In 1966, they attended one of his shows in New York City. The Crows went backstage to pose for a picture with the twinkly-eyed, Italian-American vocalist.
“As fate would have it, Marion was pregnant at the time with … Susan!” writes Bennett. “It’s a photo we all laugh about, knowing the incredible turn of events that followed.”
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As a teenager, Benedetto became the president of Bennett’s fan club in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the book explains. Nineteen-year-old Benedetto finally met her future husband after requesting to meet him backstage after a show.
Totally disgusting. Both of the parents being long-time fans means they basically groomed this child from birth to **** him. Why does Gaga work with the sketchiest people?
Totally disgusting. Both of the parents being long-time fans means they basically groomed this child from birth to **** him. Why does Gaga work with the sketchiest people?
Don't forget she grew up to be the teenage president of his fan club.