Former Bond girl Britt Ekland, 77, says ex-husband Peter Sellers was a 'very tormented soul' and deeply controlling in a new documentary marking the 40th anniversary of his death
- Peter Sellers's ex-wife Britt Ekland has claimed he was a 'very tormented soul'
- The former Bond girl was married to the British comic actor from 1964 to 1968
- She believed Sellers 'obviously suffered from or was bipolar, severely bipolar'
Peter Sellers' ex-wife Britt Ekland has claimed the comedy actor was a 'very tormented soul' and deeply controlling.
The
Swedish actress and former Bond girl, now 77, who was married to the
British comic actor from 1964 to 1968, has spoken candidly for the first
time about their fights and his controlling ways in a new documentary
marking the 40th anniversary of his death.
She believed Sellers - who suffered from serious ill health as well as alcohol
and cocaine dependency - 'obviously suffered from or was bipolar,
severely bipolar' but was unable to receive medical treatment partly
because of his value to studios.
Sellers,
who died in 1980, was most famous for his comic role as Inspector
Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series and his seminal 1960s BBC radio comedy The Goon Show.
Peter
Sellers' ex-wife Britt Ekland (pictured left in 2018) has claimed the
comedy actor was a 'very tormented soul' and deeply controlling. The
couple together, right, in 1965
The former Bond girl, now 77, who
was married to the British comic actor (pictured together) from 1964 to
1968, has talked for the first time about their fights and his
controlling ways in a new documentary marking the 40th anniversary of
his death
Speaking in the BBC
documentary Peter Sellers: A State Of Comic Ecstasy, airing on May
9, Ekland recalled how the actor would choose what she would wear and
threaten her with divorce 'every Friday night' before offering a make-up
lunch on Monday.
'He obviously
suffered from or was bipolar, severely bipolar. He was a very tormented
soul who should have had more help. But instead he was unable [to]
because he was such a valuable asset,' Ekland says, according to The Observer.
Recalling his controlling
ways, she added: 'He decided what I was going to wear. He just
pre-decided everything without ever asking me.'
In
the documentary, Ekland explains that when looking back on her diaries
from that period of her life, she sees the repeated use of the Swedish
word for 'fight'.
Sellers (pictured on the couple's
wedding day), who died in 1980, was most famous for his comic role as
Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series and his seminal 1960s
BBC radio comedy The Goon Show
Speaking in the BBC documentary,
Peter Sellers: A State Of Comic Ecstasy, airing on May 9, Ekland
recalled how the actor would choose what she would wear (pictured
together in 1965)
Remembering an
argument in Rome after being harassed by paparazzi, she said: 'He just
went on and on… This continued all night and he took my radio and
smashed it. In the end he called our agent and said, "Come and pick her
up". I knew that this time I could never go back.'
Ekland and Sellers, who had one child together - Victoria - in January
1965, met after he saw a photograph of her in a newspaper and realised
they were both staying at the Dorchester in London.
The actress was in London to co-star in a Richard Attenborough film called Guns At Batasi.
Sellers
said about their first encounter: 'I was knocked over, absolutely
stunned. I couldn't believe it. She was so great. She wore a simple
dress and her hair was like sunlight. Unbelievable.'
Swedish actress Ekland and Sellers,
who had one child together, Victoria, in January 1965, met after he saw
a photograph of her in a newspaper and realised they were both staying
at the Dorchester in London (pictured together in 1964)
Ekland, who went on to star in The
Man With The Golden Gun, recalls how after their marriage, Sellers's
actions got her fired from the 1964 film Guns at Batasi. Pictured at
their Beverly Hills home together
Smitten
Sellers bombarded the woman 16 years his junior with flowers and
expensive little gifts and — just 10 days later — they were walking down
the aisle.
They were married at
Guildford Register Office, where more than 1,000 people lined the
streets outside to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds.
Ekland,
who went on to star in The Man With The Golden Gun, recalls how after
their marriage, Sellers' actions got her fired from the 1964 film Guns
at Batasi.
He asked his wife to spend
some time with him in California over her weekend off, but when she
arrived he had arranged for a doctor to see her, who apparently said:
'She's suffering strain and stress. You can't possibly go back to
filming'.
When
asked in the documentary if she was ill, Ekland said she was as 'fit as
a fiddle' but didn't have the option to say she was going back to work,
and was subsequently fired from the film.
The couple divorced in 1968, with Ekland citing Sellers's psychological cruelty. Sellers went on to marry twice more.
Ekland
was previously believed to have told Will Sellers, the comic icon's
grandson by the son of his first wife Anne, that she wouldn't be
involved in the BBC programme.
John
O'Rourke, the documentary’s producer-director, explained: 'She’s always
quite private about this chapter of her life because she had her first
child, Victoria, with Sellers … She hasn’t gone into huge amounts of
detail.
'She mentioned bipolar disorder. Obviously Britt’s not a medical professional. But she did live with him for four years.'
Peter Sellers: A State Of Comic Ecstasy, airs on BBC Two on May 9.
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She was pretty. Should not have botoxed herself to the point of looking like Donatella.
She was so beautiful. Still is.
What
big-time celebrity's life isn't tormented? And labeling someone bi
polar is one of the easiest things someone can say about their ex, make
them sound like they were crazy. There are two sides to every story.
I
heard that Peter's son was a very tortured soul. Peter was abusive
towards him and that he even punished him physically. Once his son
tried to fix a scratch on Peter's Rolls Royce and Peter beat him up for
making it worse. A very troubling history
She's smoking hot
why publicly throw your deceased ex husband under the bus decades later?
I really would like to ask her if she still has that leopard coat.
A woman that is gorgeous and not from the USA. Best of both worlds.
That he was immediately smitten by her is understandable but why did she marry him only 10 days after meeting him?
Maybe you were very stupid around him?
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