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In our first Elizabeth Taylor episode, we chat about her disastrous first wedding. But here are some super troubling details we didn`t get to go into.
🏨 Elizabeth married son of hotel mogul, Conrad Hilton Jr (aka Nicky aka Icky Nicky) when she was 18 and 24.
🏨 Nicky`s dad was a hotel mogul, and Nicky was... well, he didn`t live up to his dad`s expectations for him. He drank too much, spent money too fast, and was a womanizer.
🏨 Speaking of which, did you know that Conrad Sr was married to Zsa Zsa Gabor 5 years and during that time ICKY NICKY SLEPT WITH HIS STEP MOTHER???? (allegedly?)
🏨 His family breathed a sigh of relief when he started dating Elizabeth Taylor. Surely if anyone could make Nicky settle down and start taking his responsibilities seriously, it would be the most beautiful woman in the world.
🏨 The 5th picture is the happy couple on their honeymoon in Paris. And while they look happy, this was literally Elizabeth`s nightmare. Icky Nicky abused her physically and mentally. It was a bad time.
🏨 Eight months after tying the knot, the marriage was over. Apparently one big trigger was when people would call him "Mr. Elizabeth Taylor"
🏨 Ten years later, Nicky would marry another 18 year old. An heiress named Patricia. In many publications it was noted that he had once been married to Elizabeth before even mentioning his new wife`s name.
🏨 Patricia would later file for divorce based on emotional cruelty. Are we seeing a pattern?
🏨 Icky Nicky never outran the Mr. Elizabeth Taylor stigma that he hated so much. He died at only 42 years old from complications due to alcohol abuse. The first line of his obituary mentioned that he was once married to Elizabeth.
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Olga of Kyiv to the Drevlians. My favorite FAFO moment from history.
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✨️ vibes ✨️
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Have you ever heard of Yaa Asantewaa before?
She was a fierce warrior queen mother of the Ashanti people (modern-day Ghana) who lead a rebellion against the British empire. You can listen to her full episode (link in bio) if you want to hear the whole story.
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YOU`RE ALL REALLY PRETTY, OKAY? (But we can`t all be Elizabeth Taylor unfortunately)
Clip from our most recent episode! #podcastclips #womeninhistory
On a scale of Elizabeth Taylor, how are you feeling today?
New episode alert! Have you ever stopped to think about the origins of one of Hollywood`s most iconic actresses? Well, look no further- in our episode today we`re covering her early life and it`s fascinating!
💄 Elizabeth Taylor is our first Pisces to cover, born Feb 27, 1932 in London to American parents, Sara and Francis. She and her brother had an idyllic childhood, rubbing elbows with the upper crust.
💄 This was thanks to the family friend, Victor Cazalet. Victor is famous for being part of the political group known as the Glamour Boys and they were the first to be like "this Hitler guy might be a problem". Cazulet was Elizabeth`s godfather and gave her her first horse.
💄 Once back in the US, Elizabeth got her break out role in Lassie. She fell into the type cast of "young girl who can ride horses" trope (?)
💄 Elizabeth would later say that her best leading men were horses and dogs. And I feel that.
💄 Also, IDK why this picture of young Elizabeth crossdressing as a jockey is just funny to me.
💄 As she got older, Elizabeth would show her big big energy and even dared to butt heads with the infamous Louis B. Mayer- and come out on top!
💄 And is it even an Elizabeth Taylor episode if we don`t discuss at least one wedding? In 1950, an 18 year old Taylor would have a picture-perfect wedding to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton. Unfortunately, it was not a picture-perfect marriage.
This episode is so much fun, y`all! Let us know in the comments your first Elizabeth Taylor memory- or if this is your first time learning about her!
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Over on Patreon, Nathan does a series called Booze Clues where he tells you the cocktail recipe for the next episode and drops hints on how the new lady of the hour is!
Any guesses?
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