Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, and Nancy Barbato
Frank Sinatra first married when he was only 19. The lucky lady was Nancy Barbato.
When in 1950 it became public knowledge that Sinatra was having an affair with high-profile Hollywood actress Ava Gardner, Nancy and Frank separated.
Sinatra and Gardner married only a few days after his divorce was final, but their marriage was never easy. They were both possessive and jealous, with short tempers.
Their marriage lasted seven years.
If you didn’t know this already, there are a few juicy gossip stories regarding Frank Sinatra and Ava Garnder’s relationship.
For example, his wife was really good friends with actress Lana Turner, but there are a lot of people who said that these two beautiful women were more than just friends.
A few years before she passed away, Ava Gardner, who was suffering from a drinking addiction, told the writer Michael Thornton off the record that she was indeed attracted to women, but she didn’t want to confess, due to her MGM contract.
It was forbidden to do anything that could’ve affected the studio’s image, and being bisexual was one of them.
She admitted to the fact that she was in love with Lana Turner and even her ex and last husband, Frank Sinatra, saw them with another actress and got mad. The incident became public, but the women never told the truth.
She said that there were times when people weren’t allowed to express their feelings and desires without being judged for it.
