Andy Gibb had struggled with drug addiction throughout his career, finally seeking help in the mid-eighties at the Betty Ford Clinic. “It’s nothing to do with my work or who I am as a person. On March 10, 1988, he died at a hospital in Oxford, England, at the age of 30. Occasionally the press would sniff around Peta and her mum, but that never ended very well. Barry Gibb with wife Linda and children, Michael, Alexandra and Ashley. “I’d hear, ‘Oh you and Sam look so much alike, you’ll have to play one day’ but it never worked out like that. "Mo [Maurice] was gone in two days. His mother, 91- year-old Barbara Gibb has now lost her third son. Heartache of the unknown Gibb sister who sang with the Bee Gees. See more: Bee Gees first TV gig: Teenage Barry Gibb and 10 year olds Robin and Maurice sing in 1960. But that two hour phone conversation with Sam made Peta realise that there was someone out there who had shared exactly the same experiences, and made her feel part of her dad’s family, and it gave her a feeling that she wasn’t alone in all of this. She didn’t want to acknowledge that she had a celebrity dad and until now, she hasn’t been ready to speak about some of the more painful memories of what that entailed. I was in bed the night before the carnival when all hell broke loose,” She explains. As for the press attention, it has ebbed and flowed as Peta has gone through life but, until now, she’s mostly avoided it. It was around this time that things were really taking off for his brothers in America, and it was not long before Andy got the call to come over and join them. Peta Weber has never wanted to speak publicly about her father, Andy Gibb, the youngest brother of Bee Gees fame. The Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb has revealed in a recent interview with the Radio Times that he was a victim of attempted molestation as a child. While she doesn’t actively deny it, she becomes uncomfortable with people talking about it. “Mum, my grandparents, the phone … everything was going nuts. Date of Death: March 6, 1992 (aged 76) Zodiac Sign: Capricorn. The birth of Snow Robin reportedly hurt Dwina greatly and she has refused to talk about her in the press. Andrew Roy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 at Stretford Memorial Hospital in Stretford, Lancashire. “I’d see my uncles every time they’d come out on a tour. “It was worse than ever after he died. “I remember once we were on the cover of a gossip magazine over here. We were flying out to London straight afterwards, so I remember telling my friends that I probably wouldn’t be at school. "My producer and vocal coach, Tash Rindfleish, heard this song and squealed, ‘This is perfectly constructed pop, they don’t make songs like this anymore, you HAVE to do this.’” Says Peta. Peta Weber, pictured recently, bares more than a passing resemblance to her dad. The famous Andy Gibb, youngest Gibb brother, solo artist and host of Solid Gold. Gibb's wife Dwina, his children and his 65-year old-brother, Barry Gibb, were at his bedside. “I always wished we had a more of a chance to get to know each other. “It’s nothing to do with my work or who I am as a person. News Life Media Pty Ltd Copyright © 2021. They had two children: Spencer David (Sept 21, 1972) and Melissa Jane (Jun 17, 1974). But outside forces conspired against us.”. It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous,” Peta explains. He promised to introduce me to Michael J Fox, and I was pretty keen on that idea,” she laughs. After getting divorced, on July 31, 1985 he married Dwina Murphy (born on Dec 22, 1952). Peta recording her song in studio. By the summer of 1981 he was deeply involved with Victoria Principal, Pamela Ewing in the super-soap Dallas, and regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women. Their marriage lasted until his death in 2003. It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous,” Peta explains. I would catch up with them, but their kids were rarely on tour. WHEREVER Peta went, people asked her about her dad. We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. So, it was with excitement about things to come, the newlyweds packed up life over here and headed to the USA. The … “I remember mum calling me into a room once, pointing at Solid Gold on the TV and saying, ‘That’s your dad.’, "It was so difficult for me to reconcile that this guy in gold pants was anything to do with me or my life, or the guy who called me from time to time. “I always wished we had a more of a chance to get to know each other. Gibb had a lovechild with their housekeeper, Claire Yang. She’s told her story exclusively to news.com.au. He didn’t, so she did and it was messy. Peta’s life in Australia was a far cry from the celebrity lifestyle her father was living in the US. Picture: Getty. 1 December 1984). Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images. “They were there for about a year when mum became pregnant with me, by then cracks were already showing in their relationship. Andy Gibb passed away aged 30, at a hospital in England. Later in 1970, the couple got married. Maurice married his second wife, Yvonne Spenceley Gibb, in October 1975. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, Things that happen to your body when you stop having sex. The first single from the album is a group cover of, Please don’t turn out the lights featuring Peta, Sam, Barry’s son Stephen, Maurice’s son Adam, and Robin’s son Spencer. She didn’t want to acknowledge that she had a celebrity dad and until now, she hasn’t been ready to speak about some of the more painful memories of what that entailed. His … The cause of death was determined to be myocarditis, a heart condition. There was no sleep in the house that night. Andy Gibb. When my uncles Maurice and Robin passed away, the press came knocking on both occasions, but, until now, I haven’t been ready.”, Andy Gibb pictured in 1981. When Maurice’s daughter, Sam contacted Peta last year to ask if she’d like to be involved in The Gibb Collective, a project to bring together the children of Andy, Barry, Robin and Maurice to cover classic Gibb songs, it took a bit of soul searching. On March 10, 1988, Gibb died at a hospital in Oxford, England, at the age of 30. Andy Gibb (left) with Olivia Newton John and Daryl Braithwaite in 1977.Source:Herald Sun, “THEN HE DIED AND MY WHOLE LIFE WAS THROWN INTO A SPIN”. After that I demanded that I never do any press related to my dad. After that I demanded that I never do any press related to my dad. All times AEDT (GMT +11). His daughter, Peta Gibb, was married on January 2008 to Matt Weber. “I’d qualified for the district swimming carnival and I was really excited about competing. Victoria dated Andy Gibb, who is an English singer and songwriter. I was in bed the night before the carnival when all hell broke loose,” she explains. Peta Weber, daughter to Bee Gee’s singer Andy Gibb, opens up about how fame put a strain on their relationship. The only two children who survived her were her oldest son, Barry Gibb, and her daughter, Lesley. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father. However the damage was done. You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Other Gibb cousins have also recorded songs for the album. Andy Gibb She had lived in Miami for the past 20 years, but she was born in Manchester, England, as Barbara Mary Pass on Nov. 17, 1920. There were lawyers involved and it was all over the press, it was a hard time for our whole family.”. PETA Weber has never wanted to speak publicly about her father, Andy Gibb, the youngest brother of Bee Gees fame. He had four siblings: his sister Lesley Evans, and three brothers, Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice. The first single from the album is a group cover of, Please don’t turn out the lights featuring Peta, Sam, Barry’s son Stephen, Maurice’s son Adam, and Robin’s son Spencer. But after a reunion this year with her cousins to record an album together called The Gibb Collective, she’s finally ready to embrace that famous surname. “I’d qualified for the district swimming carnival and I was really excited about competing. “Everyone was distraught for the longest time.”. Source: Supplied. But they already knew, it was everywhere in the press already.”, Peta pictured as a child at home in Australia. I would catch up with them, but their kids were rarely on tour. When my uncles Maurice and Robin passed away, the press came knocking on both occasions, but, until now, I haven’t been ready.”. The bullying was relentless.”, But while school was difficult, Peta was just hoping for a greater connection with her father. May 30, 2012, 11:36 AM In the end, it wasn't the Big C that felled Robin Gibb, according to his son. Barbara Gibb's children: Barbara Gibb's son is Sir Barry Gibb Barbara Gibb's son was Maurice Gibb CBE Barbara Gibb's son was Robin Gibb CBE Barbara Gibb's son was Andy Gibb Barbara Gibb's daughter is Lesley Gibb. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. It took Maurice some time to tame his own demons. “I think, basically mum gave him the ultimatum to get straight or she was leaving. But that two hour phone conversation with Sam made Peta realise that there was someone out there who had shared exactly the same experiences, and made her feel part of her dad’s family, and it gave her a feeling that she wasn’t alone in all of this. With Olivia Newton John and Daryl Braithwaite in 1977 addiction to drugs media... 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