Keith Richards Wife And How It Was Love At First Sight

June 2024 · 3 minute read

Who does not know Keith Richards. He is the co-founder and lead guitarist of the most influential bands ever, The Rolling Stones. Keith Richards’ wife Patti Hansen is also a famous model.

Keith Richards And His Band

Keith Richards belongs to The Rolling Stones. The band has been recognized as one of the rock and roll legends since the 1960’s. They have not only been on every tape there was at the time, but had been dominating any other band there was.

Keith Richards was the central member of the band by being the vocalist and the voice behind the iconic band. He was also the guitarist providing memorable and melodic riffs of which the band is known for.

Since the inception of the band, Keith Richards has proven time and again that he is not only a gifted artist, but he is also a great lyrics writer and along with Mick Jagger, they both proved to be a lyricist combo which was very tough to beat.

It’s been widely reported on the internet and on news outlets that the band is reuniting and working on a new album. They have begun to make some promising tracks for their fans. This has brought the band back on news headlines around the world. 

Even though fans are ecstatic for their return, people also know Keith Richards and his love at first sight. Keith Richards’ wife is Patti Hansen. She has been married to Keith Richard since 1983. 

Keith Richards Wife, Patti Hansen

Patti Hansen was a Norwegian model and started her career well before in her teens. Her first major signing was with Wilhemina Models. She signed in 1970, when she was only 14 years old.

Since then, she, like her husband, has also been featured in major brands such as Calvin Klein, Versace etc. She has also been featured in fashion magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, Cosmopolitan etc. 

She also has acted in films such as They All Laughed and Hard to Hold (both in the early eighties). But the duo met back in 1979, and according to Keith Richards and his memoir, he first saw the beautiful model dancing. 

“I didn’t see her again for a while, but the vision stayed in my mind,” he has written in his memoir. It wasn’t until later that they officially met and Keith Richards describes his whole life as totally different after meeting her. 

Patti Hansen became Keith Richards’ wife on 18th December 1983. They exchanged their vows at the Finisterra Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

After they got married, they eventually had two beautiful daughters, Theodora and Alexandra. Since then, the couple has been praised as ideals for every couple around.

Their daughters went after their mother and pursued careers in modeling and the fashion industry and are now successful in their professions.

Keith Richards Past Relationships

It should also be noted that as expected of any rockstar, Keith Richards was also involved in a relationship with Anita Pallenberg, an actress, before he met his wife. The musician has two children with Anita Pallenberg as well. 

The relationship went on from 1967 right until the year he met Patti. Even though the couple was seriously involved, they didn’t marry.

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