Elle Macpherson's new boyfriend's troubled past revealed
Elle Macpherson has dated some of the world’s most famous – and richest – men but she’s bucked the trend with her newest boyfriend who has admitted how a heroin addiction once derailed his life.
Macpherson, 58, went Instagram official earlier this week with little-known American guitarist Doyle Bramhall II who hails from but lives in .
A 53-year-old rocker known best for having performed with Eric Clapton, Bramhall is also known in the music world for dating Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger for seven years before they split in 2019.
But it’s his very public battle with heroin that has earned the musician headlines in the past, with the father-of-two once giving a detailed interview about his downward spiral.
Elle goes Instagram official with new boyfriend Doyle Bramhall II with the couple striking a series of poses together during a holiday in the Middle East
Doyle Bramhall II (pictured with Macpherson) has talked at length about his past battles with heroin addiction
In an interview in 1996, Bramhall talked openly about his addiction, saying it was ‘very short and very crazy…it was sort of like a hurricane that sucked me up for a second and spit me out hard’.
After detoxing in a Californian rehab clinic, Doyle insisted: ‘I’ll never know that person again.
‘During the time that I was doing it, I was going through changes and getting to the point where I was so fed up with it all that I had to stop.
‘It was just insane.But it did end. Which I’m very happy about. But I don’t wake up every day and think about it.
‘I hardly ever think about it until it’s actually brought up. Then I go “oh yeah, I forgot. I did do that. I was told I did that”.It’s far enough away I can sort of be in the third person about it and have a different perspective about it, and see that the changes I’ve made are tremendous in a way. If you have any type of inquiries regarding where and how you can make use of ปืนสั้นแก๊ส, you could call us at our web site. ‘
Bramhall was also dragged into the spotlight again years later when he was accused by his first wife, Susannah Melvoin, of failing to provide child support for the couple’s two daughters.
The couple (with unknown friend right) are believed to be holidaying together in the Middle East.Bramhall recently played a series of concerts in Bahrain
Bramhall dated Renee Zellweger in 2013 however the couple didn’t last.She has recently begun dating TV host Ant Anstead
In court documents lodged back in 2014 – at the height of Bramhall’s relationship with Zellweger, Melvoin’s lawyer stated the couple were $300,000 in debt – and that Melvoin was desperate for financial aid.
Her lawyer said Melvoin and her daughters had been forced to ‘endure’ media coverage of Bramhall and Zellweger, including pictures of them ‘frolicking’ in the Hawaiian ocean.
The lawyer stated: ‘The parties separated when Petitioner (Bramhall) began a romantic relationship with rock star Sheryl Crow while working on her album (Petitioner moved into Ms Crow’s home).When that relationship ended, Petitioner became romantically involved with actress Renee Zellweger and is now living in Ms Zellweger’s Santa Monica home.’
With Bramhall happily ensconced in Zellweger’s mansion, Melvoin claimed she was struggling for money to allow her to care for their young daughters, India, (then 12), and Elle, (then nine).
Bramhall (centre) performing with Sheryl Crow in 2010.The pair began dating and Bramhall reportedly left his wife Susannah as a result
The couple made their first public appearance together at Paris Fashion Week in September