I obviously didn’t know any of them personally but having had a lot of interest in both Paula and Michael as I am of that age, more than Peaches as I am a lot older, I have some opinions.
Paula and her friends (along with the media) did a very good job on that of Bob, because she so desperately needed to discredit him. She was in the wrong and was sick of him being seen as ‘some kind of saint’ and I think they would taunt him with that moniker to distract from her bad behaviour. Most of this is alleged but it’s pretty all out there for many years. Paula was successful and attractive, Bob was more of the brains of their marriage and tried very hard to keep them financially solvent. Paula was incredibly impulsive and I think it caused a lot of friction in their marriage - she would flit between things and always wanted more money, more things, better house, decorated again etc. She also was afraid of getting old and being seen as mumsy. Bob wasn’t liked as such but he was actually a producer/exec on the big breakfast while she was host, he knew what worked and he worked very hard to give his family a good life. He wasn’t very emotionally available though and worked long hours and always had big projects going on and I think she got bored and felt neglected. I think Bob liked Michael and they had a kind of musicians connection but Paula was anxious to feel desirable and have someone want her and her affair with Michael became toxic. What started as sex became then blatantly having a full affair that humiliated Bob and Michael would often be at the house when the kids were home and it infuriated Bob.
She was very infatuated with Michael for a long time, who was clearly quite damaged and struggling with his MH. Michael was not in good condition mentally and physically but she pushed to feel secure with him, something he was really not good at doing - commitment. I always thought that Paula just wanted validation that she was the one he would settle with but he wasn’t happy and he was never good at being faithful. He was struggling with his career failing when he died. His albums/tour wasn’t going well and he wasn’t getting on with his band. He was always very shy but if you watch last interviews with him before he died he doesn’t look well at all and his band mates and manager all reported he was feeling under immense pressure from Paula and Bobs very toxic divorce.
Their divorce was about Paula trying to get what she wanted to be with Michael and Bob trying to do what was best for his kids but it became about Paula feeling Bob was punishing her and Michael was obviously dragged in as the cheating party. Both hurt Bob immensely and then especially after Michael died, Paula spiralled down into a decent of alcohol and drugs and blaming Bob. She clearly became a poor parent over those years, with Bob constantly picking up the slack to care for the girls when she couldn’t. I think he loved her as the mother of his kids and supported her how he could but she was so fragile and losing Michael just left her in a place she couldn’t recover from. She didn’t recover from it and even her 4 kids couldn’t get her out of that place. Bob became an easy target for all her anger
Imagine watching all this those 4 little girls
I really hope the 3 girls do have nice lives. Peaches was beautiful and I feel very sad she couldn’t kick her habit but I respect her for trying to
Paula and her friends (along with the media) did a very good job on that of Bob, because she so desperately needed to discredit him. She was in the wrong and was sick of him being seen as ‘some kind of saint’ and I think they would taunt him with that moniker to distract from her bad behaviour. Most of this is alleged but it’s pretty all out there for many years. Paula was successful and attractive, Bob was more of the brains of their marriage and tried very hard to keep them financially solvent. Paula was incredibly impulsive and I think it caused a lot of friction in their marriage - she would flit between things and always wanted more money, more things, better house, decorated again etc. She also was afraid of getting old and being seen as mumsy. Bob wasn’t liked as such but he was actually a producer/exec on the big breakfast while she was host, he knew what worked and he worked very hard to give his family a good life. He wasn’t very emotionally available though and worked long hours and always had big projects going on and I think she got bored and felt neglected. I think Bob liked Michael and they had a kind of musicians connection but Paula was anxious to feel desirable and have someone want her and her affair with Michael became toxic. What started as sex became then blatantly having a full affair that humiliated Bob and Michael would often be at the house when the kids were home and it infuriated Bob.
She was very infatuated with Michael for a long time, who was clearly quite damaged and struggling with his MH. Michael was not in good condition mentally and physically but she pushed to feel secure with him, something he was really not good at doing - commitment. I always thought that Paula just wanted validation that she was the one he would settle with but he wasn’t happy and he was never good at being faithful. He was struggling with his career failing when he died. His albums/tour wasn’t going well and he wasn’t getting on with his band. He was always very shy but if you watch last interviews with him before he died he doesn’t look well at all and his band mates and manager all reported he was feeling under immense pressure from Paula and Bobs very toxic divorce.
Their divorce was about Paula trying to get what she wanted to be with Michael and Bob trying to do what was best for his kids but it became about Paula feeling Bob was punishing her and Michael was obviously dragged in as the cheating party. Both hurt Bob immensely and then especially after Michael died, Paula spiralled down into a decent of alcohol and drugs and blaming Bob. She clearly became a poor parent over those years, with Bob constantly picking up the slack to care for the girls when she couldn’t. I think he loved her as the mother of his kids and supported her how he could but she was so fragile and losing Michael just left her in a place she couldn’t recover from. She didn’t recover from it and even her 4 kids couldn’t get her out of that place. Bob became an easy target for all her anger
Imagine watching all this those 4 little girls
I really hope the 3 girls do have nice lives. Peaches was beautiful and I feel very sad she couldn’t kick her habit but I respect her for trying to
