Name Lucy Ferry | Role Model | |
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Spouse Bryan Ferry (m. 1982–2003) Children Otis Ferry, Isaac Ferry, Tara Ferry, Merlin Ferry Similar People Bryan Ferry, Robin Birley, Amanda Sheppard, Mark Birley, Lady Annabel Goldsmith Born 8 September 1959 (age 58), Oswestry, Shropshire, England Died 23 July 2018 (aged 58) County Clare, Ireland | ||
British model and socialite Lucy Ferry Died at 58
Lucy Ferry (18 September 1959 – 23 July 2018) was a former model and London socialite who was the former wife of Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry.
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Helmore's father worked for many years at the Lloyd's of London insurance corporation. She was photographed by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and has been a London socialite for years, attending parties and fashion shows. "She was making an impact on the fashion world too, beyond her modelling assignments. Designers such as Christian Lacroix, Manolo Blahnik and Philip Treacy have cited her as an influence on their work."
She posed as the cover model for Roxy Music's album Avalon, wearing the helmet. Only 22 and with Ferry 14 years her senior, they married on 26 June 1982, at the Church of St. Anthony and St. George at Duncton, West Sussex. They moved to Sussex and led a gentrified/countryside life style. The couple have four sons: Otis, Isaac, Tara, and Merlin.
The Ferrys divorced on 31 March 2003; Helmore was reportedly paid £10 million in the settlement.
In October 2006, she married Robin Birley, the 48-year-old son of Lady Annabel Goldsmith.
Death
She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 23 July 2018, aged 58, while on holiday in County Clare, Ireland following what was described by her brother Ed Helmore as "a long battle with depression". Her husband announced her death in a joint statement with her children: "On Monday Lucy Birley (nee Helmore) passed away whilst on holiday in Ireland, surrounded by her beloved dogs, Daisy, Peg and Daphne. Her husband Robin, and her sons – Otis, Isaac, Tara and Merlin – are understandably devastated and request that their privacy be respected during this difficult time".
Birley's ashes were scattered at her mother's grave in County Clare.