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Introduction :
- Born in 1951, Andrea Bertorelli is most well-known for her marriage to renowned singer Phil Collins.
- Andrea’s only TV appearance was for the Canadian TV documentary series The Passionate Eye. However, later she landed some theatre gigs as well.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Personal details on Andrea’s life are hard to find, but her name suggests some Italian heritage. She and her family are devoted Catholics.
- Andrea met Phil when they were eleven years old when they both attended a drama class. Phil’s mother was June Collins, a talent agent who spotted Andrea in the school’s drama class.
- With June’s help Andrea got parts in small plays like Maggie May, then another small part in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
- Andrea was slowly gaining experience and decided she wanted to study theatre and acting. She was accepted in Camberwell School of Art when she was 17 years old. However, she decided to wait a year longer before entering the school.
- Sadly, when Andrea turned 18, her father died, and the tragedy led her to abandon her dreams of going to Camberwell. A year later, her mother married a Canadian man, so the family moved to Canada, separating Andrea and Phil.
Phil and Andrea’s Relationship :
- When Phil began to play has a drummer for the band Genesis and was having great success, he called Andrea to come and meet him in England. However, Andrea was dating a guy in Canada and refused the offer.
- When Phil’s band went on a tour to North America, they had a performance at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, Canada, and he reconnected with Andrea. By that time, Andrea already had a daughter with her boyfriend in Canada. Phil didn’t care and asked Andrea and her daughter Joely to move with him to England.
- The couple dated for around two years before finally getting married on September 27, 1975. They got married in a Catholic church in Epsom, Surrey in the UK, according to Andrea. Nevertheless, in Phil Collins’ 2016 autobiography Not Dead Yet, he claims the wedding was simply a civil ceremony in a register’s office in Acton.
- Phil and Andrea had a son named Simon Collins, born on September 14, 1976. Later, Phil also adopted Andrea’s daughter, Joely.
- Phil and Andrea’s son Simon grew up to become a musician himself, and Joely Collins is pursuing a career in acting and producing.
The Separation :
- Phil and Andrea’s marriage only lasted 4 years, sadly. They divorced on February 2, 1980. The cause argument for the divorce was adultery.
- Over the years, there have been discussions about who cheated, and apparently, both Andrea and Phil did. Nevertheless, according to Andrea, Phil’s career was already taking a toll on the marriage, and reconciliation was impossible.
- Bertorelli later sued her ex-husband for his autobiography. She says that he used it to slanders Andrea and also twisted and changed some of the events. The wedding location and ceremony are one of the examples she quotes in her explanation to the press about the lawsuit.
- After separation, Phil got married twice – first to Jill Tavelman (1984 – 1996) and later to Orianne Cevey (1999 – 2008).
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Andrea began to use her husband’s last name when they were married, and with the name Andrea Collins that, she made an appearance in a TV documentary called The Passionate Eye. She was in the series first episode named “Naked.” That, along with her theatre experience in her early years, were some of the acting jobs she has done.