Chrissie Shrimpton | |
|---|---|
 Shrimpton with Mick Jagger in 1966 | |
| Born | 1944or1945(age 80–81) |
| Relatives | Jean Shrimpton (sister) |
| Modelling information | |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Blue |
Chrissie Shrimpton (born 1944or1945) [1] is an English former 1960s model and actress. She moved from Buckinghamshire to London, when she was 18 and started working as a Secretary for Decca Records, later working for Andrew Oldham, the manager of the Rolling Stones. [2]
Shrimpton is model Jean Shrimpton's younger sister and was the girlfriend of the Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger from 1963 to 1966. [1] They met at the Ricky-Tick club when Jagger was a 19 year old college student and Chrissie was 17. [3]
Chrissie was with Jagger on April 23 1963 at The Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, when Andrew Oldham went to see the Rolling Stones play for the first time. [4]
Chrissie was photographed with David Bailey and Mick Jagger, at a party hosted by London Life magazine, in 1966. [5] Chrissie and Jagger were briefly engaged, until he made it clear to her he did not want to marry. Later in 1966, they broke up after he fell for Marianne Faithfull. [6]
According to the Stones biographer Stephen Davis, their 1966 album Aftermath was a source of embarrassment for Shrimpton, since "people generally identified her with the [album's] scathing put-downs", and that it led to an argument she and Jagger had while attending a party hosted by Guinness heir Tara Browne in April 1966. [7]
NME reported that the Rolling Stones song 'Stupid Girl' was thought to be about Chrissie and her reaction after he left her for Marianne Faithfull. [8]
In 2013, Chrissie sold hair thought to be Mick Jaggers at auction. The hair sold for £4,000, with the proceeds being donated to Changing Faces, a charity that helps people who have experienced facial disfigurement. [9]