Ah, Bollywood! Where drama on-screen often pales in comparison to the chaos off-screen. Today’s spicy tidbit is brought to you by none other than your favorite Bollywood Newshound, Nisha. Strap in, folks! 😜
Almost a decade after the legendary Elizabeth Taylor passed away in 2011, HBO decided to take a deeper dive into her life with the documentary Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes. Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, before its August 3 streaming debut on Max, this doc is like finding a secret diary under your childhood bed—juicy and oh-so-revealing!
But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. The documentary unearths interviews from the crypt, specifically a series with journalist Richard Meryman starting in 1964, and another with Dominick Dunne in 1985. While Taylor’s career achievements are nothing short of dazzling, we’re here to spill the tea on her tumultuous marriage to Eddie Fisher. 🍵
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher: A Soap Opera in Real Life
Darling Elizabeth was married a whopping eight times (yes, twice to Richard Burton because why not?). Her fourth trip down the aisle was with Eddie Fisher, whom she met while mourning her third husband, Mike Todd. Mike tragically died in a plane crash on March 22, 1958. Eddie, who was then married to Debbie Reynolds—Elizabeth’s friend and matron of honor at her wedding to Todd—left poor Debbie and married Elizabeth on May 12, 1959. Yikes, talk about drama! 🙈
Elizabeth spilled the beans in the documentary, saying, "I liked him. I felt sorry for him," but quickly clarifies that their only common ground was Mike Todd. "I never loved Eddie. I liked him. I felt sorry for him. And I liked talking [to him]. But he was not Mike," she confessed.
And if you think that’s the end of the melodrama, think again. She described the marriage as a "friggin’ awful mistake," adding, “I knew it before we were married and didn’t know how to get out of it.” Oof, that’s some heavy stuff right there. 😬
The Documentary: More Than Just Marriages and Mistakes
However, the documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, is more than just a rundown of her marriages. It delves into her career, her chemistry with co-stars like Roddy McDowall, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson (all of whom were gay, by the way), and even her AIDS activism. Despite winning Oscars for Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Taylor somehow never got the respect she deserved as an actress, likely due to her controversial love life.
But hey, imperfection is beautiful, and Taylor remains one of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars. The documentary serves as a reminder of that. 🌟
Nisha’s Nutshell
Moral of the story? In Bollywood and beyond, sometimes your life off-screen can be more dramatic than any script. And remember, folks, love can make you do crazy things—even marry someone you don’t love just because they were friends with your late husband. 🤷♀️
So, until the next scandal erupts, keep your popcorn close and your gossip closer! 🍿✨
Tags: Bollywood, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, HBO Documentary, Hollywood Legends, Celebrity Marriages, Nisha’s Nutshell
