At 15, Cox became a regular at The Cavern Club, and remembered the long queues and violent competition for access to the Beatles.
Although she got a kiss from Ringo, whom she called 'Ritchie,' he did not immediately notice her among his numerous fans.
All the Beatles were supposed to be officially unattached, for image purposes, and when Ringo started dating Cox, she was often threatened. She even had to stop working as a hairdresser because of the threats.
In September 1963, with her parents' permission, she travelled to Greece with Starr, McCartney and Jane Asher.
On the eve of an international tour, Starr collapsed during a photo session at a studio in Barnes, London.
Stricken with a 102-degree fever and tonsillitis, he was rushed to hospital, where Cox visited every day to help him recuperate.
Afterwards they became a monogamous couple.
On 20 January 1965, Starr proposed marriage to Cox at the Ad-Lib Club, above the Prince Charles Theatre, London.
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The Beatles Wives Club
Historical FictionDedicated to Cynthia Lennon, Maureen Starkey, Pattie Boyd, Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Barbara Bach, Heather Mills, Nancy Shevell as well as Jane Asher, May Pang, Nancy Andrews and many others who have a piece of the Beatles' heart w...
