Paul Young had already scored a UK number-one hit with Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) when he first set eyes on his future wife.
It was 1983 and Stacey Smith, then a model, was appearing in the video for the Luton-born crooner’s follow-up single, Come Back And Stay.
In hindsight, the name of the song was ironic, as Stacey would end up leaving Paul not once but twice during their 35 years together.
However, as with any solid bond, the couple managed to sail through those stormy waters and remain married right up until Stacey lost her battle with brain cancer earlier today.
Paul and Stacey had begun dating when, in 1986, she embarked on a fling with the motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kidd.
However, the singer was able to brush that off and eventually married his sweetheart the following year.
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