Carla Ventilla: Where is Gerry Rafferty’s ex-wife now?

Carla Ventilla

Carla Ventilla was the wife of Gerry Rafferty. Carla Ventilla’s husband Rafferty was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is popular for being one of the founding members of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was “Stuck in the Middle with You” in 1973.

Carla Ventilla: Bio Summary

Full NameCarla Ventilla
famous aswife of Gerry Rafferty
Place of BirthScotland
Nationalityscottish
EthnicityCaucasian
Children Martha Rafferty
SpouseGerry Rafferty

How old is Gerry Rafferty’s wife Carla Ventilla?

Carla Ventilla gained much of her popularity from being the wife of Gerry Rafferty. Gerry was born on 16 April 1947 in Scotland. Unfortunately, he passed away on 4 January 2011 (aged 63). There isn’t much information available regarding the age, date, and exact place of birth of Carla. She has not been very open about those details.

How did Gerry Rafferty meet his wife?

In 1965, 18-year-old Rafferty met 15-year-old Carla Ventilla, an apprentice hairdresser from an Italian family in Clydebank, at a dancehall. The man didn’t forget their first meeting, a story he later recounted in the song “Shipyard Town” on North and South.

Five years after they first meet, 20 years old Carla Ventilla and 23 years old Rafferty got married in 1970. They married in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones. They lived in Scotland with their daughter, Martha Mary, before moving to the south of England in the late 1970s, where they divided their time between their farm near the Kent–Sussex border and a home in Hampstead, London. Rafferty and Ventilla divorced in 1990.

ALSO, READ; Martha Rafferty: Who Is Gerry Rafferty’s Daughter?

Her Ex-husband had an Alcohol addiction

Rafferty had enjoyed alcohol from a young age, but a growing drinking problem placed his marriage under an intolerable strain and Carla divorced him in 1990 though they remained close. Speaking on the singer’s alcohol problem, Michael Gray, the singer’s personal manager: “It never occurred to me in all the time I knew him that he was heading for alcoholism. Maybe I should have realized, but I didn’t. I’m unsure whether he did.”

Rafferty’s girlfriend Enzina Fuschini also revealed she “felt that he was under some sort of evil spell. He felt crippled by it… I saw a man in despair”. Rafferty’s ex-wife Carla also spoke about his alcohol problem: “There was no hope. I would never have left him if there’d been a glimmer of a chance of him recovering.”

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Gerry Rafferty’s death

Carla Ventilla’s husband was admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital where the singer was put on a life-support machine and treated for multiple organ failure. After he was taken off life support, he rallied for a short time, and doctors thought that he might recover. Unfortunately, Carla Ventilla’s husband died of liver failure at the home of their daughter Martha in Stroud, Gloucestershire, on 4 January 2011, at the age of 63.

Where is Gerry Rafferty’s wife now?

Though she is the ex-wife of a popular singer, Carla hardly makes the news. She has been staying away from the limelight for a very long time living a very private life. Not much is known about where exactly Carla is now.

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  • Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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