This devastating sentence was followed by an even more heart-wrenching comment. She told the show's millions of viewers: "I haven’t broken it off, but it is broken off, finished." Shortly thereafter, Jane appeared on the TV show Dee Time where she was asked about her relationship with the Beatle. Stunned, she stormed out and sent her mum back to retrieve her things. Jane found out when she returned from an acting job early and found the Beatle in bed with Francie. In 1968 Paul started a secret affair with American star Francie Schwartz. Towards the end of their relationship, however, he began to have a wandering eye. Paul and Jane were together from 1963 to 1968. He added: "I tried pulling her, succeeded, and we were boyfriend and girlfriend for quite a long time." Musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles with his partner, actress Jane Asher at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 25th March 1968. We’d thought she was blonde, because we had only ever seen her on black-and-white telly doing Juke Box Jury, but she turned out to be a redhead. He later said of her: "I met Jane Asher when she was sent by the Radio Times to cover a concert we were in at the Royal Albert Hall – we had a photo taken with her for the magazine and we all fancied her. The upper-class beauty showed the star a different world from what he was used to. Paul was completely head over heels for Jane. She also had continuing appearances in BBC's Juke Box Jury. She was a child star after appearing in the Robin Hood TV series. For Paul, Jane Asher was a great prize."Īsher was only 17 at the time but was already quite famous. "Paul was obviously as proud as a peacock with his new lady. Her mass of Titian-coloured hair cascaded around her face and shoulders, her pale complexion contrasting strongly with her dark clothes and shining hair. My first impression of Jane was how beautiful and finely featured she was. The first time I was introduced to her was at her home and she was sitting on Paul’s knee. She wrote: "Paul fell like a ton of bricks for Jane. READ MORE: Why the Beatles quit touring at the height of their fame Cynthia Lennon - wife of Paul's bandmate and best friend, John Lennon - recalled the young singer falling in love with Jane extremely quickly, At the time, she was a prominent British actor and was no newcomer to fame herself, reports The Express. Paul and Jane first met in 1963 as The Beatles were beginning to become household names in the UK. ![]() But after five years together, Jane split up with Paul in perhaps the most high profile way possible. He was a member of the world's biggest band, selling millions of records across the globe, while she was a high profile actress, a shining star of the big screen. Back in 1968, Paul McCartney and Jane Asher were the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez of their day.
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