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About Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton
Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton were the ultimate 60s “it” couple—glamorous, photographed everywhere, and constantly in gossip columns. Long before Bianca and the other famous muses, Chrissie had to keep up with Mick’s wild energy and whirlwind lifestyle. After a few years, they split, with Mick chasing the next muse and Chrissie focusing on her own path. It was classic rock ‘n’ roll love: fun, flashy, and inevitably short-lived.
Mick’s first girlfriend, who he met at a party, secretary and younger sister of ’60s top English model and icon of Swinging London Jean Shrimpton, whom with her long legs and slim figure, was nicknamed “The Shrimp”. The couple went out for three years, and were said to be “unofficially engaged.” At the time Chrissie wrote a monthly column for the U.S. teen magazine Tiger Beat called From London with Love, though her literary career ended when Mick, feeling that he should be dating more famous women, he broke up with her in 1966 and began dating Marianne Faithfull. Later on, Mick had a court injunction filed against Chrissie to prevent her from publishing his letters to her.
Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton: The 60s Rock ‘n’ Roll Sweethearts
Mick Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton—talk about a rock ‘n’ roll couple of the 60s. Before he became the globe-trotting, rock legend with a reputation for dating models and movie stars, Mick had a fairly long relationship with Chrissie, who, let’s be honest, was probably more about the fashion than the fame at the time.
They were the “it” couple, at least for a while. Chrissie was a model, and Mick was… well, Mick, always in the spotlight. They were spotted at high-society events, and, naturally, their relationship was the subject of gossip. Chrissie was often compared to Mick’s later famous girlfriends, but hey, no one could ever hold a candle to Bianca Jagger (or so he thought). Mick, with his charming smile and endless energy, was probably hard to keep up with.
The End of the Jagger-Shrimpton Chapter
Of course, this was the ’60s, and it wasn’t exactly a time for long, lasting commitments for Mick. After a few years together, Mick and Chrissie split, and he moved on to the next “muse” in his love life. Chrissie, for her part, went on to have her own career and life outside the Rolling Stones drama. You could say Mick got a taste of the rock-star life early on, but Chrissie probably learned quickly that being with him meant playing second fiddle to his career—and his countless other relationships. A classic rock tale, right?
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