Behind the enchanting persona of grace and elegance, Grace Kelly's private life was far from the controlled image she projected.
In her final film appearance in “High Society,” which is set to re-air today, Kelly's on-screen perfection was overshadowed by her scandalous off-screen affairs.
According to writer Gore Vidal, Kelly had a reputation for being intimately involved with her leading men.
While working on this particular movie, she was rumored to be romantically involved with four different men, excluding Bing Crosby.
Their affair had come to an embarrassing end when Crosby discovered her in bed with the very star who had just won an Oscar, causing a dramatic confrontation.
Kelly's romantic escapades left many of her co-stars' wives and girlfriends feeling uneasy and suspicious.
During the filming of “High Noon” in 1953, Gary Cooper's girlfriend, Patricia Neal, was reassured by Cooper that Kelly was having an affair with director Fred Zinneman.
However, Neal later revealed that it was actually Cooper himself who was involved with Kelly.
Cooper crudely remarked before his death that Kelly appeared reserved until her pants were down, and then she would unleash her passion.
Known for her preference for older men, which stemmed from her strained relationship with her strict father, Kelly's affairs involved men significantly older than her.
Cooper and Clark Gable were 28 years her senior, Crosby was 26 years older, and Sinatra was 14 years her senior.
At the age of 18, she even had a relationship with her drama teacher, Alan Richardson, but it ended when she flaunted an emerald-studded bracelet gifted by Prince Aly Khan, which held a suggestive meaning.
Kelly's pattern of involvement with multiple partners became an open secret in Hollywood, although she rarely addressed these rumors herself.
However, during the filming of “Mogambo” with Gable, Kelly hinted at their affair by saying, “What else is there to do if you're alone in a tent in Africa with Clark Gable?”
Gable consistently denied any romantic involvement, but co-star Donald Sinden accidentally stumbled upon them engaging in s**ual activity in Gable's tent.
When the filming moved to London, Gable arranged for a discreet hotel room for their rendezvous.
Unbeknownst to Crosby, Kelly was also seeing actor William Holden, who had an open marriage, as well as Clark Gable and briefly, David Niven.
Niven disclosed his affair with Kelly during an appearance on the Michael Parkinson show when he was asked about his best lover by Kelly's husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Initially confessing that it was Grace, Niven quickly corrected himself by mentioning Gracie Fields.
On the night of the 1955 Oscars, Crosby visited Kelly in her hotel room around 3 a.m., possibly trying to distract himself from losing to Marlon Brando.
However, instead of finding Kelly, he discovered a n^ked Marlon in her bed.
The encounter led to a physical altercation between the two men.
Despite the tension, Crosby found himself once again working opposite Kelly from January to March 1956 in the film “High Society.”
The shocking revelations surrounding Kelly's romantic affairs continue to captivate audiences, allowing a glimpse into the complex and scandalous world of Hollywood's golden era.
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