Marianne Faithfull, 74, in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus as ‘stable’ star ‘responds to treatment’
Marrianne Faithfull is in hospital being treated for coronavirus.
The singer, 74, is said to be ‘stable’ as she battles the deadly virus at a London hospital, her management confirmed on Saturday.
Mick Jagger’s former lover is ‘responding well to treatment’ after testing positive and her team have wished her a ‘speedy recovery’ from the condition.
Confirmed: Marrianne Faithfull is in hospital being treated for coronavirus
A spokesperson for Marianne told MailOnline: ‘Marianne Faithfull’s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that she is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in London.
They added: ‘She is stable and responding to treatment, we all wish her well and a full and speedy recovery.’
The London-born Marianne was first discovered at a Rolling Stones launch party she attended with John Dunbar in 1964, which helped launch her singing career.
Later that year, she released her first song, As Tears Go By, written by Jagger, Keith Richards and the man who discovered her, Andrew Loong Oldham.
The singer, 74, is ‘stable and responding to treatment’ as she battles the virus in hospital in London, her management confirmed on Saturday (pictured in 1967)
She released a slew of successful hits and ended up marrying Dunbar in 1965, though she ultimately left him for Jagger.
But after leaving Jagger in the 1970s, she became addicted to heroin, and she was homeless and living on the streets for a spell.
She was found on the street by producer Mike Leander in 1971 as she tried to get her career on track, releasing the country-influenced album Dreamin’ My Dreams in 1975, but her career wasn’t fully revived until her 1979 album Broken English.
It was revealed earlier this year that Lucy Boynton, 26, will star as Marianne in a new planned biopic detailing her life.
A spokesperson for Marianne told MailOnline: ‘Marianne Faithfull’s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that she is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in London’
The film will chart her sudden and meteoric rise, to her downfall with substance abuse and homelessness before her road to recovery.
‘Marianne is an extraordinary woman who rebelled against the male dominated music industry,’ director Ian Bonhote said.
‘The film will explore female-issues as well as the injustices she suffered in her quest to be recognised as an artist,’ he added.
‘I’m honoured to collaborate with Lucy and Julia to shine a light on Marianne’s timeless story,’ he said, referring to Boynton and producer Julia Taylor-Stanley.
Life and times: The London-born Marianne was first discovered at a Rolling Stones launch party she attended with John Dunbar in 1964, which helped launch her singing career (pictured in 1969)
Role of a lifetime: It was revealed earlier this year that Lucy Boynton, 26, will star as Marianne in a new planned biopic detailing her life
Boynton herself will serve as an executive producer, though it remains unclear when the film will go into production, or when it will be released.
‘I am delighted that my story is finally being made with my dream team of Lucy, Julia and Ian,’ Faithfull herself said in a statement.
Lucy starred as Mary Austin in her boyfriend Rami Malek’s rock biopic Bohemian Rhapsody last year, and she played Astrid Sloan in The Politician.