Christine Keeler Quotes


He had a way with him. Before you had a chance to say no, he was there and done. That only happened to me once before, with a duke, who literally swept me off my feet, and before I knew what was happening, we'd done it. Another terrible mistake.


Citations

Keeler, Christine, and Douglas Thompson. The Truth at Last: My Story. Sidgwick & Jackson, 2001.

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Christine Keeler
Christine Keeler
  • Born: February 22, 1942
  • Died: December 4, 2017
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Model

Christine Margaret Keeler was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance-club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles. At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved with a married government minister, John Profumo, as well as with a Soviet naval attaché, Yevgeny Ivanov. A shooting incident between two of her other lovers caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. In the House of Commons, Profumo denied any improper conduct but later admitted that he had lied.