'Cars' singer Gary Numan confesses how he wooed fan-turned-wife may 'be illegal now'
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Key Points:
- Gary Numan revealed in a recent interview that he first met his wife, Gemma O’Neill, when she was 12 and he was 22 at a fan event around 1980, a relationship dynamic he now jokingly suggests "may be illegal."
- They reconnected when O’Neill was 18 and Numan was 28, eventually dating after he contacted her through a fan club in 1992 to offer condolences for her mother’s death.
- Their first date was at a modest chain restaurant, reflecting Numan’s down-to-earth nature, and they married in 1997, later having three daughters together.
- O’Neill had a longstanding admiration for Numan, describing their initial meeting as a schoolgirl crush that evolved into genuine feelings, while maintaining a realistic perspective on their relationship.
