Tears for Fears star admits he fell in love with another woman before his wife died

Tears for Fears star Roland Orzabal is opening up about the painful final years of his marriage, revealing that he fell in love with another woman before his first wife, Caroline, died after a long battle with an alcohol-related illness.The "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" singer, who has written a new memoir, "Welcome to Your Life," admitted he reached his breaking point after spending years watching his wife’s condition deteriorate. Orzabal described that while walking away may have seemed cruel, he eventually saw "a clear way forward.""Why was it important to be so candid?
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Tears for Fears star Roland Orzabal is opening up about the painful final years of his marriage, revealing that he fell in love with another woman before his first wife, Caroline, died after a long battle with an alcohol-related illness.The "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" singer, who has written a new memoir, "Welcome to Your Life," admitted he reached his breaking point after spending years watching his wife’s condition deteriorate. Orzabal described that while walking away may have seemed cruel, he eventually saw "a clear way forward.""Why was it important to be so candid? Well, because it’s the truth," the 64-year-old told Fox News Digital. "I didn’t want to write something false.
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- Tears for Fears star Roland Orzabal is opening up about the painful final years of his marriage, revealing that he fell in love with another woman before his first wife, Caroline, died after a long battle with an alcohol-related illness.The "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" singer, who has written a new memoir, "Welcome to Your Life," admitted he reached his breaking point after spending years watching his wife’s condition deteriorate. Orzabal described that while walking away may have seemed cruel, he eventually saw "a clear way forward.""Why was it important to be so candid?
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