Divinyls' Late Vocalist Chrissy Amphlett Was Married To Her Husband, Charley Drayton

Publish date: 2024-05-20

Chrissy Amphlett, also known as Christine Joy Amphlett, was an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She was best known for working as the frontwoman of the Australian rock band Divinyls, formed in Sydney in 1980.

Chrissy Amphlett was born on October 25, 1959, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She had not shared her parents' background on social media. She attended Belmont High School.
Besides this, she left home in her teenage age and moved to the United States. 

As of now, where is she? What happened to her? In the next section, we'll talk about this subject.

What Happened to Chrissy Amphlett?

Christine Joy Amphlett is no more alive as of now. On December 7, 2007, she disclosed in an interview that she had multiple sclerosis (ms), then on October 20, 2010, Joy revealed that she had breast cancer and was being treated in New York.

Later, on January 24, 2011, the Australian singer announced that she was free of cancer. But unfortunately, on April 21, 2013, she passed away at her home in Manhattan at the age of 53. 

In conclusion, the cause of her death is breast cancer. After the death of her, artists, entertainers, and musicians paid tribute to Amphlett. According to the grave, her memorial id is 108893405.

Chrissy Amphlett's Married Life

Chrissy Amphlett was a happily married lady. She got hitched to her long-time boyfriend turned to a spouse, Charley Drayton, an American multi-instrumentalist and producer (known primarily as a drummer), on July 27, 1999

Despite not having children together, the former couple had a strong bond. Moreover, Chrissy and Charley were together till the death of Chrissy.

Apart from this, Amphlett was also romantically linked with Mark McEntee in 1982, following the first meeting in 1980. But later, the ex-pair separated in 1993 before tying the knot due to personal reasons.

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How Rich was Chrissy Amphlett? Her Net Worth

Chrissy Amphlett's exact net worth is not known, but her estimated net worth was $2.5 million at the time of her death. In contrast, Saeed Renaud holds a net worth of $550,000.

Moreover, Amphlett made her film debut as Angela, the temperamental lead singer of a rock band, in Monkey Grip (1982), in which she had a supporting part. She paid a good amount of money for this movie.

The late singer Chrissy was also a writer. She wrote a book, Pleasure, and Pain: My Life, whose price is $19.99. Apart from this, she also designed the costumes from which she increased her bank balance.

Amphlett's imperfect (slightly frilly and gappy) teeth were a big sticking point for American record labels when Chrissy and Mark McEntee negotiated with them while working on Sleeping Beauty. They refused to sign the band until she fixed them. Then she recalled the makeup artist who made her a little fake tooth to wear in this scene.

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