Olivia Jean Markel: 5 Things To Know About Jack White’s New Wife
09.04.2022 - 23:43
/ hollywoodlife.com
Jack White, 46, wowed a sold out crowd on Apr. 8, when he reportedly proposed to and then immediately married Olivia Jean Markel, 32, while on stage at his show at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, MI. The singer got the exciting night started when he brought the beauty up next to him and in front of his fan during the White Stripes song, “Hotel Yorba,” and put a ring on her finger. “It’s been such a great day, mind if we get married right now?” Jack then asked, according to Page Six, before the rest of his band and his parents joined the couple on stage as they exchanged vows.
So, just who is this amazing gal who stole Jack’s heart? Find out five things about her and her impressive career below!
Olivia Jean’s a musician like Jack. She started making music at a young age while growing up in Detroit before eventually moving to Nashville, TN to work with Jack’s company, Third Man Records, after he listened to her demo, according to Deadline Detroit. Her future husband apparently helped her form the all-female goth/garage band, The Black Belles, which also includes drummer Shelby Lynne and bassist Ruby Rogers, after she relocated.
“I had a recording that I gave to Jack, and it was mostly instrumental music, but it was a jumping-off point for like, some project to begin,” Olivia Jean told Interview Magazine about forming the band. “I did it for myself, but I didn’t play anything live because I didn’t have a band. But once we all met, we kind of collaborated together and shared ideas, threw all those ideas together, and we had a lot of material to work with.”
“[Jack] was always helping us out, and believed in all of our opinions and what we wanted to do, and helped us make those things happen,” she continued. “As you said about