Sharon Bassey: Where is Shirley Bassey’s daughter now?

Sharon Bassey is the first daughter of Shirley Bassey. Sharon Bassey’s mother is the glamorous Welsh singer who was renowned for her strident sultry voice, sequined gowns, and lavish jewelry. As the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. She also recorded the theme songs to three James Bond films.

Sharon Bassey: Bio Summary

How old is Shirley Bassey’s daughter?

Sharon Bassey was born in 1954 in the United Kingdom. As of 2023, she is 69 years old. Shirley was just 16 when she gave birth to her first child, daughter Sharon, forcing the fledgling star to quit touring and return to Wales, where she worked as a waitress and insisted on keeping the pregnancy.

Back then, single mothers were then almost completely ostracised socially. They were regarded as “fallen women” and were usually forced to give up their children for adoption. Even if this course were taken, a girl’s “reputation” could still be ruined and she was often forced to move away and begin a new life elsewhere.

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The Goldfinger singer who refused to give up her daughter dealt with the issue head-on and decided to keep her baby, although she attempted to keep her baby, Sharon’s existence from most of her professional contacts. She later admitted: “The baby was a secret. Not many people knew about it because I can be very private, just as I can be very public, But I could look after myself.“- Mirror reported.

Who is the father of Shirley Bassey’s children?

Not only was The Never, Never, Never singer not married to her daughter’s father, the has resolutely refused to name him, saying: “I don’t talk about it for this reason: Sharon gets touchy if I mention it and I understand that.” The singer has not revealed the father of her daughter, Sharon Bassey.

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In 1998, after being accused of being antisemitic in a court battle, Shirley admitted that Sharon’s father was Jewish, that he was married with two kids at the time of their affair, and that she had never informed him of Sharon’s existence. She said: “It would hurt too many people.”

The singer’s older sister raised Sharon until she was nine and thought of her mother as Auntie Shirley. This allowed the singer to throw herself into her quest for stardom, including a pivotal performance in Scotland.

Sharon Bassey is not the only child of the singer, Dame Shirley Bassey also had two other children- her late daughter Samantha Novak and her adopted son Mark Novak. The father of Samantha is also unknown. Bassey’s first husband Kenneth Hume suggested that Samantha, born during the couple’s marriage, was the result of an affair between Bassey and Peter Finch. However, the singer has not confirmed this claim.

Sharon Bassey and Samantha Novak were bridesmaids at their mother’s wedding to her second husband Sergio Novak. The girls even took their stepfather’s name, Novak.

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Death of Sharon Bassey’s younger sister Samantha

Sharon Bassey’s younger sister Samantha was found face-down in the River Avon near the 250ft Clifton Suspension Bridge and died accidentally in August 1985. She was found nine days after leaving a pub where she had been drinking. Police concluded that she ‘just fell in’ and it was a tragic accident. Shirley Bassey has always maintained that the death of her daughter was not a suicide. The ordeal of losing her daughter caused the singer to temporarily lose her voice.

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Where is Shirley Bassey’s daughter Sharon Bassey now?

Though she is the daughter of a famous personality, Sharon Bassey’ has been very private about most of her life. She has been living a very private life away from the camera. She has not made the news or any headlines in recent years. It is unclear what exactly she also does for a living. However, Shirley Bassey revealed she has four grandsons through her surviving daughter, Sharon Novak. In 2018, Bassey reported that she had a great-granddaughter.

Talking about her daughter, Dame Sharon Bassey said- “Yes, I also used to say I’d like to be my daughter when I grow up. Sharon. She’s a good mother. I wasn’t because I was in the business.” She tried to be a disciplinarian, but then would give them anything they wanted.“