The Public Had No Idea
20 years into their marriage, Iman told Bazaar that she was still fascinated with her husband. Sadly, though, it all came to an end when Bowie passed away in 2016. On January 10, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the Blackstar album, Bowie died in his New York City apartment. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer 18 months earlier, but the public wasn’t in the know.
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Before his death, Bowie was working with Belgian theater director Ivo van Hove for his Off-Broadway musical Lazarus. According to van Hove, Bowie wasn’t able to attend some of the rehearsals because of his cancer’s progression. Still, Bowie kept working throughout.