Andy Gibb’s daughter on the ‘complicated relationship’ with her famous dad. “I wanted something that was written by him alone. He couldn’t escape it,” says Peta. They had two children: Spencer David (Sept 21, 1972) and Melissa Jane (Jun 17, 1974). This article originally appeared on news.com.au and republished here with permission. But after a reunion this year with her cousins to record an album together called The Gibb Collective, she’s finally ready to embrace that famous surname. She didn’t want to acknowledge that she had a celebrity dad and until now, she hasn’t been ready to speak about some of the more painful memories of what that entailed. They sung it with some video footage of him on a screen at the back of the stage. Barbara married Hugh Gibb, with whom she had five children. Peta and her mum pictured at the swimming carnival the day after Andy Gibb died.Source:News Corp Australia, “I can’t remember who took me now, but they made sure I got there. Home > Lifestyle > Entertainment > Celebrity News. My father had died, and everyone was freaking out.” she explains. “I’ve found such a connection with my cousins. Andy Gibb had struggled with drug addiction throughout his career, finally seeking help in the mid-eighties at the Betty Ford Clinic. Not that I don’t have huge respect for the stuff that he wrote with his brothers, I just wanted this to be a connection with him and I in the studio.”. That world changed, but Gibb, a guileless boy, never did. PETA Weber has never wanted to speak publicly about her father, Andy Gibb, the youngest brother of Bee Gees fame. “I’ve found such a connection with my cousins. Peta recording her song in studio. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father. So, it was with excitement about things to come, the newlyweds packed up life over here and headed to the USA. It was pretty confusing actually.”, “There was nothing great about having a celebrity dad.”, Peta and her mum pictured at the swimming carnival the day after Andy Gibb died. Gibb's wife Dwina, his children and his 65-year old-brother, Barry Gibb, were at his bedside. On March 10, 1988, he died at a hospital in Oxford, England, at the age of 30. “I’d hear, ‘Oh you and Sam look so much alike, you’ll have to play one day’ but it never worked out like that. It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous,” Peta explains. ... and having seven children. "Superstars usually have a tough hide from having doors slammed in their face and hustling. “I’d see my uncles every time they’d come out on a tour. It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous,” Peta explains. WHEREVER Peta went, people asked her about her dad. We were flying out to London straight afterwards, so I remember telling my friends that I probably wouldn’t be at school. I met an ex’s mother once, and the first thing she launched into was, ‘Tell me about your father, what are your uncles like?’”. Maurice married his second wife, Yvonne Spenceley Gibb, in October 1975. His daughter, Peta Gibb, was married on January 2008 to Matt Weber. News Life Media Pty Ltd Copyright © 2021. In 1991, he threatened his second wife, Yvonne, and their two children with a gun. The long overdue family reunion to come out of this project is something I never expected. Victoria dated Andy Gibb, who is an English singer and songwriter. It was pretty confusing actually.”, Peta pictured as a child at home in Australia.Source:News Corp Australia, “THERE WAS NOTHING GREAT ABOUT HAVING A CELEBRITY DAD”. When my uncles Maurice and Robin passed away, the press came knocking on both occasions, but, until now, I haven’t been ready.”, Andy Gibb pictured in 1981. “I wanted something that was written by him alone. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images. Picture: Harry Langdon/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images. Source: Supplied. Barry Gibb with wife Linda and children, Michael, Alexandra and Ashley. Former member of The Bee Gees Barry Gibb talks to the media in Sydney about his early life in Australia and touring without his brothers. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father. “I’ve always politely declined any media requests. Dec 26, 2013 - Peta Gibb - Andy Gibb's daughter (right side)and Andy's wife Kim.. . He was the youngest of five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb. Four sons: Stephen Gibb (b. “I knew I had a dad, I knew that he was a singer and that he lived in America, and that’s it really. Peta Weber, pictured recently, bares more than a passing resemblance to her dad. Joining The Gibb Collective began as a way to face her past and connect with her dad, but for Peta she has gained something so much more. 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