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Iman Doesn't Want David Bowie To Be Called Her 'Late Husband' For THIS Reason

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By Favour Adegoke on October 8, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT

Supermodel Iman is still in love with her iconic husband, David Bowie.

The pair got married in 1992 and remained together for 24 years after the singer passed away at 69 due to liver cancer. They welcomed one daughter, Lexi Jones, during their time together.

Recently, Iman discussed why she does let people call Bowie her "late husband," saying that the singer still remains her husband even in death.

The model also shared that she was lucky to have experienced what she had with Bowie and described him as being kind, sensitive, and attentive.

Read below for more details.

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Iman Says 'Don't Call My Husband Late'

Iman and David Bowie on the set of Exit to Eden in Los Angeles in 1994
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During her appearance on SiriusXM TODAY Show Radio on October 5, Iman told host Hoda Kotb that she does not allow people to address Bowie as her "Late Husband." She shared that her connection to him has not changed even in death.

"People say 'your late husband,' and I said 'don't call my husband late,'" she disclosed on the show per E!News. "He's not my 'late husband.' He's my husband, and he'll always be."

The model shared that meeting and falling in love with Bowie was a one in a million times possibility and that she still thinks about him every day.

"If you're lucky, you'll experience something like that. It's luck, and I was lucky," she told host Kotb.

Iman also revealed that she had worn a memento of Bowie every day since he passed away in 2016 due to liver cancer.

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"I have a necklace that I'm wearing under here that has his name on it," Iman said. "I've worn it since that first week after David passed away.

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How Iman Knew David Bowie Was The One

Singer David Bowie and his wife Iman arrrive at Cipriani's 42nd Street to attend the amfAR's New York annual benefit gala, Monday February 3, 2003.
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Iman continued to talk about how she thought Bowie was the ideal man for her while she was still on the show. Iman claimed that Bowie was "very kind, sensitive, and paid attention to everything" as her father did for her.

Iman admitted that she was afraid to date a musician but that David "wooed" her rightly with sweet moves like bringing bouquets to her hotel room in Paris or waiting for her at the plane's gate when she returned from a trip to Paris.

Above all, she recalled an instance when Bowie did an act that completely made her fall in love. She said, "We're walking down the street, and my shoelaces came undone, and he got on his knees to tie the shoes."

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"And when he got on his knees, my dad used to do that. He would get on his knees to tie my shoelaces," Iman added. "I was like, 'That's David Bowie tying my shoelaces.' This is a yes. This is a yes."

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Iman's Love Life

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Iman and Bowie got married in 1992. They welcomed a daughter, Lexi Jones, in 2000 and remained together for 24 years until the singer passed away.

Though Iman has been single for a while, the model said she was open to getting into a relationship again if someone eligible came along. However, she has no plans to share the same connection she had with Bowie with any new prospects.

IMAN AND DAVID BOWIE AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL BLACK BALL CONCERT FOR KEEP A CHILD ALIVE, HELD AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM, NEW YORK. 25 OCTOBER 2007.
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Iman revealed that she still sees David in the sunsets he adored, in the music, in the photos she keeps at home, and in their daughter, suggesting that their connection will continue even if she enters a new relationship.

"If there is an afterlife, I'd like to see my husband again," she shared a final wish of hers. "That's the one I want."

Iman Shared The Secret Behind Her Long-Lasting Marriage To The Music Legend

David Bowie and Iman at2010 CFDA Fashion Awards
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On why her marriage lasted for several decades, Iman shared in 2016 that they met and fell in love at the right time in their lives.

She told E!News, "You have to be at the right time in your life that you're ready for an everlasting relationship, that it becomes a first priority in your life. If your career is important to you, don't get married and have children, because something will give."

Iman added: "I know as women we want to be able to have it all, but we can't have it all at the same time. So, make your priority of what you want at that time. Sometimes you don't even have to get married," she said. "Why do you have to get married?"

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