Amarillo legend Tony Christie knew he would marry his wife when he first spotted her in the crowd
Tony Christie first laid eyes on his future wife when she was in the front row at his concert. The 81-year-old singer tied the knot with Sue Christie in 1968 having seen her whilst on stage some time earlier and knew instantly that she was the girl for him even though he struggled to get her to talk to him afterwards. He told Yours magazine: "I walked on stage and, midway through 'Stranger in Paradise', I saw this pretty brunette in the front row. I turned to my bass player: ‘Mike,’ I said, ‘I’ve just seen the girl I’m going to marry.’ He fell about, but I wasn’t joking. "Afterwards, the band ...