In the timeless romantic comedy Sabrina, William Holden sweeps Audrey Hepburn into his arms with the passionate line: “Where have you been all my life?” Audrey, playing the chauffeur’s daughter, coolly responds: “Over the garage.” On the set of Billy Wilder’s 1954 film classic, Audrey, then just 24 years old, thought she had found her real-life soulmate in the 36-year-old William Holden. She called him "the most handsome man I’d ever met." But despite the undeniable chemistry between them, their relationship ended unhappily.
According to Barry Paris, author of Audrey Hepburn, Audrey wanted nothing more than to marry a decent guy and have children. However, William Holden's reluctance to leave his wife and his inability to have more children due to a vasectomy ultimately led Audrey to call it quits. Despite her heartbreak, Audrey Hepburn went on to establish herself as a new kind of Hollywood actress in the 1950s. Her elegance and unique beauty set her apart from the bombshell actresses of the era. Yet, behind the charm and grace, Audrey suffered a lifetime of heartbreak, two regrettable marriages, and several rumored affairs, finding true love only in her later years.
Audrey's Journey to Stardom
Audrey Hepburn’s journey to stardom was not an easy one. She overcame a difficult childhood marked by abandonment by her father and near starvation in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II. Despite these challenges, Audrey dreamt of becoming a ballerina. Instead, she emerged as Hollywood's newest sensation with a breakout role in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, opposite Gregory Peck.
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Audrey believed that to portray love on screen, you had to feel it in real life. “You have to be a little bit in love with your leading man and vice versa,” she once said. This belief was evident during her time on the set of Roman Holiday, where rumors swirled that she had genuinely fallen for Gregory Peck.
