The ‘Queen of Rock and Roll’ Tina Turner’s first marriage to Ike Turner was not exactly known as a happy marriage. Although the couple were married for some time, their union was known to be volatile with Tina accusing Ike of severe abuse. Tina Turner and Ike Turner even welcomed a son together before parting ways in 1978.

Here’s everything to know about Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s relationship timeline.

Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s Relationship Timeline

1. Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s marriage

Reportedly, Ike and Tina first met at Club Manhattan in 1957 when the latter was still a teenager. Their entanglement was not simple, because when Ike began his relationship with Tina, he was still married to Lorraine Taylor. Meanwhile, Tina became pregnant by saxophonist Raymond Hill during her senior year of high school.

The couple founded Ike and Tina Turner Revue and moved to Los Angeles. They apparently married in Mexico, but Ike said it was a common law marriage.

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2. Ike abused Tina during their marriage

Ike and Tina Turner’s volatile marriage has been well documented. In her written account in I Tina: My Life Story, the Queen of Rock and Roll said that when she first wanted to leave Ike, he responded by slamming her head into a wooden shoe computer. This incident scared Tina very much and as the relationship continued, the abuse also increased. Ike punched her regularly and even gave Tina third degree burns.

In her 2018 memoir, Tina Turner also revealed that intimacy was like a form of hostility, especially when it began and ended with beatings.

3. Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s child

Ike and Tina Turner welcomed their son, Ronnie Turner, in October 1960. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2022 due to colon cancer.

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4. Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s divorce

This abusive marriage continued until 1976, when Tina Turner officially filed for divorce after a violent incident. The divorce was finalized in 1978 and both went on to remarry.

Ike Turner died in December 2007 at the age of 76 with an autopsy revealing that the cause of death was a cocaine overdose. Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023 at the age of 86.

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