The Secret Tapes of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

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2 жыл бұрын

Newly unearthed secret audio tapes are shining a light on the struggles faced by Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz. The couple were stars of the biggest show on television, but also drew plenty of attention for their relationship strife. The tapes, discovered by Lucille’s daughter Lucy Arnaz, reveal the untold story of her parent’s turbulent love affair. Lucy said her mother recorded the tapes while writing an autobiography, and that she had never known of their existence until recently.

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@ArtByJUSTSAM 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy has brought joy to so many people. It’s devastating to find out she was so unhappy.

@RDCFemmes 2 жыл бұрын

having problems doesn't necessarily mean you were unhappy. You can be happy, flourish and accomplish your dreams in the midst of adversity.

@degenerate2124 2 жыл бұрын

It’s usually the miserable people that make everybody else happy because they can’t make themselves happy. It’s easier to make others happy. My life is the same

@robd1329 2 жыл бұрын

...she knew she marrying a cuban player. She talked that he was still banging women when he was old already. He never calmed down

@ArtByJUSTSAM 2 жыл бұрын

@@RDCFemmes she was unhappy though. She never wanted to do comedy. Desi talked her into it. She wanted to be a serious actress in film, not a joke on television.

@marilynwillett804 2 жыл бұрын

@@RDCFemmes --Absolutely, talking negatively about successful people makes others feel better about themselves.

@kissablestyles 2 жыл бұрын

She really just wanted to be a wife and mom. She loved him so much, it really shows how things can turn around. We love Lucy

@serenitynowyolo 2 жыл бұрын

Correction she also wanted a career and she stated that herself and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that . And yes we love lucy . She was ahead of her time .

@andreapena9390 2 жыл бұрын

When he asked her to quit after the 5 years plan, she didn’t she loved her career!

@sofiabravo1994 2 жыл бұрын

@@serenitynowyolo Well you really can’t have both one thing will always suffer.

@marthahiguera1169 2 жыл бұрын

Lucille Ball was an ambitious, driven person, whose first love was her career, not unlike Barbara Stanwyck,, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford. She herself said in interviews that she was happiest when she was working.

@julietteyork6293 Жыл бұрын

She wanted both but was incredibly talented, and enjoyed expressing her talent through work, whereas the daily grind of motherhood wasn’t as rewarding. She loved her kids but wasn’t in love with the task of parenting. Many women share that feeling.

@ambersablantrevino5297 11 ай бұрын

She thanked Desi for their babies they had. Never heard a woman say that. She is ahead of her time and still ahead of everyone now.

@lemorab1 28 күн бұрын

Lucy was the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio, Desilu. That almost never gets mentioned.

@MrNoLen5 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with PBS kids I love Lucy and The Golden Girls, I didn't live a rich life, but these shows made great memories

@RachelChavez1002 2 жыл бұрын

I would never get tired of watching episodes of I Love Lucy #1 favorite show of all time 🥰

@isabelblack2226 Жыл бұрын

Very true!!

@leahgary1107 2 жыл бұрын

What it all comes down to, we're all human. God bless Lucy and Desi.💕 God bless their brilliant children. 💕

@Former_Pastor 2 жыл бұрын

They were blessed by Hollywood !

@meepk633 6 ай бұрын

I've been obsessed with their relationship for my entire adult life. It's just so historically unique and weird. Almost like the Queen of England.

@barbaraduval9540 2 жыл бұрын

I always admired her and her love for her Children & Desi as she seemed there was a great struggle also was respected and appreciated and successful 😔 RIP 🙏

@akhliawilsonsreadingparrot 2 жыл бұрын

Some of us suffer in silence....one thing I can say is ,if only walls could talk then the world would know of our hurt ,pain and disappointments.

@bluebutterflywellness2273 2 жыл бұрын

I am SO fascinated by Lucille and her life. I read her biography, saw 'Being The Ricardo's', and now can't wait to see this one too! I ❤Lucy!

@mrsx7944 Жыл бұрын

I just finished her biography. It was ok but she left out a LOT. Not once did she talk about Desis affairs w other women or his alcoholism. She glossed over too much.

@julievanderleest 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching Lucy reruns. I Love Lucy has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. I’m also surprised that they had tapes back then. I thought they came along in the 80s. I grew up in the late 80s & 90s, so don’t judge too quickly.😉

@karenl.nourse2815 Ай бұрын

I made some tapes when I was a kid and that was 1968. They have been around for a long time.

@rachelwyatt6030 2 жыл бұрын

They look so much like my parents . I will love Lucy forever because it makes me feel like I’m watching my family. ❤️

@PHlophe 2 жыл бұрын

Rache, your mama is a ginge ?

@apoliticallevi 2 жыл бұрын

Anything Lucille ball related, I’m there!

@emelyv.3542 2 жыл бұрын

I've loved Lucille since I was a little girl. Such an inspiration ✨️

@woofman00701 2 жыл бұрын

I ran into Lucille Arnaz on my lunch hour at Macy's New York went they had a bookstore back in the 80's. I remember how tall and pretty with a big Hollywood smile to match .

@priscillahernandez1967 2 жыл бұрын

I am 23 years old and I love I love Lucy I just wanted to say that to show it never gets old

@relaxverse3986 2 жыл бұрын

I would be more comfortable in my grave when I die if nobody would go removing any of my "skeletons in my closet". If I wanted them out there, they would be in the streets walking around to this day.

@LourdesGzz 2 жыл бұрын

The question is why we keep those things knowing we're gonna die sooner or later, I think deep down inside, people want those things to be found and if you're famous it has monetary value.

@thatruth8900 2 жыл бұрын

@@LourdesGzz it doesn't matter why they kept therm maybe they had sentimental attachment to them. if they wanted to they had the opportunity to share it with the world the fact that they chose not to means it should remain private money isn't everything that's what's wrong with today' s generation they put money before everything even loyalty smh

@dianecelento4974 2 жыл бұрын

Well, she recorded them while writing her autobiography so....

@deedeejones57 2 жыл бұрын

she created the tapes with the intent of them coming out - she was using them for her biography.

@dianecelento4974 2 жыл бұрын

@@thatruth8900 Pretty sure Lucy would have destroyed them if she didn't want anyone to find them.

@fernanmontevista204 2 жыл бұрын

I love to see them as a golden couple in real life but ended in divorce.

@babyshamusworld 2 жыл бұрын

It's like the writers room wrote the perfect love story for them but they couldn't act it off camera if they tried 😥😥

@scotnick59 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the show and both of them so much.

@juliefisher5377 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy was her own person. She was an amazing woman. Anything that is very personal to her, should stay personal.

@tiffanyyarde5067 2 жыл бұрын

She was recording them for an autobiography, so I doubt she said anything on the tapes that she was concerned about the public knowing.

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

@@tiffanyyarde5067Yes, and her memoir was published posthumously, in 1996.

@jessyjulie5506 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously, those were private tapes. Why release them without consent?

@miajones2731 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly her daughter is after the money

@alwkw3783 2 жыл бұрын

They said she recorded them in preparation for an autobiography so obviously she intended for it to eventually be public.

@deedeejones57 2 жыл бұрын

she made the tapes to be released for her biography so...they werent meant to be private.

@deedeejones57 2 жыл бұрын

@G Force of course she made money from it. it was her mothers so she inherited the estate. thats not the point. Lucille had intended for them to be released at some point. and who CARES??? Everything Lucy did was for her family (this includes her kids).

@jessyjulie5506 2 жыл бұрын

@Hank Lawton they could have given consent before they died. Just because someone's dead, doesn't mean u can publish all their private stuff.

@deeevansnola8178 2 жыл бұрын

I Always loved Lucy!! To be beautiful and funny is rare.

@theprayingiguanabengalmomma 2 жыл бұрын

…and my freedom???? Sad!

@coolartkid.123 2 жыл бұрын

My mom loved this show very much it sad to someone who brought joy to people was unhappy.

@dardar.22 2 жыл бұрын

Why they chose Nicole Kidman over Debra Messing I'll never understand.

@mfitempyisi5971 2 жыл бұрын

Because Nicole is a better actress

@gunnymcgunwall6671 2 жыл бұрын

@@mfitempyisi5971 that's what I was going to say! I can't stand her husband's music, although I love country music. But I love Nicole. She's continuously been one of the world's highest paid female actresses. She was amazing in Big Little Lies. She and Reese Witherspoon worked great together.

@deedeejones57 2 жыл бұрын

because she is a better actress. having the same hair color as someone doesnt equal being a good enough actor for the part.

@rogerm612 2 жыл бұрын

Messing is a deranged Lunatic

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure Messing isn't as good of an actress, after all, was she ever given the chance to show us?

@RoccosVideos 2 жыл бұрын

Everybody loves “I love Lucy”. I wonder what the footage will show. ❤️👩‍🦰

@deborahklinlger8565 2 жыл бұрын

The lost tapes were cassette tapes, audio. Not VHS tapes.

@rinebin7089 2 жыл бұрын

Audio not footage

@MarkZimmerman 2 жыл бұрын

Always a classic!

@MrsMagi 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite show! I love Lucy so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Hurt to know she wasnt happy. I want to see the documentary

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

She had some hard times and her marriage turned miserable, but that doesn't mean that's all she felt. She was so much more than that, and also a survivor. So it's hard fir me to believe she was so miserable it dominated the majority if her.

@MrsMagi 2 жыл бұрын

@@beebuzz959 yeah I agree. Regardless, she maintained her beautiful soul

@jeanthree 2 жыл бұрын

I still watch Lucy. I love what she gave Television Massive amounts of laughs. She was brilliant.

@teresafraser3049 2 жыл бұрын

I thank lucille Ball's Daughter for shedding light upon.... Not everything is as it seens

@anonymouspatriotnetwork2740 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that Lucy Arnaz talks about her mother saying she waited ten years to have a baby, but she's not talking at all about her brother who was born one year into the show

@deannalarsen7161 2 жыл бұрын

I love Lucy. I really do! And she and I have the same birthday, August 6.

@jaredpower1019 2 жыл бұрын

0:00 that scene was very funny I remember my teacher show us this video and man and and my friends burst out laughing

@NYCrazyRob 2 жыл бұрын

0:03 Hold up - where those colorized versions of the show at?

@dianeroyster6185 2 жыл бұрын

I love you Lucy, you always kept me laughing. There's only one, and that's you....

@bloomingaccents 2 жыл бұрын

Literally watching, The Mocking Bird Killings, episode as we speak

@cindyduangmala554 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy was such a beautiful woman 😍😍

@kerinohwithatwist 2 жыл бұрын

I love Lucy will live on forever as long as humans exist.

@thepressgirl Жыл бұрын

I just finished the documentary and bawled my eyes out at the end. I still put that show on for a good laugh. Lucy and Desi truly did have love for each other til the end. Unfortunately not in a marriage.

@kjdnyhmghfvb 2 жыл бұрын

"who is known for infidelity and drinking problems." Not the tv show, not the producing, not the three cameras on 35mm film in front of a live studio audience, not being a musician...okay.

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

And not for being a Cuban who had to overcome other's racism in order to be all those things onTV, and with a white woman no less. I guess his only legacy is booze and skirt chasing.

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

I said the same thing! Desi doesn't get the respect & flowers he deserves from Hollywood. Desi was a trailblazer, just like Lucy was. They both paved the way for every comedian who started during and after I Love Lucy and beyond.

@erickabean2640 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see lucy 👍

@_PAIGE94 2 жыл бұрын

Classic!

@freqenc 10 ай бұрын

I miss you Lucy.

@LilBrujoFH18 2 жыл бұрын

Lucyyyyyyyy I'm home.

@karenshawgo7999 2 жыл бұрын

I loved them both .I wish the I Love I love Lucy show

@angela-ji1cg 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love them. ❤

@TheQueenVixen 2 жыл бұрын

I swear people in these comments 😂 Someone said why released the tapes without consent...what?! If the daughter now owns tapes because she owns the estate, who is she going to need consent from herself 🥴. Also the tapes was clearly for an autobiography so most likely they were either put in a book or was going to be in a book approved by her mother and father. Also I would like to add, clearly this is a cash gab by the daughter. It's kinda weird that she is releasing a movie and a documentary at the same time. Must be about the money.

@marilynwillett804 2 жыл бұрын

I agree everytime I ever saw the daughter she's talking about them,

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

@@marilynwillett804 That's because she was asked about her Uber famous parents. Nobody records her for her own life. And maybe she made money off it, but maybe she wanted to share her parents' story and money is just frosting.

@wheretonext7577 2 жыл бұрын

Wow she looks so great. I love Lucille ball

@katiebates6223 2 жыл бұрын

They never really talked about the tapes in the documentary

@whoknowsidont.5147 2 жыл бұрын

Why did she thank Desi for her freedom

@mastervz4806 2 жыл бұрын

I use to watch I love Lucy growing up in the 90s. Were they reruns?

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

Is that a joke? Because, no offense, but it made me laugh. I think they were in the 50s, maybe 60s?

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

@@beebuzz959Yes, they were reruns. I Love Lucy lasted from 1951 to 1960.

@t99155 2 жыл бұрын

I bet Lucille was a low key freak tho 💯

@rashodlewis2918 2 жыл бұрын

💯 Facts!

@Honestlylovely 2 жыл бұрын

The best everrrr

@LauraVergara-ho6uh 6 ай бұрын

😢love the show

@nickrolando7747 2 жыл бұрын

Here we go

@randomcommenter7170 Жыл бұрын

It's so weird seeing it in colour 😊

@billblaski9523 6 ай бұрын

Wow never knew this, Lucy was the queen back then

@fartslo 2 жыл бұрын

oh my

@leighhoppins9273 2 жыл бұрын

Well I get that goes to show you what you see on TV is not really not reality I mean what you see on the TV is different than real life because that’s all it is is a TV show TV has captivated of us and Will you say oh that’s so cute what a nice couple. And we don’t see reality here

@gunnymcgunwall6671 2 жыл бұрын

Aww I remember watching the episode with her smashing the grapes with her feet, with my great grandma when I was little.

@andyd3447 2 жыл бұрын

They were a beautiful couple. Too bad Desi was a mess.

@damaniqphillip2756 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮

@HenPapirman 2 жыл бұрын

It's not that she never knew about them, it looks like it wasn't very interesting to her. She has so many things related to her mom, but she never listened to it. Then because of the movie she finally listened to them and said omg, this is what it is... I thought it was lost... I don't know her but I'm so angry at this behavior.

@Former_Pastor 2 жыл бұрын

She tries too hard to keep her parents relevant !!

@user-rn1lb8sx2c 2 жыл бұрын

Huh

@HenPapirman 2 жыл бұрын

@@Former_Pastor I have so much to say but for some reason YT doesn't show it here.

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

@@HenPapirmanWhat were you trying to say? Make sure you censor some of the words so they'll be properly shown.

@IamLegendaryguy1998 2 жыл бұрын

Pray for Ukrainie

@pohanahawaii 5 ай бұрын

Now I ❤ Lucy even more, learning that she loved cats and animals, even fought with Desi to stop him from killing the cows and chickens on their farm. As Lucie recalled in an interview, her Mom said: "All my chickens died of natural death." 😏

@EternalMinimalist 2 жыл бұрын

I'm watching episodes right now when she's Lucy Carmichael and it's Jerry not Ricky as her son. She even has a teenager girl.

@catecurl3790 2 жыл бұрын

Gratuitous

@stutteringtom1 2 жыл бұрын

I hope the daughter is not throwing Lucy undere the bus

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! But I think she recently found the tapes, who Lucy herself recorded to write her biography, but she died before she could.

@breeannwatkins6314 5 ай бұрын

I think Lucy was the funniest woman that ever lived

@Raydington 9 ай бұрын

Lucy Arnaz is 72 years old now and Desi Jr. is 70

@Skipper_Jones 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy loves Steve-O

@conqueringlion420 Ай бұрын

Does the daughter drive an 18 wheeler, what a loss to the gorgeous Lucy

@jamessalinas1490 2 жыл бұрын

We need reboot

@ballbeholder87 Жыл бұрын

Turns out im actually related to her

@kjdnyhmghfvb 2 жыл бұрын

Then they should stay secret then.

@ferraodeaf436 2 жыл бұрын

Why people had a different accent or different way to talk back then? I've noticed that. Why or what causes the change in our way of speak?

@mrsx7944 Жыл бұрын

Desi was known for a LOT more than just "infidelity and drinking problems"!!

@prankgirl9112 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy had a secret daughter she gave away to a nurse too.

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

Where's your source material? I guarantee it's NOT someone who knew Miss Ball & Mister Arnaz personally.

@prankgirl9112 8 ай бұрын

@charlieputhstan There is ample evidence of this fact. It was very early in her career and she wanted to continue her career, which wasn't possible. It wasn't an easy decision for her but she left her with a nurse who did indeed know Ball and Arnez. Do some do some research, it's fascinating. She even gives heavy implications of it in her personal autobiography. Sorry but it's trueth.

@Starboy-mp2ci 2 жыл бұрын

My sisters used to be head over hills for Desi.

@robinfun2123 11 ай бұрын

Their daughter looks just like Desi

@helenamartinez3415 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE LET'S THEM RIP

@robd1329 2 жыл бұрын

...she knew she was marrying a cuban player. He never calmed down with women

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

They married right away, so she might not have had a chance to have known.

@OnlyInRomford 6 күн бұрын

'waited ten years " what ten years after she gave away/sold her 5 kids???

@gabolujan3109 2 жыл бұрын

Just let her Rest In Peace. Goodness gracious. Why bring up stuff

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

I heard Lucy recorded the tapes for an autobiography she wasn't able to finish, and her daughter recently found them.

@anthonyfranco88 Жыл бұрын

Not the point of the video but Desi was so handsome when he was young.

@IamLegendaryguy1998 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make more videos about Russia and Ukraine crisis war situation

@mewesquirrel6720 2 жыл бұрын

@livihiggs6956 2 жыл бұрын

BCD?

@AkPK369 2 жыл бұрын

Desi is 🇮🇳 ?

@deborah5763 2 жыл бұрын

Desi was from a wealthy family in Cuba who I believe fled to the U.S. before Castro took over.

@leahgary1107 2 жыл бұрын

Cuban, I think.

@4string59 Жыл бұрын

@@deborah5763 Yes, he was from a wealthy family in Santiago, Cuba. When the Battista revolution took over Cuba in the 1930's his family lost everything. He fled with his father to Miami.

@NewWorldDAO Жыл бұрын

is Lucy Camille Merriweather?

@athena_sunflower7525 2 жыл бұрын

7 minutes ago

@MegaDede1212 2 жыл бұрын

Me and this icon share a birthday 🎂 🥳

@marilynwillett804 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why grown children from very famous and successful parents USUALLY do not go on to college and become an attorney or a physician with all their advantages, instead they speak negatively about their parents . I could give you a list. Except the daughter of Shelly Winters became a doctor. I applaud her for turning her back on hollywood and going her own way.

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

Most people don't become doctors or lawyers, because it's not their calling. And Lucie Arnaz didn't really say anything negative about her parents, that I can find, but was honest that their marriage was full of fighting. She did say her mother was busy when she was growing up and she had nannies, to the point of when Lucille watched her grandchildren she had to learn to care for them. But that's more saying how it was. Do you want her to lie?

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

@@beebuzz959That's a good point. Honesty is totally different than gossip.

@BigRAC83 2 жыл бұрын

Fred Mertz was the real star.

@mistercool3859 Жыл бұрын

He wasn't the star (Lucille was). But he was underrated. William Frawley had excellent comic delivery and timing.

@amarcelous 2 жыл бұрын

What movie has she EVER appeared again?

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

The Long Long Long Long Trailer. Yours, Mine, Ours. Mame. And I think she had a lot of bit parts. Her daughter was a theater actress, so not many movies or TV, but she did some.

@4string59 Жыл бұрын

@@beebuzz959 Lucie Arnaz was in "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond.

@youngdoctorsunnyboy1780 2 жыл бұрын

@alessandra4921 2 жыл бұрын

Third

@mochi_productions3015 2 жыл бұрын

First

@Thunder_Dome45 2 жыл бұрын

Desi had a lot of gaul telling William Frawley he'd get fired if he showed up to work drunk and then he drinks all the time heavily.

@beebuzz959 2 жыл бұрын

Was Desi drunk at work though? And how did each behave while drunk?

@Thunder_Dome45 2 жыл бұрын

@@beebuzz959 well maybe not.

@charlieputhstan 9 ай бұрын

@@beebuzz959Desi was violent behind closed doors. I've heard he hit Lucy a few times, and she'd cover her scars with makeup. Domestic violence is never acceptable; I have a lot of empathy for Lucy. Imagine having to fake a smile to impress the world, and when the cameras stop rolling, chaos ensues 24/7? I wish people would have empathy for Lucy when it comes to Desi's true personality behind closed doors.