Barbra Streisand’s ex reaches out after reference in memoir

Legendary singer and actress Barbra Streisand promotes her long-awaited memoir My name is Barbra after its recent release. In a rare interview, the 81-year-old spoke about the process of rethinking her love life through the book.

Reliving her personal history wasn’t easy according to Streisand. He had to be persuaded to include any discussion of romance. But fans’ desire to know more about her life won out.

“I didn’t even want to talk about any relationship. My editor told me, “You can’t do that. People want to know certain things about your life that are personal.’ And I said, ‘Well, OK, I’ll do it, but I can’t talk about it in an interview after everything I put in my book,'” she confessed. PEOPLE.

Although it took Streisand a decade to write and reflect on her journey, fans couldn’t get enough of the intimate details. My name is Barbra it was an instant bestseller on the New York Times list.

Streisand’s memoir dug deep into formative moments like growing up in Brooklyn and her breakthrough on Broadway. She also mused about high-profile romances with stars such as Marlon Brando, ex-husband Elliott Gould and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

When asked if any of her past lovers contacted her after the memoir was released, she replied: “Well, one person, but I can’t tell you their name.”

Barbra believes that writing the truth is what made her ex happy with the memoir: “If you wrote the truth, what would they say to you? “Well, shouldn’t you have said that?” I said, “But it was the truth, and I probably made you look better than you were by choosing your positive aspects instead of something you said or did that was somehow cruel or hurtful.” You know what I mean?”