Dot Rhone

Dorothy Rhone (born in Childwall, Liverpool) is a former girlfriend of Paul McCartney. They began dating in



1959 and were engaged to be married, however Dot suffered a miscarriage in 1960 and after that their relationship fell apart.

Early Years
Dorothy Rhone was born in Childwall, Liverpool to Tom and Jessie Rhone. She had three elder siblings, Billy, Anne and Barbara. Her father was a timekeeper on the Liverpool Docks. She was a student at the Liverpool Institute High School for Girls.

Relationship with Paul McCartney
Dot met Paul McCartney at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool where he was playing there as a member of the Quarrymen. Dot at first preferred John Lennon but when she learned he already had a girlfriend, Cynthia Powell, she turned her attention towards Paul who asked her out a few weeks later at a party. Dot was Paul's first steady girlfriend, and in later years Paul aknowledged that he had been very controlling and possessive over Dot, even controlling how she styled her hair and what she wore; Paul said that he and John tried to style their girlfriends to look like Brigitte Bardot. Although McCartney was possessive with Dot, he was also very generous spending a large percentage of the little money he got from gigs with the Quarrymen on her.

In February 1960, Dot fell pregnant and there were plans for her and Paul to get married later in the year; however, three months into the pregnancy, Dot suffered a miscarriage. Paul soon after left for Hamburg and did not return for four months. He wrote to Dot nearly every day but Paul did not remain faithful to Dot while he was there. On Paul's return to Hamburg in 1961 Paul paid for Dot to stay in Hamburg for two weeks. While in Hamburg, Paul and Dot shared a cabin on a houseboat, and Dot got to see The Beatles perform in Hamburg. On her return their relationship seemed to be falling apart, and ended in the summer of 1962; the reason appeared to be that Dot wanted to get married and Paul didn't. A few weeks later, the Beatles secured national fame.

Later Life
Dot emigrated to Canada in 1964, where she met her husband Werner Becker and they have three daughters together, the eldest is called Astrid, named after Astrid Kirchherr who Dot was friends with while in Hamburg. Dot and Werner now live in Mississauga, Ontario.