But Arnaz was a persistent cheater– a 1955 cover of the tabloid Confidential questioned “Does Desi Really Love Lucy?”– and their marital relationship ended in 1960 due to all sorts of difference of opinions.
“I realized we never really liked each other,” Ball composed in Love, Lucy “We had a great attraction going for each other in the beginning but we didn’t approve of each other.”
The 13 th and last episode of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, hour-long plots that still included Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, plus a various celeb visitor star weekly, ended with among those they’re- still-hot-for-each-other minutes, regardless of Arnaz and Ball’s divorce remaining in the works.
“When the scene arrived and the cameras closed in for that final embrace, we just looked at each other,” Ball kept in mind in her book, “and then Desi kissed me and we both cried. It marked the end of so many things.”
Arnaz composed in A Book, “The irony of it all is how our undreamed-of success, fame, and fortune turned it all to hell.”
But majority a century later on, what they produced together sustains, improved by fans old and brand-new who can crank up I Love Lucy whenever they desire on Paramount+ orHulu And while the quickly available laughs would suffice, the extreme behind-the-scenes story is getting fresh eyes also.
