Career
De Villeneuve worked as a Mayfair hairdresser under the name Christian Saint Forget before meeting Twiggy as a teenager. They became a couple, and as her career as a model took off, he became her manager and helped to make her famous. Twiggy severed ties with him in 1973 and has lately downplayed his role in her success.
De Villeneuve was married to model January de Villeneuve and has two daughters, photographer Poppy de Villeneuve (born 22 May 1979) and illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve.
De Villeneuve is repeatedly mentioned by Peter Cook on the Derek and Clive Come Again recording. This is because in 1977, de Villeneuve was employed by Phonogram Records in the capacity of Head of Public Relations & Publicity.
Phonogram"s was due to release Kevin Godley & Lol Creme"s "Consequences", a record on which Cook had worked, writing and playing all the male characters for a drama that filled three of the six sides. However, de Villeneuve repeatedly condemned the album and said how bad it was.
De Villeneuve married designer Sue Timney at Chelsea Town Hall in 2007.
