Rupert’s romance proves some men can’t live without a woman

Whether you suppose Rupert Murdoch is a dastardly villain or a captain of trade, you may’t deny his stamina.

He’s 92 and relationship once more after splitting from two girls — fourth spouse Jerry Hall and Ann Lesley Smith, to whom he was briefly engaged earlier this yr — in a matter of months.

Leonardo DiCaprio, eat your coronary heart out.

Murdoch’s newest amour, retired scientist Elena Zhukova, appears an intriguing match.

Her daughter, Dasha, was married to billionaire oligarch Roman Abramovich — and it seems Murdoch and Zhukova had been launched by none apart from Wendi Deng, Murdoch’s sharp-elbowed third spouse.

Wendi is reportedly nice mates with Dasha, as each reside in New York and so they share a ardour for costly artwork and philanthropy (financed by their ex-husbands).

These are the type of girls who know what they need — and don’t fiddle when getting it.

They’re a far cry from the extra laid-back Jerry Hall: a relaxed, party-loving, rock’n’roll chick.

It was clear to me that Murdoch adored Hall once I went to their marriage ceremony. He should have executed, to place up with Bob Geldof’s hilarious however not totally flattering speech on behalf of the bride.

But in the long run, I believe she was maybe simply an excessive amount of of a free spirit for Murdoch — to not point out his considerably tough household.

He wants somebody to match his drive, and all Hall needed was time.

At coronary heart, she’s a hedonist; Murdoch is, at first, a businessman.

So you may see why somebody like Russian-born Zhukova could be the one. Not solely is she gorgeous for her age — 66 — she additionally had a stellar profession as a molecular biologist and diabetes specialist.

But the true query many can be asking is: Why? What makes Murdoch, on the age of 92, trouble to show himself to the potential heartache of one other relationship that will not work out?

The reply, I believe, is easy. Men like him can’t handle with out a girl.

For all their success, they nonetheless harbour a elementary perception that in the event that they don’t have a glamorous girl on their arm, the world will see them as a failure.

I see it on a regular basis. I do know numerous males who’re roaring successes — however a variety of that success rests on the truth that they’ve a lady who’s received their again. The similar isn’t true of my feminine mates.