No longer at MGM, they were now a little less careful in public settings. The photo above shows Nelson’s reaction at their being caught holding hands while on a radio show together. The fans wondered and whispered… but the official view – and the one loudly touted by the various fan clubs – was that they were only good friends.
“It’s not easy. One minute he doesn’t care and one minute he’s angry,” Jeanette MacDonald told Blythe, when she boldly asked how Jeanette’s husband dealt with her relationship with Nelson Eddy. Blythe was the granddaughter of Mary Blythe, Jeanette’s close friend from their high school years together. Watch through to the end of the video, as Jeanette’s comments about her life, career, Nelson, and Gene are found throughout the interview.
