UPDATE TO BELOW STORY....
Billy Idol wasn't surprised to discover that he had fathered a child during the 1980s.
The White Wedding rocker found that he was dad to son Brant Broad after his daughter Bonnie – who he has from his relationship with Linda Mathis – discovered her half-sibling through a DNA test and admits that the news wasn't a huge shock due to his hedonistic behaviour at the height of his fame.
Check out the original story here courtesy of Yardbarker.
IN OTHER BILLY RELATED NEWS....
If you're an audiophile and a Billy Idol fan, we have good news. Three landmark albums from his vaults, 1986's "Whiplash Smile," 1990's "Charmed Life," and 1981's "Don’t Stop" EP, will be released on vinyl, in a number of special editions. "Don't Stop" was the table-setter for Idol's hit "White Wedding," with early versions of "Mony Mony" and "Dancing With Myself." "Whiplash Smile" contained hits like "To Be A Lover," "Don't Need A Gun" and "Sweet Sixteen." "Charmed Life" featured "Cradle of Love" and "L.A. Woman." All three vinyl reissues will be available August 15th.
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In the new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which debuted Tuesday at the Tribeca Festival in New York, it was revealed that he fathered a second son.
In the film, his daughter Bonnie, who he had with Linda Mathis, says, “My husband just surprised me with a 23andMe DNA test as a Christmas present. And then a few weeks later, I get the results back on the app and open it and I’m like, who is this? This Brant. And it says his info’s like, New York, 1985, looking for my bio dad. I was like, ‘What?'”
It turns out that after Brant's mother and the man he thought was his father broke up, she spent a weekend getting "Idolized."
Idol owned up and welcomed Brant into his family.
“Once I saw Brant with Bonnie and [my first son] Willem, they’ve all got the same quirky sense of humor. And once I saw that, I could see he’s my son, really.”
And Brant adds, “He’s definitely showed me a lot of love, so I’m blessed.”
Idol starts a European tour on June 18th in Germany.