Talk:John Galliano

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I've done my best to make this slightly less sycophantic and cloying. It's still not clean and does not cite any sources. So if anyone can improve, that'd be great. The previous mess of toadying fashion quotes and adverts was appalling. --Brideshead 23:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Have added citation needed tag to the claim that he was born in Gibraltar to Spanish parents... note that Galliano is a common name in Gibraltar, but not Spain. Also, changed birthplace from "Gibraltar, Spain" to just "Gibraltar". Gibraltar is not in Spain, and it's hard to think of how he could have been born in two different countries. 87.127.73.65 19:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Only one of John Galliano's parents is Spanish his mother Ana Guillen Rueda who was born in La Linea which is the Spanish town that sits next to Gibraltar on the border. I know this because I am his 4th cousin and the family genealogist.

Through his father also John, John's Gibraltarian ancestry predates the arrival of the British on the Rock. On the Galliano side the earliest record I have is of his grandfather Alejandro Gallino who was born in Gibraltar in 1897, through his Grandmother Matilde Bosano, John is descended from the very earliest Genoese settlers on the Rock including two of the three earliest mentioned families the Berros and the Sturlas.

It was quite common through the 19th century and part of the 20th century for Gibraltarian men to marry Spanish women from across the border, owing to the small population of Gibraltar. In having a mother of Spanish origin John is far from unusual. Any offspring from such marriages would always be described as Gibraltarians.

Hope this helps. EddieLu 16:40, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John Galliano's picture

I've got some pictures of John Galliano but I'm not too confident in uploading them, as I'm afraid they'll get taken off. Is it okay to post pictures from a site as long as I provide a link to them? Wengistein 10:33, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

No, it would not be. Copyrighted pictures of living people should not be uploaded. ShadowHalo 03:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is he married, hashe got any kids?

theres nowt about his relationships in the personal section, just guff about his fitness reime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.106.202.127 (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

If you have a look at this http://www.rainbownetwork.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=1208 you'll see that hes on the list for influential gay persons for the 2007. Nothing about his personal life though :p —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.189.69 (talk) 13:03, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nationality

In reply to the recent edits by Anon, I have read WP:MOSBIO and in this case Gibraltarian is not an ethnicity as he was born there and lived there for some time. Being Spanish in his case would be ethnicity as only his mother was Spanish, so that shouldn't be in the lead as it was originaly. There is no need to mention that he is British in the lead as being Gibraltarian also means being British by default. Besides, his nationality is clearly stated as British in the infobox. Hope you now understand why I changed it. --Gibmetal 77^talk 22:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)