Hello, Jerry

Jerry Hall on Mick, modeling, and Mustique

Muse to Thierry Mugler, supermodel icon of the 70s, and queen of the House of Jagger for six years, Jerry Hall has come to define the Rock Wife. But as her union with Jagger appears to grow rocky, GEORGE WAYNE phones Hall in Mustique to ask the Texan glamazon about her marriage, and how she intends to tame Mick's cheating heart.

George Wayne:You've been married into rock royalty for more than six years. And it's been ...

Jerry Hall: I can't talk to you for long, because I'm late to get on this boat. We're going to a party at Tommy Hilfiger's.

G.W.OK. We don't have much time, so I'm going to get right into it: you've been married to Mick Jagger for six years, and it's been ... what?

J.H.[Long pause.] Well, we've been living together for 20 years, actually. And it's been exciting.

G.W.Exciting and ... ?

J.H. Well, I think that's enough.

G.W.O.K. Let's talk about your crazy days, Jerry Hall. Those days when you were a 70s supermodel.

J.H. Well, I'm still modeling. I've got a three-year contract with Thierry Mugler's Angel perfume. And I did his show in Paris in January. And he's doing the clothes for my next movie, The Prodigal Daughter, in which I play a Mae West type. He's doing the most wonderful clothes.

G.W.Fabulous!

J.H. And I'm very flattered that I've been working for him for so long and he still likes me.

G.W.But recall some anecdotes. What does Jerry Hall remember most from the Studio 54 era?

J.H. I used to have so much fun with all the gang: Helmut Newton, Paloma Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol. We used to all have such fun parties. Everybody was so into their art. They weren't so much into making money like now.

G.W.Please! Andy was definitely into making money. What are you talking about? Warhol was all about money, Jerry. Please!

J.H. Yeah, maybe. But Andy was

so generous. I used to host for Andy Warhol's TV, and he used to pay me every week in art. I have a fabulous collection of Andy Warhol things. He paid me much too much.

G.W. O.K., you're right. He was a generous man, but by the same token he loved making money. But what about those days with Anjelica Huston, Grace Jones, Iman? What if your daughter Elizabeth says, "Mama, I want to be a supermodel just like you"?

J.H. I'd be thrilled, because modeling is great. They're all shouting at me that we're going to miss the boat launch. So I'm going to have to go.

G.W.But you can't leave yet, darling. We have to talk about Jerry and Mick!

J.H. I'm not talking about him. . . .

G.W.Jerry, just let me ask you this question: Why do you think so many Englishmen are such effete heterosexuals?

J.H. I don't know. Maybe it's the school system. Or maybe it's in their genes.

G.W.But, Jerry, you must know. After all, you've been married to one of the biggest straight poofs G. W. has ever seen!

J.H.[Laughs.] I don't know. Maybe Englishmen are more in touch with their feminine side.

G.W.I hear the only reason you forgive Mick's indiscretions is that every time he's caught with his panties down he has to buy you a bigger ruby than the last one.

J.H. Where did you read that, the National Enquirer?

G.W.No, darling! It's just something I thought of, actually.

J.H. I don't want to talk about my personal life.

G.W.But, Jerry, you must talk about how you keep the faith!

J.H. I've got to go now. . . .

G.W.You 're not going to talk about why you love your husband and won't divorce him?

J.H. I think that's enough. . . .

G.W.Jerry, don't hang up!

J.H. No, no way, man. I wish you good luck. Bye . . .

G.W.Jerry! Jerry! Keep the faith, Jerry! Don't divorce Mick, even if he gets caught with his panties down again!

J.H.[The telephone disconnects.]