4 biggest revelations from Barbra Streisand’s new memoir, My Name is Barbra – from her friendships with King Charles, Princess Diana and Judy Garland, to her infamous 1969 Oscars wardrobe malfunction

Nov 10 , 2023

Barbra Streisand, now 81, just released a tell-all memoir about her impressive life and career, titled My Name is Barbra. Photo: @barbrastreisand/Instagram

Spanning nearly 1,000 pages, the legendary actress and singer’s book just hit the shelves on November 7, packed with details about her childhood, Broadway breakout and Hollywood romances

King Charles once said she had ‘great sex appeal’ and Princess Diana was ‘wonderful’ to her – but what did Judy Garland’s eerie warning before her death really mean?

Superstar Barbra Streisand is capping her storied career with a nearly 1,000-page memoir out Tuesday, musing on her childhood, Broadway breakout and Hollywood love life.

The long-awaited My Name is Barbra hit the shelves November 7, with the 81-year-old artist and Egot winner – that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – dishing on her decades in the entertainment business.

She also discusses her high-profile romances with former husband Elliott Gould – with whom she shares a son, Jason – as well as Marlon Brando and Canada’s former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Here are four biggest revelations from the book.

1. Barbra Streisand’s unexpected connection with King Charles

Then Prince Charles, Prince of Wales smiles as he meets Barbra Streisand (right) and others backstage during a champagne reception ahead of a gala performance in aid of The Prince’s Trust at Wembley Arena in London, UK, in 1994. Photo: Getty Images

Streisand opened up about her unexpected connection with “utterly charming” King Charles, who once said she had “great sex appeal”.

Streisand first met the royal when he visited Los Angeles in 1974. Charles was apparently adamant that he meet her, and so he stopped for a brief visit at Warner Bros. Studios, where the star was recording music for her upcoming film Funny Lady.

“I was drinking tea and offered him a sip … and the future king of England actually drank from my cup, which was apparently unprecedented. When the British press reported on this, they turned it into the equivalent of an international incident,” Streisand recalled in her memoir.