Russell Crowe’s ex-wife Danielle Spencer’s shock career move 14 years after disappearing from the spotlight
Russell Crowe’s ex-wife Danielle Spencer is attempting to revive her pop career, fourteen years after she disappeared from the spotlight.
The Australian singer, 55, has returned to the Australian music scene with her electro-pop comeback single Regenerate.
A cover of the new issue features Danielle, who married Russell Crowe in 2003, dripping in rhinestone drops and thick black eyeliner.
The single is her first release in 14 years and previews an upcoming album that will tell the story of her “deeply personal evolution” since her public break-up.
“My new song is about waking yourself up from complacency and being a passive observer of your own life,” she told Ny Breaking Australia on Monday.
Danielle said the anthem is about “finding the courage to actively re-engage, reboot and take center stage [her] own life.’
Russell Crowe’s ex-wife Danielle Spencer has released her first original song in fourteen years
The single, titled Regenerate, is the first track from her forthcoming album and chronicles her “deeply personal” evolution in the decade since her split from the Gladiator star.
She added that the single, which will be the first track on her upcoming album, charts her journey of “going through the motions.”
In 2013, Danielle’s ex-husband Russell admitted that he wrote songs about his inevitable divorce with his ex-wife long before it was finalized in 2018.
The Gladiator actor said he knew their union was doomed in 2011, and some songs on his album The Crowe/Doyle Songbook were aimed at Danielle, and these were titled Sadness Of A Woman and Too Far Gone.
The two-time Golden Globe winner admitted that he even “tricked” Danielle into singing with him on that album.
He pretended another woman was recording with him, but that was never the case, and he told this to Danielle hoping she would get jealous and offer to sing with him, and it worked.
Meanwhile, Danielle released her last solo album in 2010, two years before their divorce.
“At different stages of life, it can feel like your batteries are empty,” says Danielle.
‘And you have to regenerate to move forward. The time feels right to release new music. I felt like I had things I wanted to say about this stage of my life. And I feel ready to put it out there.”
Russell married fellow actor and songwriter Danielle in 2003, they separated in 2012 and their divorce was finalized in 2018.
Russell Crowe admitted in 2023 that he wrote songs about his inevitable divorce from his ex-wife long before they decided to call it quits
Danielle performed her new single Regenerate live for the first time during the OzHarvest Unite to Feed Australia Live! fundraising concert! and the special airs on Channel Seven on Tuesday from 7.30pm.
In a teaser video for the pre-recorded music special, Danielle took style cues from pop comeback queens Madonna and Kylie Minogue in a dramatic black dress with a figure-hugging corset bodice.
Danielle showed off her operatic range as she raised her arms with the swell of the drums and live instruments, delivering her lyrics into the microphone with raw emotion.
The singer and songwriter said she hopes to inspire other women to embrace change and rediscover their power.
Russell married fellow actor and songwriter Danielle in 2003, they separated in 2012 and their divorce was finalized in 2018.
The couple share two children together, Charles, 21, Tennyson, 18, and remain in a close relationship twelve years after their divorce.
The couple met in 1989 on the set of the film The Crossing and married in April 2003 at the actor’s farm in Nana Glen, New South Wales.
Danielle even posted a touching tribute to her ex-husband on his 59th birthday in 2023 and what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary.
Danielle has also previously spoken about her unique relationship with her ex and how they care for their teenage sons together. Both pictured in 2003
Danielle posted a touching tribute to her ex-husband on his 59th birthday in 2023 and what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary
“Twenty years ago today I married the father of my boys,” she captioned the post, which included a rare intimate image of the actor with his sons as children.
“Even though it’s no longer our birthday, it’s still that man’s birthday. Congratulations @russellcrowe,” she added.
Danielle has also previously spoken about her unique relationship with her ex and how they care for their teenage sons together.
The singer told Ny Breaking Australia at the 2022 premiere of Russell’s film Poker Face that they are still very good friends and “catch up when they can.”
‘We catch up when we can. We are a divided family, so when we can see each other, it’s wonderful,” she explained.
Russell is now in a relationship with 31-year-old American actress turned real estate agent Britney Theriot.
He has been linked to his current partner since 2020 and it is reported that they met on the set of Broken City in 2013.