{"id":151536,"date":"2022-12-06T16:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/?p=151536"},"modified":"2022-12-06T16:58:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:58:55","slug":"meet-atila-altaunbay-grace-jones-bodyguard-turned-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/meet-atila-altaunbay-grace-jones-bodyguard-turned-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Atila Altaunbay, Grace Jones’ Bodyguard Turned Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"
Atila Altaunbay (born 1976; Age: 48) is a Turkish model, singer, and former bodyguard best known for being the ex-husband of Jamaican singer, model, and actress Grace Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n Atila Altaunbay was a run-off-the-mills man before Grace came into his life, but a chance meeting in a club catapulted him to fame. Though he started as Jones\u2019s bodyguard, Atila eventually got married to the famed artist on the 24th of February 1996. They went on to experience an eight-year-long relationship that was somewhat turbulent and ended the day Attila threatened Grace\u2019s life with a knife. Though they have been separated for almost two decades, the couple is still legally bound.<\/p>\n Atila Altaunbay\u2019s year of birth reads 1976, making him 48 years old. However, his exact birthday and month are still under wraps. He was born in his home country Turkey which makes him a Turkish national, though a majority of his growing-up years were spent in Belgium. Ethnicity-wise, Atila is listed as caucasian.<\/p>\n Right from the inception of his emergence to public notice, Atila has always been viewed as a taciturn character who has never deemed it necessary to bare facts about his early life and family background in the public space. Thus, his parents\u2019 names are not known, and it is equally not known whether he had siblings or was an only child.<\/p>\n There was a time the Turkish native revealed that the possibility of frequent media wrangling causing a nuisance in his parents\u2019 lives was his sole reason for keeping their identities sealed. The only sure fact about Altaunbay is that he grew up in a Muslim home and has followed the religion to date.<\/p>\n Talking about his academic background, Atila Altaunbay acquired basic academic qualifications in his home country Turkey. There is another account that said he completed his academic journey in Belgium, but the level he attained in school has never been made public.<\/p>\n While studying, reports said, Atila was undergoing training in fields such as CPR, Marshall, AED, and more in other to equip himself for the job of a bodyguard in the future.<\/p>\n Atila Altaunbay is listed as a bodyguard, a model, and a vocalist. According to online sources, the Turkish native started working during his time in Belgium, where he was employed as a delivery boy for a Pizza shop.<\/p>\n From delivering pizza, Atila scored another job in a security firm and started working in his capacity as a bodyguard in a club where he was sent. While he was shuttling between jobs, the Turkish native was busy taking singing classes as he was blessed with an amazing voice. He later started singing at weddings and other events.<\/p>\n While he was at the club, he crossed paths with the woman who would become his wife. Jamaican model, actress, and singer Grace Jones noticed him and employed his services as her personal bodyguard; this was precisely when his career took off.<\/p>\n Love came calling while Atila was under the employ of Jones, and they became lovers. The Jamaican entertainer helped in advancing his career by buying instruments and encouraged him to play the drums and sing with her.<\/p>\n The alliance between Atila Altaunbay and Jones lasted for a long time, and in the long run, he dabbled into modelling. It was while working as a model that he scored a couple of acting roles. Most notable among his movies is Mind Games, he has also experimented with stage acting in the past.<\/p>\n Grace Jones happened to visit the club where Atila Altaunbay worked when the couple met for the first time; this happened between late 1995 and early 1996. Jones was just at the entry when she locked eyes with the bodyguard and wasted no time in requesting he should come and work for her.<\/p>\n Of course, she offered him a better paycheck, and needless to say, the promise of better working conditions was too strong for the then-21-year-old Atila, who was just starting life, to resist. He eventually went with the Jamaican star, and while working to protect her, the two got really close, and one thing led to another.<\/p>\n The couple started dating a few months into their working arrangement. They were barely four months into their relationship when the Jamaican singer cum actress popped the big question, and Atila Altaunbay gave her an answer in the affirmative. Jones proposed while they were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the customary carnival parades.<\/p>\n The announcement of their engagement came as a great surprise to fans who previously thought that they were merely in a working relationship.<\/p>\n Atila and Jones got married in Brazil before getting back to base. Their wedding occurred on the 24th of February 1996 at what was described as a modest residence in Rio de Janeiro, precisely at the Presbyterian Ministry Area of the city.<\/p>\n It was a private affair with only 50 guests in attendance. Reports said the couple visited the gym for a workout session immediately after their wedding ceremony and later headed to New York for their honeymoon.<\/p>\n Following their honeymoon, Atila Altaunbay and Grace headed to the actress’s family house in Syracuse, where Jones\u2019 dad insisted on hosting another wedding ceremony for them.<\/p>\nSummary of Atila Altaunbay\u2019s Biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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When Was Atila Altaunbay Born?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What Does He Do For A Living<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How Did Atila Altaunbay Meet Grace Jones?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Couple Wasted no Time in Getting Married<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Who is Atila Altaunbay\u2019s Ex-Wife, Grace Jones?<\/strong><\/h3>\n