Whatever happened to Annik Honore ?

It just occurred to me in reading God knows how many books and interviews over the past 20 years I can never ever remember reading a quote or seeing a picture of Ian's mistress. What exactly has she done in the last 23 years ? Has she deliberately shunned everything or does nobody ever bother to interview her ? Wasn't she, after all, a Belgian journalist at the time. It's all a bit odd isn't it ?

She worked for the Belgian Embassy in London. Presumably she got swallowed up by Dante's Inferno, or felt so guilty at the end of the day that she spontaneously combusted. Fingers crossed.

Didn't she used to be referred to as "The Belgian Boiler"?

One of Hooky's kinder names !

Just searched on her name in Google - she may work for the EU now !! May not be of course. Who's going to be brave enough to mail her and find out ?

I did the google search too, on the off-chance I'd stumble across links to a glittering career in the Belgian press. Looks like it didn't happen. I got the EU link too, sounds plausible: embassy to EU in 23 years.

Originally posted by Benny and the Cobwebs One of Hooky's kinder names !Just searched on her name in Google - she may work for the EU now !! annik.honore@cec.eu.int was a very prominent e-mail address. May not be of course. Who's going to be brave enough to mail her and find out ?

You, Tim?

Originally posted by a very small boy > Originally posted by Benny and the Cobwebs One of Hooky's kinder names !Just searched on her name in Google - she may work for the EU now !! May not be of course. Who's going to be brave enough to mail her and find out ?

You, Tim?

Nah, well not from my UK government e-mail address anyway !

Originally posted by Ricardo > Originally posted by a very small boy> > > > Originally posted by Benny and the Cobwebs> One of Hooky's kinder names !Just searched on her name in Google - she may work for the EU now !! annik.honore@cec.eu.int was a very prominent e-mail address. May not be of course. Who's going to be brave enough to mail her and find out ?

You, Tim? Nope, Julio is the right person for the dirty work. ;)

Here I am in a house full of doors with no exits

Wait and see :D

She works for the EU administering research grants apparently... (whatever that means!)

Fuckin' hell, mate, it must've taken you ages to think that one up...

Originally posted by Philip Collins Fuckin' hell, mate, it must've taken you ages to think that one up...

You must excuse Jeff....he is a bit daft at times!!! Too much beer....or maybe it is not enough beer!

No offence taken...! As you've probably guessed, it's not the first time I've heard that little gem...

Dunno...I lost count after the first 563 times...

Whatever Annik is up to these days i hope she is happy after the intense pain she went through after Ian died (just like Debbie) and is living her own life the ways she wants to.

whatever, just be a complete asshole and drop her a line.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by David Church> whatever, just be a complete asshole and drop her a line.

And what would someone ask her exactly?

"Hello? Did you shag a lad called Ian 23 years ago? Tall bloke, epileptic, sh*te dancer?"

Beggars belief.

Sound like you've nailed it. Get her email and fire away.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by David Church> whatever, just be a complete asshole and drop her a line.

And what would someone ask her exactly?

"Hello? Did you shag a lad called Ian 23 years ago? Tall bloke, epileptic, sh*te dancer?"

Beggars belief.

Agreed. Don't even be tempted.Life is hard enough sometimes without bringing up the past.If it is indeed her just think of the chaos and nightmares this could cause.No one deserves this! Think first please. Cheers RM

Absolutely. Let it be. The damage has been done, no point in raking it up again.

Has she ever gone into print about her experiences or been quoted? Would be informative to hear her side of the story. Can people be still so traumatised over an event that took place over 20 years ago that they are unable to speak about it now?

Not that I'm aware of. At the end of the day though, it's a very personal thing, and of absolutely no relevance to the music or us as fans of the band, in much the same way as nobody has attempted to contact Ian's GP.

Thats fair comment. Its just that I'm a nosey sod and it intrigues the hell out of me. But, no, I wouldn't instigate any approach anyway.

Originally posted by a very small boy Thats fair comment. Its just that I'm a nosey sod and it intrigues the hell out of me. But, no, I wouldn't instigate any approach anyway.

I agree. I only set the question off out of curiousity as I thought I'd missed part of the story years ago and was just checking what was public knowledge or private.

Given some of the extremely detailed JD/NO/Factory retrospectives in magazines and books in the last 10 years where just about everybody including the engineers and roadies get interviewed, I suspect Annik gets approached by journalists occasionally to see if she wants to add a point of view. I guess she refuses - fair enough, you've got to respect that. What triggered my inital thought was the fact that at the end of these articles/books you usually get a "Where are they now?" section listing the players and her name is always strangely absent.

was annik working for factory benelux? and that AFTER ian's suicide? i heard or read she was blond. i found a pic which was signed with annik honorè (working for the EU) and she was about 45/50 years old with short black hair... reminds me of my mother...

I used to know one of the members of the German band Malaria!, who had a couple of records on Factory Benelux. She once showed me a poster for a show she had played in '82 or 83 (I think it may have been in Belgium)and mentioned that Annik was in one of the other bands on the bill (sorry, I don't recall which band or who else played), and that she had met her and that she had in fact worked for FBN. So, it appears that she was a musician and at least at that time had accepted a certain amount of public attention, although I'm sure she wouldn't want to only be known for her personal affair of many years ago.

Originally posted by teleharmonium I used to know one of the members of the German band Malaria!, who had a couple of records on Factory Benelux. She once showed me a poster for a show she had played in '82 or 83 (I think it may have been in Belgium)and mentioned that Annik was in one of the other bands on the bill (sorry, I don't recall which band or who else played), and that she had met her and that she had in fact worked for FBN. So, it appears that she was a musician and at least at that time had accepted a certain amount of public attention, although I'm sure she wouldn't want to only be known for her personal affair of many years ago.

interessting facts! never thought that annik was a musican... by the way: malaria - great band. who is the member you know?

I heard she's got a son whose father is Ian Curtis

Originally posted by Here is the Young Man I heard she's got a son whose father is Ian Curtis

More shite......about time you entered the real world mate innit, rather than this life of fantasy ?

Didn't she sell her soul to rock and roll?

Originally posted by Known Pleasures > Originally posted by Here is the Young Man I heard she's got a son whose father is Ian Curtis

More shite......about time you entered the real world mate innit, rather than this life of fantasy ?

This is why he killed himself and events unnerved him,fantasies