Sophie Belle Clapton

Sophie Belle Clapton is the youngest daughter of Eric Clapton, who is a famous guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Her father, Very Successful

She is best known for being the daughter of Eric Clapton. His full name is Eric Patrick Clapton. 

He is the son of Patricia Molly Clapton and Edward Walter Fryer.

He is a British rock musician and singer. He was born on 30 March 1945 in England. He is best known for his hit love song ‘Layla.’ 

He is the founder of a band named ‘Blind Faith’ in 1969 and Derek and the Dominos, which was formed in 1970. 

Beautiful Mother

Her mother's name is Melia McEnery. She is a socialite and philanthropist. 

She is best known for being the second wife of the legendary Eric Clapton. 

She was born on 1 February, 1976 in Ohio, United States. 

Her Parents Dating And Married

Her parents met for the first time at a party in Ohio organized by Armani in 1999 for him. 

At that party, Melia McEnery approached him for his autograph for her uncle. 

At that time, her mother was 22, and her father's age was 53. 

Eric noticed her at first glimpse at that time, and soon, they both began dating each other. 

They had separated from each other after one year of a love relationship due to her boyfriend's busy schedule.

Later they back in their love affair again with commitment.

 In 2001, she gave birth to their first child before marriage. 

On 1 January 2002, the couple got married at church in Surrey with limited close friends and family.

They are still together, and their married life is going smoothly till the date. There are no rumors of their separations. 

Her Sisters

She has two elder sisters and one half-elder sister. Her half-sister's name is Ruth Kelly Clapton.

She was the secret child of Eric. Her mother's name is Yvonne Kelly. 

She was born in January 1985 while Eric was in his first marriage. He didn’t disclose about Ruth until 1991.

Her sister Julie Rose was born on 13 June 2001. She was born when her parents were in a relationship. 

Ella May Clapton was born on 14 January 2003. 

Her half-brother Conor Clapton sadly passed away on 20th March 1991. 

He fell from the 53rd floor of Eric's apartment. He was Eric's son from Lory Del Santo. 

This was one of the biggest tragedies of her life. It took her family a lot of time to move on.

Her father's ex-wife

Before married to her mother, he was married to Pattie Boyd. She is an English former model and photographer. 

She was the wife of his close friend, but he fell in love with her and pursued her to leave her husband to marry him. 

She agreed and went to her first husband and got married to him in 1979. They had no children together. 

They tried various things but couldn’t succeed in being a parent. 

After that, their married life didn’t go well. She left Eric in 1987, and their divorce was finalized in 1989. 

The reason behind their divorce was due to his alcoholism habit and various extramarital affairs. 

In an interview, he admitted that he was abusive to her.

How did music save her father after the tragic loss of his then-four-year-old son?

Her father suffered a huge tragedy after his then four-year-old son, Conor, died after falling from the 53rd floor of a New York apartment. 

His son was dear to his heart, so losing him took him a long time to heal.

Eric struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for a long time. 

He was drinking two bottles of vodka a day and was frequently suicidal, especially on a nightly basis. 

When Conor was born, he was still drinking. His birth became the chief reason for him to get back to treatment. 

During an interview, he expressed he did love his son and didn’t want him to see what he was doing. 

He explained that although he was a small boy, he could see what he was doing. 

“Because I didn’t have that much love for myself, he was the chief reason I went back to the treatment,” he said.

It was for Conor, he quit for good and vowed to be the kind of father he never had. 

He also recalled the day when he heard the news of his son’s demise. 

According to him, he was in New York to visit Conor who at the time was living with his mother. 

He got a call from Conor’s mother, who was hardly able to make sense but said he was dead. 

He then recalled putting the phone down and calmly walking from his hotel to that place as if nothing had happened. 

He said walking past the streets was a terrible shame for him, which he will never recover from, thinking why he didn’t run to his son even after knowing he was no more. 

But the truth was he couldn’t because he was too frightened, he added.

Eric shared how writing Tears in Heaven helped him after his son died. 

He said he went into shock after the death of his son that he didn’t have time to think of returning to drugs. 

He became an emotional blank in a way for a while, and when the emotions started to surface, he played them. 

He thanked God that music was there for him because that could have been a dangerous play. 

It was music that helped him out of it.

Net worth

She is wealthy by birth. Her father's net worth is jaw-dropping. He has a fortune of 300 million dollars to date. 

His net worth is significantly increasing.

He manages to earn that sum of money from his long-time music career. 

He is a legendary artist and still doing his work at the age of 74.

He is the only person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.

18 Grammy Awards awarded him for outstanding contribution to music. He has sold over 100 albums to date. 

Some guitarists with breathtaking net worth are as follows.

Keith Richards is an English guitarist, songwriter, and singer. His net worth is 340 million dollars.

Toby Keith is an American actor, musician, and singer. His net worth is of 365 million dollars.

Jimmy Buffet is an American songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman. His net worth is 560 million dollars.

She has a lavish lifestyle, but she is far from the limelight. She is focusing on her studies right now. 

Her father has a vast collection of Ferrari cars. 

Trivia

1. She was born in 2005. She celebrates her birthday on 1 February every year.
2. She is American by nationality.
3. Her father attended Kingston College of Arts.

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