He moved himself and family to Nashville where his icily British and equally un-heartlandish supermodel wife now runs a vintage clothing boutique.
With an increasingly successful music career, a supermodel wife and a young son, Lee's death was a surprise to the public and sparked a massive reaction in tributes to the drummer.
There's something about Nicolas Sarkozy - from his stacked heels to his hot pursuit of a supermodel wife - that suggests an intensely competitive nature.
But his 44-year old former supermodel wife gave a strong signal that he would run, saying she would "stand by him" if he chose to.
Since then the estate has been owned by Jens Pilo; and more recently Matthew Vaughn and his supermodel wife Claudia Schiffer, the current owners.
"He's got an American supermodel wife, and he's made millions, and Silvio Berlusconi is his son's godfather, but he's still a regular guy," Kornienko said.
Then I strutted off into the New England night with my supermodel wife.
Orlando Bloom dishes on fatherhood and how his supermodel wife is taking to motherhood.
When you already have a retreating hair line, expensive sports cars and a supermodel wife, this is how late-career crises manifest themselves.
Sonya (Kate Magowan) is Frankie Wilde's supermodel wife.