Julie Rose Clapton: Everything About Eric Clapton’s Daughter

Who Is Julie Rose Clapton, Daughter Of Eric Clapton?

Julie Rose Clapton is the daughter of Eric Clapton, one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Julie’s father Eric Clapton is also a singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the best-selling musicians of all time as he has sold over 280 million records worldwide in his solo career. He is the founder of the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.

Julie Rose Clapton: Bio Summary

How old is Julie Rose Clapton?

Julie Rose Clapton was born on 13 June 2001, in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America to Eric Clapton and Melia McEnery. She will be celebrating her 22nd birthday on 13 June 2023. Her father is a rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter while her mother is a socialite and philanthropist.

Julie Rose Clapton’s parents Eric Clapton and Melia McEnery are still married. They have been married since 1 January 2002. Their marriage has lasted for more than two decades. Julie is not their only child. Julie’s parents gave birth to her and her two sisters, Ella May Clapton (b. 14 January 2003) and Sophie Belle Clapton (b. 1 February 2005).

Julie Rose Clapton also has two half-siblings, Ruth Clapton and Conor Clapton. Ruth is the daughter of Julie’s father Eric Clapton and Yvonne Kelly, the manager of AIR Studios Montserrat. Conor is also the son of Julie’s father Eric Clapton and Italian model Lory Del Santo. Conor is no longer among the living.

At age four, on 20 March 1991, Conor Clapton die after he fell out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan apartment building. Julie’s paternal grandparents are Patricia Molly Clapton (7 January 1929 – March 1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March 1920 – 15 May 1985). Edward was a soldier from Montreal, Quebec.

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Julie Rose Clapton’s educational background and qualifications have been hidden from the public. She is suspected to still be in school. She is yet to have a career of her own. Her relationship status is unknown. She hasn’t provided any information about her boyfriend. What we know for sure is that Julie has not been married yet.

Julie’s Father’s Addiction

Julie Rose Clapton’s father Eric Clapton used to consume a lot of cocaine and alcohol. He almost lost his life because of his addiction. “The presence of music in my life has always been the salvation element of it. Not necessarily the playing, as much as just being conscious of it, listening to it, has kept me moving,” he wrote in his autobiography.

Eric Clapton managed to seek help to get rid of his substance abuse. He flew to Minneapolis–Saint Paul in January 1982 and checked in at Hazelden Treatment Center, Minnesota. He is aware of how fortunate he is to be alive. He told Classic Rock:

“Because I’m in recovery from alcoholism and addiction to substances, I consider it a great thing to be alive at all. By rights, I should have kicked the bucket a long time ago. For some reason, I was plucked from the jaws of hell and given another chance.”

“I don’t know how I survived, the seventies especially. There was one point there where they were flying me to hospital in St Paul [Minnesota] and I was dying, apparently,” he admitted. “I had three ulcers and one of them was bleeding. I was drinking three bottles of brandy and taking handfuls of codeine and I was close to checking out. And I don’t even remember. It’s amazing that I’m still here, really”.

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Eric Clapton also wrote in his autobiography: “In the lowest moments of my life, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink anymore if I was dead. It was the only thing I thought was worth living for, and the idea that people were about to try and remove me from alcohol was so terrible that I drank and drank and drank, and they had to practically carry me into the clinic”.

Eric Clapton got appointed as a director of Clouds House, a UK treatment center for drug and alcohol dependence, and served on their board from 1993 until 1997. He also established the Crossroads Centre in Antigua to help others overcome their addictions to drugs and alcohol. He has been active in its management oversight and fundraising.