Former Whitney Houston bodyguard David Roberts has revealed that he was “tempted” to change their relationship at a vulnerable point but ultimately chose not to.
In a recent interview, the ex-bodyguard, who will soon publish a book detailing his experiences guarding the late singer, disclosed that there was a period when his feelings for her were not entirely professional.
David Roberts, a former police officer who was Houston’s bodyguard from 1988 to 1995, stated in a recent interview with the Daily Mail that although the singer’s safety was always his top priority, there was one night when she put her head on his shoulder and he felt tempted to “give up everything” in order to change the dynamic between them.
Roberts, now 73, cited the 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” which was partially inspired by his and Houston’s relationship, saying,
“If you cross that line, you lose your objectivity, and that makes it dangerous for the person you are protecting. That was why Frank Farmer [Kevin Costner’s character in the film] and Rachel Marron [Houston’s character] couldn’t be together—he crossed the line, and that was the end of him in the capacity of what he was employed to do.”
The former police officer, who was born in Wales, also disclosed that he and Houston experienced a lot of the events depicted in the movie. He claimed that his and Houston’s real lives served as inspiration for small details like Rachel clinging to the back of her bodyguard’s shirt to get away from crowds.
In a previous interview with The Guardian, Roberts stated that the six-time Grammy winner was only 23 when they first met and that, in contrast to stereotypes about her or any other celebrity, she was warm, funny, and friendly.
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He mostly worked with men who felt disappointed, resentful, and deceived, Roberts said. Because of his job, he had to continuously and accurately check on these naive fans, as he described how someone was determined to get close to Houston only.
Never letting anyone near her was his golden rule. Houston, however, passed away in 2012 at the age of 48. The coroner listed heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors, but the official cause of death was accidental drowning in a bathtub.
January 2025 will see the publication of Roberts’ book, ‘Protecting Whitney’.
