Gloria Steinem, the famous feminist and journalist, has died at the age of 92. Steinem died on September 1, leaving behind a major legacy as one of the most influential voices in the women’s rights movement. She became Bale’s stepmother after marrying his father, David Bale, in 2000.
Beyond her feminist work, Steinem was also the stepmother of Hollywood actor Christian Bale.
Christian Bale’s reaction
Christian Bale himself was surprised when his father married Steinem. Marriage changed. She explained that decades of changes to US marriage laws had made it possible for women to enter marriages without giving up rights they once had to surrender. David Bale and his first wife, Sandra Kreunen, had a daughter Erin Kreunen. Erin Kreunen later became a computer software expert. David Bale and Jenny James were the parents of Christian Bale, Louise Bale and Sharon Bale. Louise Bale became a drama therapist, while Sharon Bale became a musician.
He spoke about the unexpected wedding during an interview with The Guardian in 2018. In a 2019 interview with National Geographic , she said, “I didn’t change.
Bale was in Germany when the marriage happened and said he only learned about it afterwards. Bale also said his father probably did not expect to get married at that stage of his life. “I don’t think my father thought that anything like this would happen to him at this point in his life,” Bale told Interview in 2012.
