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DNA Test Reveals Hidden Son of Bee Gees’ Maurice Gibb
For decades, Nick Endicott lived without knowing who his real father was. Adopted at birth in East Sussex in April 1968, he grew up with love from his adoptive parents but little information about his biological family. The questions lingered: the resemblance he saw in the mirror, his natural pull toward music, the sense that something about his identity was missing.
In 2019, curiosity led him to take a commercial DNA test. The results stunned him—and later, much of the music world. His genetic profile matched with Adam Gibb, the son of Maurice Gibb, one-third of the legendary Bee Gees. The match wasn’t distant or ambiguous: it showed a 100% paternal connection. Science had confirmed what Nick had long suspected—Maurice Gibb was his father.
A Secret Kept for 50 Years
Maurice Gibb was just 18 in 1967, on the cusp of international superstardom with his brothers Barry and Robin, when he had a brief relationship with a young woman named Anne. She later confirmed she became pregnant, but chose adoption shortly after Nick’s birth in April 1968.
As the Bee Gees’ fame skyrocketed with hits like Massachusetts and I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You, the adoption remained a quiet secret. Nick grew up far from the spotlight, unaware of his father’s identity, though he gravitated toward music, forming bands and producing throughout his life.
When he reconnected with his biological mother decades later, she told him the truth: Maurice was his father. But without proof, it remained a story. The DNA test changed everything.
The Family Divide
The revelation sparked immediate attention in the British press, with outlets like The Daily Mail and Smooth Radio reporting on the DNA evidence. Yet official recognition never came. Maurice had died in 2003 at just 53, never meeting the son he fathered in his teens.
Some members of the extended Gibb family, including Leslie Gibb’s daughter, Deborah Mlan, welcomed Nick and even collaborated with him musically under the name Cousins Gibb. Together, they recorded a stripped-down version of the Bee Gees’ classic Tragedy, released online to emotional reactions from fans.
But others in the family have remained silent. Neither Barry Gibb, the last surviving Bee Gee, nor Maurice’s widow, Yvonne, has publicly acknowledged Nick. Adam Gibb, Maurice’s known son, has also never spoken on the subject.
Carrying the Name, Without Recognition
Despite the lack of official acknowledgment, Nick embraced the truth. He added “Gibb” to his name—not for inheritance or publicity, but to honor the father he never knew. “All I wanted was to know where I came from,” he told interviewers.
To this day, he hasn’t filed legal claims against the Bee Gees’ estate. Instead, he continues to write, perform, and tell his story. His voice, while not identical to Maurice’s, carries the same emotional timbre, giving fans a haunting reminder of the man who sang harmony on some of pop’s most beloved songs.
The Unanswered Question
Did Maurice Gibb know he had another son? Nick himself believes he didn’t. “If he had known, I think he would have done something,” he said. With no letters, no legal documents, and no public statements from Maurice, the truth may have died with him.
What remains is a story equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring—a hidden connection revealed too late for a reunion, but not too late for recognition. For fans, Nick Endicott Gibb represents an untold chapter in the Bee Gees’ history: one man’s search for identity intersecting with one of music’s greatest legacies.
Some legacies are written in gold records. Others are written in silence, in the space between unanswered questions. Nick’s journey is both.