Morgan Scholes had a childhood most could only dream of. By the time he was a teenager he’d already rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in showbiz, including Paul McCartney, Blondie and Lenny Kravitz – not to mention a meeting with Michael Jackson.
“That was the most starstruck I had ever been,” Morgan, pictured above in 2014 when he, son Jason and wife Crystal went to visit Molly in Melbourne, explained of attending the late King of Pop’s last Australian concert in Brisbane in 1996 alongside his dad, Ian “Molly” Meldrum.
Molly, 73, adopted and helped raise Morgan, the son of good friend and single mum Jan Pickett.
While we’ve watched Molly’s professional life play out on the television screens, little is known about his personal life.
Now, as the two-part series Molly airs on Seven, Morgan chats exclusively to Woman’s Day from his home in China, where he lives with his wife Crystal and their son Jason, who turns three next month.
Extraordinary life
“I couldn’t be prouder of Dad,” he told us.
“I never thought something like this would ever happen for Dad but I’m glad it has. So much has happened in his life and he has wonderful stories to tell. I don’t even know where to begin!”
Morgan, now 30, has nothing but fond memories of his childhood.
Molly adopted Morgan and they’ve had a special bond ever since.
“It was always exciting,” he said of staying at Molly’s Melbourne home in the school holidays.
“There was never a quiet period of the day, people were always walking through the door. In fact, most of the time Dad would just leave the front door open.”
Morgan exclusively tells Woman’s Day the music legend was an extraordinary father.
The big questions
Speaking of his dad’s sexuality, Morgan says Molly was caught off guard when he asked him about it when he was a child.
“I was on the couch opposite the kitchen and he was in there making a drink, and I just said, ‘Dad, are you gay?’ and time stopped for him.”
“I don’t think he realised how long he stared at me for. He walked straight into the cupboard door and he kind of fell over a bit and jumped back up and said, ‘Yes Morgan, I’m very happy with my life, I’m a very happy person. Of course I’m gay.’”
To find out how Morgan is coping with Molly’s most recent health struggle and what his dynamic is like with his father now he has his own child, be sure to pick up the latest issue of Woman’s Day, on sale now!
