She called herself the fourth Bee Gee - but with a difference, only the most devoted fans know she even exists.
Lesley Evans, 67, has stayed in behind the scenes for most of the band's career - apart from one amazing performance standing in for her brother Robin at a sell-out gig in 1969.
As Lesley faces life with her only remaining brother Barry, 65, she has revealed some of her memories growing up in one of the most famous families in the world, and how she once came Robin's rescue, saving his life.
Still deeply grieving for her brother Robin, who died last Sunday, the dog-breeder revealed how she pulled Robin from a river when he was just 18 months old in the Isle Of Man.
She told The Sunday Mirror: 'Robin just fell in. I remember him floating along with his eyes staring up.
'I went in up to my waist and grabbed him under the arms until people came to help us both out of the water.'
And the mother-of-seven smiles as she recalls how a brotherly spat meant Robin refused to go on-stage in 1969 and she was forced to become his replacement.
As a new mother of two young children, she had to rehearse a month before the performance at the Talk of the Town.
Lesley said: 'I secretly became the fourth Bee Gee. It was amazing. I loved it on the night. I know Robin watched it and he said he felt very choked up about it.'
But Lesley was destined to be in showbusiness, instead she met her husband, an Australian salesman Keith Evans, and went on to have her children.
And since Robin's death her mind has been going back to her childhood and memories of her family.
She describes her childhood home as surrounded by music and love.
But Lesley says her brother Robin was far from chilled out.
'We all used to say, "Oh, Robin’s a stuffed shirt", because he was always very pompous. He never called me Lesley. It was always sister. I would not see him for 10 years and I could walk into a room and he would say, "Oh, hello sister. How are you?"'
The last time she saw Robin was in Sydney in 2010, just after he had emergency surgery and thought he looked extremely underweight.
Lesley said in the days before Robin's death Barry rang her and said her brother would not pull through.
And she adds her mother Barbara, 93, is devastated and can't understand how she has lost three sons so young.
Maurice died at 53 while Andy passed away at 30 from heart inflammation.
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Lesley Evans, 67, has stayed in behind the scenes for most of the band's career - apart from one amazing performance standing in for her brother Robin at a sell-out gig in 1969.
As Lesley faces life with her only remaining brother Barry, 65, she has revealed some of her memories growing up in one of the most famous families in the world, and how she once came Robin's rescue, saving his life.
The Gibbs: Lesley said growing up in her household was 'brilliant', pictured here with Colin Petersen, Maurice Gibb and Barry Gibb
Treasured: Lesley Gibb said her brother was an incredibly 'deep thinker'
She told The Sunday Mirror: 'Robin just fell in. I remember him floating along with his eyes staring up.
'I went in up to my waist and grabbed him under the arms until people came to help us both out of the water.'
Gorgeous Gibb girl: Lesley said she shied away from the limelight
Devastated: Lesley said since her brother's death she has been consumed with memories of their family time together
As a new mother of two young children, she had to rehearse a month before the performance at the Talk of the Town.
Lesley said: 'I secretly became the fourth Bee Gee. It was amazing. I loved it on the night. I know Robin watched it and he said he felt very choked up about it.'
Famous household: Lesley shunned a life of fame to marry and have children, but said all four of the Gibb children had a 'brilliant' childhood
And since Robin's death her mind has been going back to her childhood and memories of her family.
She describes her childhood home as surrounded by music and love.
Superstars: The brothers pictured here in 1958
'We all used to say, "Oh, Robin’s a stuffed shirt", because he was always very pompous. He never called me Lesley. It was always sister. I would not see him for 10 years and I could walk into a room and he would say, "Oh, hello sister. How are you?"'
The last time she saw Robin was in Sydney in 2010, just after he had emergency surgery and thought he looked extremely underweight.
Lesley said in the days before Robin's death Barry rang her and said her brother would not pull through.
And she adds her mother Barbara, 93, is devastated and can't understand how she has lost three sons so young.
Maurice died at 53 while Andy passed away at 30 from heart inflammation.
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