Editing Debbie Gibson (section)

==Personal life==
Gibson had a history of [[panic attack]]s beginning when she was 16.<ref name="PeopleMag">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/music/debbie-gibson-30-facts-out-of-the-blue-anniversary/ |title=Debbie Gibson Shares 30 Facts About Herself |first=Steve |last=Helling |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Deborah-Gibson-Featured-on-Sharing-Miracles-June-1st-20080528 |title=Deborah Gibson Featured on 'Sharing Miracles' June 1st |website=Broadway World |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://debbiegibsonofficial.com/debbie-gibson-on-health-and-weight/ |title=Blog: Health and Weight |website=Debbie Gibson Official Website |date=April 5, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref name="People2">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/music/debbie-gibson-coped-with-anxiety-as-80s-teen-star-an-adult-as-a-kid/ |title=Debbie Gibson Opens Up About Coping with Anxiety as an '80s Teen Star: "I Was an Adult as a Kid" |first=Brianne |last=Tracy |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>

Over the years, Gibson has been the target of stalkers. [[Robert John Bardo|Robert Bardo]], who was convicted of murdering actress [[Rebecca Schaeffer]] in 1989, had a wall in his house adorned with pictures of Gibson and [[Tiffany Darwish]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-02-me-500-story.html |title=Murder Suspect's 'Obsession' Foretold in Studio Visit  |first=Tracy |last=Wilkinson |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 2, 1989 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> In May 1998, Michael Falkner, a disgruntled fan from [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]] was arrested outside [[Manhattan]]'s [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]], where Gibson was performing in the live-musical adaptation of [[Disney]]'s ''Beauty and the Beast''. That was after Gibson received threatening letters, emails, and faxes from Falkner who used the alias 'Starcade'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ny-police-arrest-deborah-gibson-stalking-suspect-at-bway-theatre-com-75581 |title=NY Police Arrest Deborah Gibson Stalking Suspect at B'way Theatre |first=Robert |last=Simonson |publisher=[[Playbill]] |date=May 26, 1998 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deseret.com/1998/5/26/19382227/wisconsin-man-arrested-accused-of-stalking-actress |title=Wisconsin man arrested, accused of stalking actress |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=May 26, 1998 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> In 2008, Gibson filed for a restraining order against Spanish taxi driver Jorge Puigdollers, who had stalked her since 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/fr/news/64/deborah-gibson-tries-to-shake-fan-s-love |title=Deborah Gibson Tries to Shake Fan's Love |first=Natalie |last=Finn |work=[[E!]] |date=April 16, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> However, a temporary restraining order was not issued and a court date was set to determine if a restraining order was appropriate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0415_gibson_wm.pdf|title=tmz – copy of restraining order application and no temporary orders issued designation|access-date=August 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922050741/http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0415_gibson_wm.pdf|archive-date=September 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The proceeding was dismissed when Gibson failed to show up for the hearing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/gibson-skips-stalker-hearing_1069922|title=Gibson Skips 'Stalker' Hearing|work=Contactmusic.com|date=May 28, 2008|publisher=WENN|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

Gibson was in an engagement to music executive Jonathan Kanterman, called off in 2003,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/deborah-gibson.s-wedding-called-off |title=American Idol – Deborah Gibson's Wedding Called Off – Contactmusic News |magazine=Contactmusic.com|date= August 8, 2003|access-date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> and was in a  relationship with Rutledge Taylor from 2008 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/debbie-gibson-opens-up-about-her-ongoing-battle-with-lyme-disease-56306|title=Debbie Gibson Opens Up About Her Ongoing Battle With Lyme Disease|date=April 16, 2015|work=Closer Weekly|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/25/eighties-pop-star-debbie-gibson-the-price-of-fame-is-high-i-have-a-therapist-on-speed-dial|title=Eighties pop star Debbie Gibson: 'The price of fame is high. I have a therapist on speed dial!'|date=November 25, 2021|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref> Gibson has never married and has no children, a choice she admitted to considering before being diagnosed with [[Lyme disease]] in 2013.<ref>[https://blog.siriusxm.com/debbie-gibson-battling-lyme-disease-affected-my-choice-to-have-children/ Debbie Gibson: Battling Lyme disease affected my choice to have children]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pikapika.ph/pikadaily/teen-pop-princess-of-the-80s-debbie-gibson-is-happy-of-her-choices-to-be-unmarried-and-childless-at-50/international-news#:~:text=Gibson%20never%20married%20and%20has,with%20Rutledge%20Taylor%20since%202008.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230320014806/https://www.pikapika.ph/pikadaily/teen-pop-princess-of-the-80s-debbie-gibson-is-happy-of-her-choices-to-be-unmarried-and-childless-at-50/international-news|archive-date= March 20, 2023|website=Pika Pika|title= Teen Pop Princess of the '80's Debbie Gibson is happy of her choices—to be unmarried and childless—at 50|date=September 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://people.com/music/debbie-gibson-expects-the-unexpected-with-health-after-lyme-diagnosis/ Debbie Gibson 'Learned to Expect the Unexpected' with Her Health After Lyme Disease Diagnosis ]</ref> The infectious disease made her lose substantial weight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Gibson Reveals Drastic Weight Loss Caused by Lyme Disease |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521153718/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/04/debbie-gibson-reveals-drastic-weight-loss-caused-by-lyme-disease |archive-date=2023-05-21 |url-status=live |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/04/debbie-gibson-reveals-drastic-weight-loss-caused-by-lyme-disease}}</ref> In 2014, in response to fans' concern about her weight loss, Gibson said that she had developed symptoms of [[Lyme disease]] in early 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/debbie-gibson-reveals-lyme-disease-article-1.1761169 |title=Debbie Gibson reveals battle with Lyme disease after critics slam weight loss – NY Daily News |newspaper=Daily News|location=New York |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name="insi_16ce">{{Cite web |title=16 celebrities who have opened up about battling Lyme disease |author= |work=Insider |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=22 April 2021 |url= https://www.insider.com/celebrities-that-opened-up-about-lyme-disease-2018-11 |quote=}}</ref><ref name="People2" /><ref name="People3">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/music/debbie-gibson-expects-the-unexpected-with-health-after-lyme-diagnosis/ |title=Debbie Gibson "Learned to Expect the Unexpected" with Her Health After Lyme Disease Diagnosis |first=Brianne |last=Tracy |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> In 2016, she appeared on ''[[Oprah: Where Are They Now?]]'', where she spoke out about her drug use in the past, after the death of singer [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]:

<blockquote>I really feel like I haven't fully articulated it till now and really spoke candidly till now... When I heard the news about Prince and the fact that it might have been prescription drug-related, I really had a moment of, like, 'That's awful and that's sad–and I can relate.' ...unfortunately, 90% of the entertainment community can relate. I remember being on the road at, like, 25, touring with theater and doing my own cocktail of [[Tylenol PM]] and [[Alprazolam|Xanax]]. It's like, "Oh, I found a way to make the Xanax last longer with the Tylenol PM... it's as simple as that, and that is how performers get in so much trouble."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extratv.com/2016/05/13/debbie-gibson-comes-clean-about-her-own-drug-past-says-she-can-relate-to-prince/ |title=Debbie Gibson Comes Clean About Her Own Drug Past, Says She Can Relate to Prince |work=[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]] |date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>