Inside the WILD life of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mother - from her late night parties at Studio 54 to risqué rumors involving Jack Nicholson and Mick Jagger

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Before becoming Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau had a reputation for being something of a wild child - from getting into a fist fight with Matthew Perry at school to working as a nightclub bouncer - and it seems as though the now 52-year-old got his rowdy streak from his mother.

After becoming estranged from her husband, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in the late 1970s, Justin's mom, Margaret Trudeau, embraced a rather unconventional lifestyle for a former First Lady.

She quickly became a top socialite and tabloid fixture who often partied amongst Hollywood's elite at the raunchy Studio 54 club in New York City.

Margaret was previously engulfed in rumors that she got intimate with Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger and Shining star Jack Nicholson - which recently resurfaced.

She also formed a close friendship with singer Liza Minnelli and was seen cozying up to a slew of famous heartthrobs including actor Ryan O'Neal and tennis player Bjorn Borg.

Before becoming Canadian's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau had a slight reputation for being a wild child - and it seems like he got his rowdy streak from his mother, Margaret Trudeau

After becoming estranged from her husband Pierre Trudeau in the late 1970s, Margaret (seen with Pierre and their kids in 1975) embraced an unconventional lifestyle for a former First Lady

She quickly became a top socialite and tabloid fixture who often partied amongst Hollywood's most elite at the raunchy Studio 54 club in New York City. She's seen at Studio 54 in 1977

Margaret was seen cozying up to a slew of famous heartthrobs including actor Ryan O'Neal (seen) and tennis player Bjorn Borg

Margaret, now 75, met Pierre during a family vacation to Tahiti when she was only 19 years old and he was 48 years old - and the new Minister of Justice. 

The pair started dating soon after but as Pierre worked his way up in the world of politics, they kept their romance hidden from the public.

So when news emerged that the Prime Minister had tied the knot in secret in 1971, the entire nation became instantly obsessed with trying to uncover everything they could about his mysterious new wife.

And while at first she shied away from the sudden attention, she decided to fully embrace the spotlight after her husband's near-defeat during the 1972 election. 

Soon, Margaret started attending events with her husband, delivering speeches, and becoming heavily involved in his campaigns.

In a Princess Diana-esq turn of events, Margaret was suddenly a massive star, with paparazzi following her every move, fans lining up in droves to shake her hand, and the media analyzing everything she said and did.

She and Pierre had three sons together: Justin, born in 1971, Alexandre, born in 1973, and Michel, born in 1975. 

But Margaret and her husband, who was 29 years her senior, soon began to grow apart.

Margaret (seen in 1973), now 75, met Pierre during a family vacation to Tahiti when she was only 19 years old and he was 48 years old and the new Minister of Justice

The pair started dating soon after but they kept their romance hidden from the public. So when news emerged that the Prime Minister had tied the knot in secret in 1971 it was a major shock

And while at first she shied away from the sudden attention, she decided to fully embrace the spotlight after her husband's near-defeat during the 1972 election. They're seen in 1974

She started pursuing a career in photography and would often attend elite events and parties in Manhattan with her newfound famous friends, while he stayed behind in Canada taking care of political business. 

'I was hardly a woman, in my early 20s, and he was a very urbane, sophisticated intellectual in his early 50s,' Margaret told Harper's Bazaar of their marriage in 2016.

'I was fresh out of university. I was a flower child. I was very free-thinking for my time. I had been raised to be very liberated. 

'My mom only had daughters, and she wanted each of us to be independent. I loved Pierre deeply. We had a wonderful time when the time was ours and ours alone. 

'But once he married me and got me home and I was having his children, I realized that I had been put in a birdcage.'

She described Pierre as 'dictatorial and old-fashioned,' adding, 'When I finally left Pierre, it had been a long time coming - we tried marriage counselors and everything.'

In May 1977, rumors that their marriage had fractured erupted after Margaret was spotted partying with the Rolling Stones until the early hours of the morning.

While reflecting on the incident to Harper's Bazaar, the former First Lady explained that she and Pierre had already been separated in secret when the wild night out occurred. 

'We played dice until about five in the morning in my hotel suite, smoked some dope, talked. It was a good night, and it was my new world,' she said. 

In a Princess Diana-esq turn of events, Margaret was suddenly a massive star, with paparazzi following her every move and fans lining up in droves to shake her hand. She's seen in 1971

But Margaret and her husband, who was 29 years her senior, soon began to grow apart; she started pursuing a career in photography and began spending time in New York

She would often attend elite events and parties in Manhattan with her newfound famous friends, while he stayed behind in Canada taking care of political business

'I was hardly a woman, in my early 20s, and he was a very urbane, sophisticated intellectual in his early 50s,' Margaret told Harper's Bazaar in 2016. She's seen in 1979

In May 1977, Margaret was spotted partying with the Rolling Stones until the wee hours of the morning

'But no one knew I was separated from my husband yet, and it brought a huge scandal.'

The couple announced that they were divorcing soon after, with Pierre stating at the time that Margaret 'wished to leave the marriage and pursue an independent career.'

However, Margaret told the Sydney Morning Herald in 2016 that she felt Pierre unfairly put the blame on her for the dissolving of their marriage.

'I didn't walk away. It was mutual. Any woman would have [done the same],' she explained. 

'Any mother who wanted to protect her children from the isolation that Pierre lived in, and his disdain for anyone crowding him, which is what we call friends.'

He got full custody of their three sons, while she moved to New York full time to work for acclaimed photographer Richard Avedon.

'Pierre had plucked me before I could learn a profession, and I thought this could get me started,' recalled Margaret of the move to Harper's Bazaar.

While the mom-of-three tried to find her footing as a photographer, she embraced another passion of hers: dancing.

She was often photographed twirling wildly at Studio 54, usually with a handsome man by her side.

The couple announced that they were divorcing soon after, with Pierre stating at the time that Margaret 'wished to leave the marriage and pursue an independent career.' She's seen in 1979

He got full custody of their three sons, while she moved to New York full time to work for acclaimed photographer Richard Avedon. She's seen in 1979

While the mom-of-three tried to find her footing as a photographer, she embraced another passion of hers: dancing

She was often photographed twirling wildly at Studio 54, usually with a handsome man by her side. She's seen with Ryan in 1979

But everything changed in 1979, when her then-estranged husband Pierre lost his re-election. 

On the same day of his defeat, a slew of newspapers and magazines hit stands with a set of 'unflattering' photos of her partying splashed across the front - and Margaret realized that she needed to take a step back from the public eye.

She moved back to Ottawa to be closer to her kids, and opted for a much quieter lifestyle.

She then married a real-estate developer named Fried Kemper in 1984, and she gave birth to two more kids - son Kyle in 1984 and daughter Alicia in 1988.

After that, Margaret's focus became her family. But in 1998 she faced heartbreak when son Michel died in an avalanche while skiing.

Soon after, she and Fried divorced and, just one year after that, Pierre passed away from cancer. 

But in 1979, she moved back to Ottawa to be closer to her kids, and opted for a much quieter lifestyle. She's seen in 1978

She then married a real-estate developer named Fried Kemper in 1984, and she gave birth to two more kids, a son named Kyle and a daughter named Alicia. They're seen in 1984 with Kyle

She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2000 and has spent recent years embarking on numerous speaking tours across the US about mental health. She's seen in 2019

The stress of the multiple loses was hard on Margaret and in 2000 she was hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

'It was so much death, so much sorrow, so much grief,' she told the Sydney Morning Herald.

'I didn't know that at a certain point you can't take it any more. I was abusing myself: I was smoking a lot of marijuana, I was drinking fine scotch. I was trying to hide. I cut myself off from everyone.'

But the incidents sparked a new passion in her in the form of mental health advocacy and she has spent recent years embarking on numerous speaking tours across the US in the hopes of raising awareness about the bipolar disorder. 

She has also written two books about the condition and her experiences with it.