In 2018, 45-year-old Amanda Teague from Northern Ireland made headlines worldwide when she married the ghost of an 18th-century pirate during a ceremony at sea. Amanda called the specter her soulmate but later accused him of trying to “kill” her.
Amanda spent years as a Jack Sparrow impersonator at festivals, but her fascination with pirates soon evolved into something more mysterious. She claimed to have married the ghost of a 300-year-old Haitian pirate named Jack in a private ceremony held in international waters in February 2018.
### How Did Amanda Teague and Jack’s Relationship Begin?
Amanda’s connection with Jack began long before the boat ceremony. After losing her son in 2010, she turned to spirituality in search of answers and discovered what she described as a “link to the other side.” Five years later, she said Jack “presented himself” to her.
“At first, it was several months before I actually believed he was who he said he was,” Amanda explained. “Because it’s very hard to verify if a spirit is telling you the truth when their directory is three hundred years.”
Months passed, and Amanda eventually accepted Jack’s identity. The two began communicating frequently. She told interviewers that she and Jack married through a medium who relayed his consent, as a ghost obviously cannot sign legal paperwork. Amanda stressed that the physical body “isn’t really important” to her, describing their connection as “more about the energy” and “intimate rather than physical.”
### Why Did Amanda End the Marriage with Jack?
However, within months, Amanda noticed troubling changes. “The first time I noticed anything wrong was a couple of months after we got married. My house just kept getting worse and worse to the point that I ended up with sepsis and almost died,” she revealed.
According to Amanda, Jack was using her as a source of energy. She claimed he refused to “accept his own death” and wanted to continue living through her. After her sepsis operation, Amanda realized that Jack intended to harm her.
To rid herself of the ghost, she underwent an exorcism in December 2018. “It took me a while to figure out that it was definitely him who was doing it, and that he intended to harm me. So, when I realized that he did, I ended up having an exorcism,” she said.
By the end of 2018, Amanda publicly declared that the marriage was over. While admitting, “In a way, yes, I do regret it,” she remained philosophical about her unusual experience. She said it gave her many lessons and noted, “everything happens for a reason.”
### Fact-Checking the Story
Fact-checkers confirmed that the wedding ceremony did take place as Amanda described but emphasized there was no legal recognition of the marriage in Ireland or anywhere else because marrying a ghost is not a legalized form of marriage.
Amanda Teague’s story has since become a blend of modern ghost tale and viral folklore, captivating audiences fascinated by the paranormal and the extraordinary boundaries of love and belief.
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