called it a "happy marriage." Then, in a humorous tone, he explained that he was the sex symbol between the two, adding that distance drove a wedge between them.
Damon Welch, Raquel Welch, and Andre Weinfeld at Raquel Welch in "Woman of the Year" Broadway Opening Night. | Source: Getty Images
Indeed, it might have been a happy marriage. Their union lasted for ten years, and they nearly welcomed a child. Then, at 42, Raquel, a star on "Woman of the Year," discovered that she was pregnant.
Despite being a Hollywood sex goddess who had a thriving career at the time, she chose her family instead. Raquel focused on having her child while quitting acting.
Actress Raquel Welch cries at the closing ceremony of the 2nd International film festival of Gran Canary March 31, 2001. | Source: Getty Images
Sadly, a few months after her hiatus and a couple's getaway to the island of Mustique with Weinfeld, the actress suffered a miscarriage.
A few years later, her third marriage ended. However, sources confirmed that the couple split amicably and never had ill feelings towards each other.
Raquel Welch and her husband Andre Weinfeld on October 21, 1987. | Source: Getty Images
While boasting about his marriage with Raquel, Weinfeld claimed he saw himself as the champion because their Hollywood marriage lasted a decade, as opposed to the myths that plague celebrity marriages.
Eight years after her miscarriage, Raquel married off her eldest child, Damon. He was 31 and had eloped to Los Angeles with his younger lover, Rebecca, who was Freddie Trueman's daughter.
Rebecca Trueman and her husband Damon, at their wedding with his mother Raquel Welch on June 5, 1991. | Source: Getty Images
The couple decided they needed to please their parents and earn their blessings a year later. So they had a ceremony with both the bride and groom looking admirable.
Raquel also dressed stunningly. The ever-youthful then 50-year-old graced the occasion in a black and white outfit. During the ceremony, she became emotional. According to her:
"I cried all the time into my gloves. I thought the bride looked ravishing."
Actress Raquel Welch and son Damon Welch at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Salute to Raquel Welch on June 8, 1996 at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images
While she maintained her gorgeousness, Raquel admitted that she craved to become a grandmother. The "American Family" star revealed that she is attracted to the grandmother script in films but would love to have it in real life.
However, her kids are not giving in to the pressures being piled on them. The mother-of-two shared that neither her son, whose marriage to Rebecca ended a year later, nor daughter Tahnee is "cooperating" with her.
Raquel Welch and daughter Tahnee at an opening night party for Raquel's play "Victor/Victoria" at Tavern on the Green on June 26, 1997. | Source: Getty Images
Although now Raquel is in love with her single life, the stunning, ageless former sex symbol was once hesitant to marry her fourth husband, Richard Palmer, in 1999.
The actress admitted that she felt reluctant to walk down the aisle again and considered their age difference. Still, they became a couple, and in 2008, the duo separated.
Raquel Welch on May 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
These days, the 82-year-old is living her best life, she is still in the acting business and is yet to become a grandmother, but Raquel appears to be counting her blessings, not her losses!
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