Meet Raquel Welch’s Four Husbands

We imagine they were ‘Bedazzled’ by her beauty — like we all were!

Raquel Welch’s husbands have been the envy of many men over the years. As one of the most beautiful actresses to ever appear on film, Welch earned her fair share of admirers — on screen and off! The Bandolero! actress may have been lucky enough to earn her place in Hollywood history, but her love life would prove to be more complicated.

With multiple marriages behind her, we imagine the iconic beauty was not one to settle. We are definitely curious, just what did it take to win the hand of one Ms. Raquel Welch?

Here is everything you need to know about Raquel Welch’s husbands.

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Who was Raquel Welch married to?

Raquel Welch started out in this world as Jo Raquel Tejada. She took the last name Welch from her first husband, James Welch. Welch was the actress’s high school sweetheart, who she married in 1959 at the age of 19 in a ceremony in Las Vegas not long after their high school graduation.

The star later said of the marriage, “By marrying Jim, I was doing something for my own personal satisfaction and pretty much in defiance of my father’s wishes. What I didn’t anticipate was how a series of events would dovetail together and forever complicate my life. Jim and I were just settling into an apartment together and tackling the realities of married life: he was looking for a job, and I was calling my mother ten times a day for recipes and tips on cleaning products.”

The marriage produced two children, Damon Welch, born in 1959, and Latanne "Tahnee" Welch, born in 1961. The couple separated the following year, in 1952, and divorced two years later, in 1964.

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The actress then married Hollywood producer Patrick Curtis in 1967 at Paris’ City Hall. The duo met when they worked together on 1965’s A Swingin’ Summer. Unfortunately, this would be Raquel’s shortest marriage (just barely) when the two called it quits in 1972.

Ms. Welch then waited a good amount of time before walking down the aisle once again. In 1980, she married filmmaker and sometime actor André Weinfeld. The marriage lasted for 10 years and was a happy one, according to Weinfeld.

“We had a very happy marriage,” he told Closer Weekly in 2015, before discussing how geography ultimately ended the union. “She moved back to La La Land and I stayed in New York and Paris.”

Weinfeld, who the French press insulted by dubbing the pair "Beauty and the Beast" during their time together, called himself “The Champion” when discussing the longevity of their relationship, saying, “Today, Hollywood marriages last three months and that’s considered long.” But still, it seemed he had some lingering feelings toward his famous ex. “She promised me she would sail into the sunset, and I can see she hasn’t. She married after me.”

The Fantastic Voyage star entered her final marriage in 1999, when she tied the knot with Mulberry Street Pizzeria owner Richard Palmer, who she began seeing three years earlier in 1996.

At the time, Palmer had this to say of his better half, “My wife is a living legend. I get great seats at the fights. You go wherever you want to go. It’s great.”

Unfortunately, the good times did not last as the two separated in 2003 and divorced the following year. Following the dissolution of this union, the actress stated she would not remarry — a statement she held true to.

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How many times did Raquel Welch marry?

Raquel Welch was married a total of four times in her life. Her husbands were James Welch (from 1959 to 1964), Patrick Curtis (from 1967 to 1972), André Weinfeld (from 1980 to 1990) and Richard Palmer (from 1999 to 2004).

Is Raquel Welch still married?

Unfortunately, Raquel Welch passed away after a short illness at the age of 82 on Feb. 15, 2023. At the time of her passing, she was not married and had not been married since her divorce from Richard Palmer in 2004. At the time of her fourth and final divorce, she stated she would not marry again — a decision she stuck with.

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Did Raquel Welch have children?

Raquel Welch had two children with her first husband, high school sweetheart James Welch. Her son Damon was born in 1959 and her daughter Latanne "Tahnee" Welch was born in 1961. Unfortunately, her relationship with their father did not last and the pair separated in 1962 before divorcing in 1964. These were her only children.

The actress talked to Oprah Winfrey about the challenges of starting a family as a budding film star. “When I'm running around the world and being Miss Sex Symbol and having this big career in film and everything and I'm running from place to place, I couldn't always be with my children when I wanted to be. Eventually, I could see that this was taking its toll on my kids, and it used to just break my heart."

However, the sex symbol worked to build a better relationship with her children. “I just started out realizing that I really needed to swim out to the wave. I needed to take a lot more initiative and just keep letting them know that I wanted to be there in their lives with them, that I had something I could offer to them. Little by little, the disappointment or the lack of confidence they had in me melted away."

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Does Raquel Welch have a daughter?

Raquel Welch did have a daughter, her second child. Latanne "Tahnee" Welch, whose father, James Welch, was her mother’s first husband and high school sweetheart, followed in her mother's footsteps, working as a model and an actress — most notably starring in Ron Howard's Cocoon and its sequel, Cocoon: The Return.

Did Raquel Welch date Joe Namath?

Raquel Welch dated legendary quarterback Joe Namath on and off in the early 1970s, following her divorce from her second husband Patrick Curtis. In fact, the former New York Jet was even her escort to the 1972 Academy Awards. At the time, Namath was known as a bit of a playboy, even earning the nickname “Broadway Joe.”

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