Following a brief illness, Raquel Welch passed away at the age of 82, her business manager announced on Wednesday.
As it took some time for the news that one of the greatest Hollywood beauties of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s was no longer with us, shock waves swiftly swept across the entertainment industry.
After that, the Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. actress received a barrage of praise.
Raquel was one of the first brunette bombshells in Hollywood to play a leading role in a movie, and a number of celebrities remarked on her iconic status.
Reese Witherspoon, Melissa Gilbert, and Viola Davis were three celebrities that used social media to spread their thoughts.
Reese Witherspoon discussed acting with legendary actors.
The Wild actress began, “Sad to hear about Raquel Welch’s demise. I cherished my time spent with her on Legally Blonde. She was unbelievably classy, competent, and glamorous. Simply breathtaking.
May all of her angels carry her home, said Jim Toth’s wife. Love to her family and her devoted followers.
Melissa Gilbert shared a vintage image of Welch from the 1960s, when she was sporting a fringed outfit and a Native American necklace.
The Little House on the Prairie star said, “There are people one hopes to be like, and then there are those you know you’ll just never be like because they are just so individually unmistakably themselves.”
“That woman was one of them.” What a remarkable woman she is and always will be! #RIP.
Old Raquel videos are shared by Viola Davis.
“Meeting you was such a pleasure!” To me, you were timeless and iconic. Raquel Welch, get some rest! “, she revealed.
The famous actor Robert Wagner from Hart to Hart also posted some comments on social media.
He appears in two pictures as a young man holding Welch, who is wearing a bikini.
The widower of Natalie Wood stated, “Jill and I are saddened to learn of the demise of our beloved friend, Raquel Welch.”
His present spouse, Jill St. John, is Jill.
I collaborated with her on two projects: Date My Dad a few years ago and The Biggest Bundle of Them All back in 1968.
She had a great soul and was highly gifted. Our hearts are with her family and her kids.
It saddened Barry Watson, who is married to Robert Gregson Wagner’s daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, to learn that Raquel Welch had departed away too young. Probably the last time I saw Raquel was in this photo. She played my mother-in-law in Date My Dad, for which we were conducting press.
I’ll never forget the moment she met my daughter Clover for the first time in the hotel we stayed at in Vancouver while filming the show.
Rocky, may you rest in peace. Clover wouldn’t stop cuddling her. You will be missed by this world.
She retained a winningly wry attitude about her standing in the showbiz galaxy, according to Kurt Loder.
Devin Devasquez, a producer for The Bay and a Playboy model, tweeted an old photo of herself and Welch.
“It was sad to learn about #RaquelWelch’s demise, such a famous and stunning woman. A few years ago, we enjoyed her company while we were at an art exhibition. #ripraquel.’
Steve Sauer reported that she passed on the following morning in Los Angeles. Damon Welch, her son, also acknowledged her demise but did not give an explanation.
Welch gained prominence by shattering the stereotype of the “blonde bombshell.”
After then, she made numerous film and television appearances and won a Golden Globe for playing Constance de Bonacieux in the 1974 adaptation of The Three Musketeers.
Welch’s passing was originally made public by TMZ, which led to a flood of condolences from admirers and famous people.
