Raquel Welch, 82, passed away today.
According to a statement from her representative, “the iconic bombshell actress of film, television, and stage passed away quietly early this morning after a brief illness.” “Over the course of her more than 50-year career, she appeared in more than 30 films and 50 television shows. In more recent years, the Golden Globe winner was associated with a hugely popular wig brand.”
It ended, “Raquel leaves behind her two children, daughter Tahnee Welch and son Damon Welch.
Welch “died away quietly early [Wednesday] morning following a brief illness,” according to her manager Steve Sauer, who confirmed the tragedy to PEOPLE.
The actress dies leaving behind two children in addition to a legacy in beauty, cinema, and television.
She gave birth to Damon Welch and Latanne “Tahnee” Welch during her marriage to James Welch, her high school sweetheart.
Despite the fact that James and the actress separated in 1972, she has occasionally been spotted out with her kids throughout the years.
Here is all there is to know about Welch’s kids.
Welch gave birth to her first child, a son named Damon Welch, on November 6, 1959, along with her then-husband James Welch. Damon appeared with his mother on various occasions over the years. Damon accompanied his mother to the 46th Academy Awards in April 1974, where Welch presented. This was one of Damon’s earliest public performances.
He accompanied her to several additional award events and premieres, including the 39th Annual Emmy Awards in September 1987 (shown above) and the Hollywood premiere of Crocodile Dundee II in 1988.
Damon wed Rebecca Trueman, a cricketer for England and the daughter of Fred Trueman, in June 1991. Welch chose a low-cut black dress for the wedding, and several media outlets reported that Damon and Rebecca were at odds with Welch over the attire decision at the time.
Years later, Welch’s ex-daughter-in-law clarified the situation. She told Daily Express, “Everyone gets furious because she wore a black dress that exposed her cleavage, but the reality is that she donned a lovely embroidered jacket over the outfit to enter the church.
“She made an effort to dress in traditional English attire, including a frock and jacket. She actually struck me as being quite fashionable and lovely on the day “Added she. But of course, when she took off her jacket for the reception, everyone’s attention was drawn to her most recognizable feature—her chest.
When his mother was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996, Damon was by her side. The mother-son pair posed for a few pictures while sharing an embrace during the ceremony.
Latanne “Tahnee” Welch, Welch and James’ second child together, was born on December 26, 1961. Welch had her first child at the same time that her career was beginning to take off. With breakthrough performances in 1966’s Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C., Welch made her film debut in the middle of the 1960s.
Welch revealed in a prior interview with Oprah Winfrey how her early profession had a negative impact on her family.
“I couldn’t always be with my children when I wanted to be because I’m running around the world and being Miss Sex Symbol and having this big job in cinema and everything,” she added. I eventually realized that this was having an impact on my children, and it used to make me very sad.
She mentioned that she made efforts to mend her relationship with her kids over time. “I’ve only now begun to realize how urgently I must swim out to the wave. I needed to be more assertive and simply keep telling them that I wanted to be a part of their life and that I had something to contribute “She said. The dissatisfaction or lack of trust they had in me “melted away little by little.”
Later, Tahnee pursued a modeling and acting career, following in the footsteps of her well-known mother. Notably, she starred in Ron Howard’s Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return, and she was featured in a number of publications, including British GQ, Italian Vogue, and Vogue.
