- Raquel Welch’s passing details have not been revealed yet by any of her family members or relatives.
- Raquel Welch rose to fame in the 1960s as a symbol of allure, leaving a lasting impact on society.
- On February 15, 2023, her son Damon Welch announced that his mother passed away after a short illness at her Los Angeles residence at the age of 82.
- Welch was born in 1940 in Chicago and moved with her family to San Diego when she was two years old.
- Her marriage ended five years later, and she relocated to Hollywood after briefly working as a model and cocktail server in Dallas.
Raquel Welch’s passing details have not been revealed yet by any of her family members or relatives. On February 15, 2023, her son Damon Welch announced that his mother passed away after a short illness at her Los Angeles residence at the age of 82.
Raquel Welch rose to fame in the 1960s as a symbol of allure, leaving a lasting impact on society.
Welch was born in 1940 in Chicago and moved with her family to San Diego when she was two years old. Welch describes her childhood as “bleak,” characterized by a controlling father who verbally and physically abused her mother, and they divorced while Welch was a teenager.
At the age of 18, Welch married her high school sweetheart, James Welch. Damon and Tahnee are their two children. Welch began taking acting classes while working as a weather presenter for a local television station and supporting her small family.
Her marriage ended five years later, and she relocated to Hollywood after briefly working as a model and cocktail server in Dallas. Welch claimed that as a single mother struggling to make ends meet, her life felt a world away from the other hopeful starlets auditioning for roles.
“She passed away without suffering,” Damon Welch said, adding that he was proudest of his mother’s involvement in USO tours with Bob Hope in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Furthermore, her son also commented on his mother’s passing, “Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 movies and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.”
