James Welch is a former husband of Hollywood celebrity actress Raquel Welch. However, their marriage lasted for a very short span and both of them separated. Nevertheless, James was Raquel’s first husband but certainly not the last. We will talk about all of that in this article. So, without taking your much precious time let’s get started.
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Personal Information
There are very few details of James Westley Welch available on the internet but we will provide you with all of them. According to Stephanie Gabriel from Celeb Volt, James and Raquel married in 1959. James Welch was her boyfriend since her high school days. In the same year, Raquel received her first acting offer. In subsequent years she got many more offers and she moved back to Los Angeles in 1963. There she decided to become a sex icon but kept her husband’s last name, Welch. She chooses his name to divert the public from her Latina background. However, her plan succeeded and she roped in many offers from the big production house. Eventually, she ditched her first husband in the year 1964.
Afterward, Raquel Welch had several marriages and affairs with celebrities and businessmen. In total, she had four marriages and her last divorce was in 2004 with Richard Palmer. Raquel had over 7 – 8 relationships apart from marriages.
Early Life
Raquel got her first acting job in front of James. We can say that they must have celebrated her success. Even James would have tasted some stardom because of Raquel. He would have attended celebrity parties and other ceremonies that took place in Hollywood.
Other Information
There is no solid information about the profession of James Westley Welch. No one knows what was or is the total net worth of James Westley Welch. About his personality, very little is known. One can find old black and white pictures of James Westley Welch with Raquel Welch. However, we could not derive any feature or personality from those pictures. Furthermore, James and Raquel never had any children as Raquel was busy in career building. No one knows if James ever married after his divorce from Raquel. Even no one is sure about what higher education he had. James never appeared in public after his divorce. And no one knows where he is right now and what is he doing. There were rumors of his death in 2019 at the age of 82. However, we could not support this fact as we don’t know his actual date of birth or anything related to him.
Final Taught
Being associated with the top celebrated actress, James is now a matter of the past. We hardly find any information about him. As Raquel’s first love and supporting figure we wish him good luck. Wherever he would be he must be enjoying his life with full zest. No matter what, because of his support Raquel made it into Hollywood and she entertained all of us for several years. Being into a scandalous life Raquel managed to full fill her dream. We wish the same for James as well.
