This Actor Fell for a Waitress and Accepted Her Despite Facial Injuries—Years Later, She Stands by Him as Death Looms
- This couple celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in 2023, a milestone worthy of admiration! 😍🙏
- For him, it was love at first sight, despite her work as a waitress and her visible facial injuries.
- Years later, she repaid his love by staying by his side, even when death threatened to take him.
The actor appears in a TV show on December 12, 1970 | Source: Getty Images
This seasoned actor has been in the entertainment industry for over 60 years and has served as an American actor, producer, and singer. While shooting a hot tub scene for 1975’s “Rancho Deluxe” at Montana’s Chico Hot Springs, he met the woman who would later become his wife.
The actor and the woman, circa 1975 | Source: Getty Images
When he saw the waitress, he couldn’t take his eyes off her with her broken nose and black eyes. He later learned that the woman had just been in a car accident, resulting in her facial injuries. Regardless, he was still enthralled by her appearance.
The woman and the actor in Los Angeles on April 8, 1975 | Source: Getty Images
He recalled being riveted by “her beauty and disfigurement.” For him, it was “love at first sight.” Like a fascinated child, he kept sneaking peeks at her while shooting a scene, but each time, she caught him in the act.
The actor and this lady attend the opening of the Camp Beverly Hills Boutique on June 23, 1977 | Source: Getty Images
He confessed, “I didn’t know what she was, a maid or a waitress; I couldn’t take my eyes off her.” He thought she was gorgeous, and the contrast between her beauty and disfigurement interested him. After filming, he found the courage to approach her and ask for a date.
The woman and the actor at a formal event on January 1, 1978 | Source: Getty Images
The woman hilariously refused but noted that it was possible they’d run into each other later because she lived in a small town. As fate would have it, the pair did, and they went out...
