Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted March 28, 2018 I've decided to start a thread for 77 year old glamour puss and actress Raquel Welch. Not just because I think she is deserving and has more than enough name recognition to warrant her own thread but because she has unusually stopped posting on all of her social media accounts twitter, Instagram and Facebook four months ago. This is making me suspect something may well seriously be amiss with her health wise. Naturally there could be a reasonable alternative explanation but I suspect otherwise and think it is worth flagging up. Gorgeous picture is from her breakout film role that jumpstarted her career. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted March 28, 2018 Still incredibly beautiful and in good form in her seventies although I'm not sure I believe her when she implies most of it is down to yoga and diet. Perhaps I'm just too cynical.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted March 29, 2018 16 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Still incredibly beautiful and in good form in her seventies although I'm not sure I believe her when she implies most of it is down to yoga and diet. Perhaps I'm just too cynical.... Aye well... Not exactly an "I'm fading" Zsa Zsa job, then DL 2035 or thereabouts, then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted March 29, 2018 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Aye well... Not exactly an "I'm fading" Zsa Zsa job, then DL 2035 or thereabouts, then Looks can be deceptive! She stopped posting on social media over four months ago very suddenly.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 29, 2018 Perhaps she doesn't trust fb and its pals anymore after the data mining that is now proved to be true? Lack of activity on its own doesn't really mean owt , I've not been on fb this year, mainly down to needing 'messenger' which I will not download. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted March 29, 2018 tbh when I heard about the Facebook thing I went directly to the "download your data" bit and found they'd kept some word docs I'd misplaced years ago. So 'mon Big Brother. Though the wankers could have told me at the time when I was bemoaning the loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted April 2, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 23:22, charon said: Perhaps she doesn't trust fb and its pals anymore after the data mining that is now proved to be true? Lack of activity on its own doesn't really mean owt , I've not been on fb this year, mainly down to needing 'messenger' which I will not download. Maybe. Perhaps. But her signing out of all of her Social media accounts and not only not posting but not interacting and giving likes to her showbiz 'pals' like Alana Stewart and Jaclyn Smith's photos and posts predates the Facebook scandal. I've just got a suspicion something more serious maybe amiss. Even a botched cosmetic operation eg a facelift wouldn't cause a 4 month absence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted April 16, 2020 Gayle Tejada, sister of Raquel Welch, obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lajollalight/obituary.aspx?n=gayle-tejada&pid=195983404 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted September 5, 2020 Screen goddess Raquel Welch turns 80 today! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted February 15, 2023 Sadly just been announced that Raquel Welch has died aged 82. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-fantastic-voyage-star-raquel-29227719 3 7 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted February 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Sadly just been announced that Raquel Welch has died aged 82. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-fantastic-voyage-star-raquel-29227719 On her next Fantastic Voyage. (Her best role imo). Raquel IP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted February 15, 2023 I know she had her knockers, but she was alright by me. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted February 15, 2023 Every schoolboy's fantasy (back when I was a schoolboy), no doubt due to the frequent broadcasts of One Million Years BC at Saturday teatime. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted February 15, 2023 Those aren't buoys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, time said: Every schoolboy's fantasy (back when I was a schoolboy), no doubt due to the frequent broadcasts of One Million Years BC at Saturday teatime. Maybe not every schoolboy... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, YoungWillz said: Maybe not every schoolboy... Probably right, but no-one would ever admit she wasn't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, time said: Probably right, but no-one would ever admit she wasn't. I remember all the kids at my school absolutely dissing ABBA as the worst music ever. Then you'd turn up at their house, and there'd be a sneaky copy of Arrival in among the rest of their albums. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted February 15, 2023 Absolute goddess. Sad news. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Szabaka 94 Posted February 15, 2023 Obituary: https://www.wsj.com/articles/actress-raquel-welch-dies-at-82-9fa1a4d8?st=v07su5i20pmfomi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted February 16, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/16/raquel-welch-obituary Decent Guardian obituary for the one and only Raquel Welch 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 483 Posted February 17, 2023 One of the most stunningly beautiful people to ever walk this Earth. And I say this as a gay dude, so, yeah, grain of salt I guess. Still, she was an absolute bombshell in her prime, and was still spectacularly beautiful even in her 40's and 50's. I also hold a special place for her in my heart because she figures prominently in my favorite scene ever in what I think is the greatest film ever made, The Shawshank Redemption. No, she doesn't act in it, but for those who are familiar with the movie, of course it's her poster from One Million Years B.C. that is on the wall when it's revealed that Andy has escaped. Rest well, Ms. Welch. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superstar 295 Posted February 17, 2023 TCM remembers Raquel Welch A stunning tribute. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 907 Posted February 17, 2023 A likely contender for the last entry of the TCM Remembers 2023 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,844 Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, markb4 said: A likely contender for the last entry of the TCM Remembers 2023 No way man. More prominent names will definitely kick the bucket. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,134 Posted April 4, 2023 Raquel Welch died of cardiac arrest and was suffering from Alzheimer's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
