{"id":8966,"date":"2025-03-20T18:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8966"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:32:12","slug":"the-blonde-bikini-bombsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8966","title":{"rendered":"The Blonde Bikini Bombshell: Whatever happened to Bo Derek?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>How many of you remember Bo Derek? For me, she\u2019s always been a favorite, and when I found out what she\u2019s been up to during recent years, I was even more impressed by this goddess.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"radsb69f5fe87df236\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.radsb69f5fe87df236 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.radsb69f5fe87df236 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.radsb69f5fe87df236 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.radsb69f5fe87df236 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.radsb69f5fe87df236 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>I remember the first time I saw Bo Derek in her movie\u00a0breakthrough\u00a0in 1979 \u2013 it was impossible not to notice the gorgeous young blonde woman with clear blue eyes in the movie \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-f43f13e7d92f6d9b68b2a4ca02c75313\" class=\"newsner-f43f13e7d92f6d9b68b2a4ca02c75313 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1225639882\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"cMhU2V4rY7Yo\" 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She got a foothold in Hollywood early on, her mother worked for the Swedish-American actress Ann-Margeret.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to her mother\u2019s contacts, Bo got herself an agent at age 16 \u2013 something that would give her a first film role in the movie\u00a0<em>Once Upon a Love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The film was shot on the romantic island of Mykonos, in the Greek archipelago. During the shooting of the movie, Bo met her future husband, John Derek. The couple soon fell in love and began a relationship. Bo was only 17 years old at the time \u2013 John Derek was 47.<\/p>\n<p>The age difference alone could have led to scandal \u2013 but there was also another detail that made their relationship inappropriate: John Derek was happily married to actress Linda Evans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91134\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1736px) 100vw, 1736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-scaled.jpg 1736w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-1389x2048.jpg 1389w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1736\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bo Derek, UK, 30th September 1984 (Photo by Georges De Keerle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But not long after he met Bo, John divorced his actress wife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at least halfway responsible for some serious pain she (Linda Evans) went through. She\u2019d been very gracious and kind \u2026 And I just saw her yesterday, funny enough. We were at a jewelry trunk show for charity. And she was just as fabulous and wonderful as ever. I always feel like sh*t when I\u2019m around her. It\u2019s just ingrained, years later,\u201d Bo told<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/culture\/bo-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Because Bo was a minor at the time, John was at risk of being arrested in the United States, so the couple spent some time in Europe and Mexico to avoid age of consent laws in California. They later married in Las Vegas in<em>\u00a01976.<\/em>\u00a0She was 19 and he 49.<\/p>\n<p>After they tied the knot, Bo\u2019s career took off. John placed her in his movies \u2013 often in challenging poses and situations, to create buzz around his low-budget films. In the movie \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018, Bo established herself as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. It was also in that movie that her iconic look first saw the light of day, her cornrow-style, blonde braids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/basw.AbqQA1O5bg-BfYJ1SfGpJqqRai4Nxt-UN099QrTLy6d2PH1f5luAKAukvflP4NZ6uFvpQM1Xlp4MAmi05dm72v03LlT-iADT5yn5_P9_uSbJrpcZSFuWb7mbTTw9lWtQuDYTlaiSIgvZlyxlYGdYmJvw.10154723511252378.522747221248482.903595639709195.508133169210771.1645886848999107.10154325363398863.568349243358097.10153819143975155.667159410143746\/508133169210771\/?type=1&amp;opaqueCursor=AboX4sH78zZfMJW0w82heL9jnG25dqTFsO9x3aHB4wRCHHPD8VK7XH-SQM_ULNgyMr431pY42DWWrpIzVuBMfkBhPoiy2St9I0329sqfeO7GIMkAr6WYphDj9Jc9n78Gc_S4wCvItdkNq-cOGIcTljkYx4sovl70A1dqb-ia13EcbHBzUAgGFIaEdqWXFd8ORstc4ANgpEJTuxwtGxepk2RQTkOW9uxrpuUuJW75Stq1JQ4bnryfkkEpkHq6Le_c4VvdodTAoqBDwB8nUMmHxeZU5fnwPPbGEDqpxHDK5nI_EU4IetC2LbDytx6uIC56Ut-drXm_v9-dwUfnjkE_DgeXgNLh4F8TSlmeiJAeCbRzQ-Bx-JeJfke-SEDqUvxOEEdd36Ql90fvztM4LCvTURzh3_uFobQJT3RbL0Tt263lJ5A5_E5HslulHarn8iVB4ov_YKEK51XhMeExeHfaSHKn7Eqt4XPncWveaNgm79tMp3PKkfCe8Fo4u1rLeDSyjPkRnuUROxJzHZOA-3d5xSn_xZZtNEeJHwt8rRxwkthmWZ41mXF7MVB6fYm3EaVLJW3_1EEpOKLxbg99lTdVi2-Mo8ojv9Ogr8qhLryBagoLm9Mm3X_CPQ1sfGj5La2Kt4nY06RcQlc31Ch_CxYnaqPhsDQns1AgWDP-gER_xla0r8Fr17p2CHYNhjqKBSnN84URbUEsB4MfOMHjb09Ugvyk&amp;theater\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/a.505763596114395\/508133169210771\/?type=3\"><p>BO DEREK<\/p>\n<p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YO SOY OCHENTOSO\/A<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/a.505763596114395\/508133169210771\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friday, November 9, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It was actually her husband\u2019s suggestion that Bo should have braids in the film, even though he was not the director of the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt was the tail end of the 1970s and everything was fluffy, and I\u2019m blond, and \u2026 What are you going to do to look different? John had always thought that that would be a good look for me, just for photography\u2014he\u2019s a great photographer. And we tried it. And he said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you take these pictures into Blake and see if he\u2019ll go for it. It would be really good for the part, so you don\u2019t look ordinary,\u2019\u201d she told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/culture\/bo-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the success of \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018, Bo Derek appeared in several of her husband\u2019s films, including\u00a0<em>Tarzan, The Ape Man<\/em>\u00a0(1981),\u00a0<em>Bolero<\/em>\u00a0(1984) and\u00a0<em>Ghosts Can\u2019t Do It<\/em>\u00a0(1990), all of which were met by negative reviews. After that, Bo appeared in several television series including 7th Heaven, Lucky, and Queen of Swords.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56041\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord-768x506.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boderekofficial\/photos\/a.267808396711590\/1551379238354493\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bo Derek \/ Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the turn of the 21st century, Bo has been politically active and expressed her support for George W. Bush and the Republican Party in the 2000 and 2004 election campaigns. However, she says she doesn\u2019t support any party at the moment and she voted for Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>One of her biggest interests is horses (especially Lusitano, a Portuguese\u00a0<em>horse<\/em>\u00a0breed) and she has also written an autobiography called\u00a0<em>Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05192251\/derek-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>How many of you remember Bo Derek? For me, she\u2019s always been a favorite, and when I found out what she\u2019s been up to during recent years, I was even more impressed by this goddess.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remember the first time I saw Bo Derek in her movie\u00a0breakthrough\u00a0in 1979 \u2013 it was impossible not to notice the gorgeous young blonde woman with clear blue eyes in the movie \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-f43f13e7d92f6d9b68b2a4ca02c75313\" class=\"newsner-f43f13e7d92f6d9b68b2a4ca02c75313 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1225639882\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"cMhU2V4rY7Yo\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div 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She got a foothold in Hollywood early on, her mother worked for the Swedish-American actress Ann-Margeret.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-abd024e606cccbf7726a7b735b924626\" class=\"newsner-abd024e606cccbf7726a7b735b924626 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-608888862\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_5055899401\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-organic\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_5055899401\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\">\n<div class=\"logoDiv link-attribution\"><a class=\"trc_desktop_attribution_link trc_attribution_position_top\" href=\"https:\/\/popup.taboola.com\/en\/?template=colorbox&amp;utm_source=newsner-newsneren&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=thumbnails-mid:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" aria-label=\"Taboola Disclosure\">by Taboola<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"trc_rbox_header_span\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">You May Like<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"outer_5055899401\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_5055899401\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~1597335947923653002~~NpBcPlfw7TAvHEMjYoAJiw\" data-item-title=\"Siamese twins underwent separation surgery in 2006 \u2013 try not to cry when you see them today\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/19093625\/ljud12.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"false\">\n<div class=\"thumbBlock_holder\">\n<div class=\"videoCube_aspect\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"item-label-href\" title=\"Siamese twins underwent separation surgery in 2006 \u2013 try not to cry when you see them today\" href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/abby-carlsen-isabelle-today\/\" target=\"_parent\"><span class=\"video-label-box trc-main-label\"><span class=\"video-label video-title trc_ellipsis\" role=\"link\">Siamese twins underwent separation surgery in 2006 \u2013 try not to cry when you see them today<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"trc_user_exclude_btn\" title=\"Remove this item\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_overlay trc_fade\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_undo_btn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks to her mother\u2019s contacts, Bo got herself an agent at age 16 \u2013 something that would give her a first film role in the movie\u00a0<em>Once Upon a Love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The film was shot on the romantic island of Mykonos, in the Greek archipelago. During the shooting of the movie, Bo met her future husband, John Derek. The couple soon fell in love and began a relationship. Bo was only 17 years old at the time \u2013 John Derek was 47.<\/p>\n<p>The age difference alone could have led to scandal \u2013 but there was also another detail that made their relationship inappropriate: John Derek was happily married to actress Linda Evans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91134\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1736px) 100vw, 1736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-scaled.jpg 1736w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203223\/boderek1-1389x2048.jpg 1389w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1736\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bo Derek, UK, 30th September 1984 (Photo by Georges De Keerle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But not long after he met Bo, John divorced his actress wife.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-135144790\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_55968_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CJyl3oqlmYwDFYbLOwIdYD80Xg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-f09bb2c0115f212e555bc97a521ca904\" class=\"newsner-f09bb2c0115f212e555bc97a521ca904 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was at least halfway responsible for some serious pain she (Linda Evans) went through. She\u2019d been very gracious and kind \u2026 And I just saw her yesterday, funny enough. We were at a jewelry trunk show for charity. And she was just as fabulous and wonderful as ever. I always feel like sh*t when I\u2019m around her. It\u2019s just ingrained, years later,\u201d Bo told<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/culture\/bo-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Because Bo was a minor at the time, John was at risk of being arrested in the United States, so the couple spent some time in Europe and Mexico to avoid age of consent laws in California. They later married in Las Vegas in<em>\u00a01976.<\/em>\u00a0She was 19 and he 49.<\/p>\n<p>After they tied the knot, Bo\u2019s career took off. John placed her in his movies \u2013 often in challenging poses and situations, to create buzz around his low-budget films. In the movie \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018, Bo established herself as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. It was also in that movie that her iconic look first saw the light of day, her cornrow-style, blonde braids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/basw.AbqQA1O5bg-BfYJ1SfGpJqqRai4Nxt-UN099QrTLy6d2PH1f5luAKAukvflP4NZ6uFvpQM1Xlp4MAmi05dm72v03LlT-iADT5yn5_P9_uSbJrpcZSFuWb7mbTTw9lWtQuDYTlaiSIgvZlyxlYGdYmJvw.10154723511252378.522747221248482.903595639709195.508133169210771.1645886848999107.10154325363398863.568349243358097.10153819143975155.667159410143746\/508133169210771\/?type=1&amp;opaqueCursor=AboX4sH78zZfMJW0w82heL9jnG25dqTFsO9x3aHB4wRCHHPD8VK7XH-SQM_ULNgyMr431pY42DWWrpIzVuBMfkBhPoiy2St9I0329sqfeO7GIMkAr6WYphDj9Jc9n78Gc_S4wCvItdkNq-cOGIcTljkYx4sovl70A1dqb-ia13EcbHBzUAgGFIaEdqWXFd8ORstc4ANgpEJTuxwtGxepk2RQTkOW9uxrpuUuJW75Stq1JQ4bnryfkkEpkHq6Le_c4VvdodTAoqBDwB8nUMmHxeZU5fnwPPbGEDqpxHDK5nI_EU4IetC2LbDytx6uIC56Ut-drXm_v9-dwUfnjkE_DgeXgNLh4F8TSlmeiJAeCbRzQ-Bx-JeJfke-SEDqUvxOEEdd36Ql90fvztM4LCvTURzh3_uFobQJT3RbL0Tt263lJ5A5_E5HslulHarn8iVB4ov_YKEK51XhMeExeHfaSHKn7Eqt4XPncWveaNgm79tMp3PKkfCe8Fo4u1rLeDSyjPkRnuUROxJzHZOA-3d5xSn_xZZtNEeJHwt8rRxwkthmWZ41mXF7MVB6fYm3EaVLJW3_1EEpOKLxbg99lTdVi2-Mo8ojv9Ogr8qhLryBagoLm9Mm3X_CPQ1sfGj5La2Kt4nY06RcQlc31Ch_CxYnaqPhsDQns1AgWDP-gER_xla0r8Fr17p2CHYNhjqKBSnN84URbUEsB4MfOMHjb09Ugvyk&amp;theater\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/a.505763596114395\/508133169210771\/?type=3\"><p>BO DEREK<\/p>\n<p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YO SOY OCHENTOSO\/A<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yosoyochentosoa1\/photos\/a.505763596114395\/508133169210771\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friday, November 9, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It was actually her husband\u2019s suggestion that Bo should have braids in the film, even though he was not the director of the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt was the tail end of the 1970s and everything was fluffy, and I\u2019m blond, and \u2026 What are you going to do to look different? John had always thought that that would be a good look for me, just for photography\u2014he\u2019s a great photographer. And we tried it. And he said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you take these pictures into Blake and see if he\u2019ll go for it. It would be really good for the part, so you don\u2019t look ordinary,\u2019\u201d she told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/culture\/bo-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the success of \u2018<em>10<\/em>\u2018, Bo Derek appeared in several of her husband\u2019s films, including\u00a0<em>Tarzan, The Ape Man<\/em>\u00a0(1981),\u00a0<em>Bolero<\/em>\u00a0(1984) and\u00a0<em>Ghosts Can\u2019t Do It<\/em>\u00a0(1990), all of which were met by negative reviews. After that, Bo appeared in several television series including 7th Heaven, Lucky, and Queen of Swords.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56041\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/bord-768x506.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boderekofficial\/photos\/a.267808396711590\/1551379238354493\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bo Derek \/ Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the turn of the 21st century, Bo has been politically active and expressed her support for George W. Bush and the Republican Party in the 2000 and 2004 election campaigns. However, she says she doesn\u2019t support any party at the moment and she voted for Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>One of her biggest interests is horses (especially Lusitano, a Portuguese\u00a0<em>horse<\/em>\u00a0breed) and she has also written an autobiography called\u00a0<em>Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1630715777\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_55968_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CL3Kt5KlmYwDFRPHOwIdA9gO_g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-4b484e427a8dae40843e8d5a5d5e3ee1\" class=\"newsner-4b484e427a8dae40843e8d5a5d5e3ee1 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56042\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214521\/bor-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214521\/bor-scaled.jpg 1867w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214521\/bor-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214521\/bor-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214521\/bor-1493x2048.jpg 1493w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1867\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/47\/Bo_Derek_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wikipedia Commons \/ Gage Skidmore<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For some time, she was also engaged in horse breeding on her ranch. Bo has long been an advocate of animal safety and\u00a0calls for an end to horse slaughter.<\/p>\n<p>She is also involved in the support and rehabilitation of war veterans through her role as honorary chair of VA\u2019s National Rehabilitation Special Events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56037\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/33367288042_38919066d2_k.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/33367288042_38919066d2_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/33367288042_38919066d2_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/33367288042_38919066d2_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gageskidmore\/32512474397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flickr \/ Gage Skidmore<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cVA\u2019s National Rehabilitation Special Events promote the healing of body and spirit, which helps veterans improve their independence and enjoy a higher quality of life,\u201d said Derek,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/pressrel\/pressrelease.cfm?id=911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">speaking to the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply honored and moved to once again serve as the honorary chair of a truly noble cause on behalf of America\u2019s veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56038\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/od.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1215px) 100vw, 1215px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/od.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214522\/od-768x779.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1215\" height=\"1232\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boderekofficial\/photos\/a.267808396711590\/1584894361669647\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bo Derek \/ Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her father, Paul Collins, served as a radio operator during the Korean war and both Bo\u2019s stepfather and late husband, John, were veterans. A widow since 1998, the 63-year-old Bo is now involved with the former \u201cSex and the City\u201d star and actor John Corbett, 59.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe enjoy each other\u2019s company; we make each other laugh. After 15 years we still hold hands; we still have barbecues with friends a couple of times a week,\u201d Bo says.<\/p>\n<p>The couple met back in 2002. It was the Hollywood agent Norby Walters who arranged a date between Bo and Corbett at his traditional Oscars party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91133\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203224\/GettyImages-873139916-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203224\/GettyImages-873139916-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203224\/GettyImages-873139916-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203224\/GettyImages-873139916-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/05203224\/GettyImages-873139916-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bo Derek and John Corbett \/ Photo by Jerod Harris\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018I\u2019m not dating anyone,\u2019 and he said, \u2018I\u2019ll get you a date, Corbett!\u2019 And he set me up with Bo,\u201d Corbett told TODAY in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2021, the couple finally announced some delightful news. After almost 20 years together, Bo and Corbett tied the knot during a private ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe\u2019re pretty private people. We didn\u2019t make an announcement. All our friends and family knew but this is the first time either one of us has said anything publicly about it because really we haven\u2019t had an opportunity. So, you\u2019re my buddy and now I guess I\u2019m telling all of America, or the world,\u201d Corbett said during a virtual interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NTsgjVmSa08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56036\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/32512474397_ad2fc683b3_k.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/32512474397_ad2fc683b3_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/32512474397_ad2fc683b3_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/05214523\/32512474397_ad2fc683b3_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gageskidmore\/32512474397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flickr \/ Gage Skidmore<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for today, Bo Derek now continues to live a happy life in California with her husband, her sister, brother-in-law, and their two children.<\/p>\n<p>And even if she doesn\u2019t appear in big movies and isn\u2019t in the public eye anymore, she is a timeless icon.<\/p>\n<p>For example, just watch the beach scene below. Recognize it, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many of you remember Bo Derek? For me, she\u2019s always been a favorite, and when I found out what she\u2019s been up to during recent years, I was even more impressed by this goddess. 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