Actress Lynda Carter, also known as Wonder Woman, exclusively told Closer Weekly in a new interview what advice she would give her 20-year-old self. "Don’t marry the first person that proposes to you!" said Lynda, whose first marriage to producer Ron Samuels lasted only from 1977 to 1982. "He was a lot older, and I was just stupid." Lynda with her husband and their two kids. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Now 66, Lynda has been happily married to lawyer Robert Altman since 1984. "He makes me laugh," Lynda told Closer. "When I get into my minutia, he brings me off the edge!" She’s passed along a sense of fun to their two kids. "Everyone sees her as so regal, glamorous and beautiful," daughter Jessica Altman, 27, told Closer. "But she is the goofiest, silliest human being by far that I’ve ever met in my entire life." For more on Lynda Carter, pick...
- 4/12/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
We all know Gal Gadot as the star of Wonder Woman today, but before there was Gal, Lynda Carter was the lasso carrying heroine that we all admired (and secretly wanted to be). From 1975 to 1979, Lynda kicked butt on TV screens everywhere in that iconic red, white, and blue leotard. Now, she's finally being recognized for her achievements with her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! On Tuesday, April 3, Lynda, 66, was presented with the 2,632nd star, making her one of only a handful of Latinas to earn this distinction. (Lynda's mother is Mexican.) Patty Jenkins, the director of the 2017 blockbuster Wonder Woman, was a guest speaker at the event. As Wonder Woman the TV series wrapped up in the late '70s, Lynda had already transitioned to other pursuits. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) In 1978, Lynda released her first album, Portrait. She even performed two songs from the...
- 4/4/2018
- by Melanie Aman
- Closer Weekly
Lynda Carter will always be known a "Wonder Woman," but she had good reason for leaving her Hollywood life behind her. During an interview on "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" the 62-year-old explains that her family always came before her commitment to acting.
Life changed for Carter when she married her husband Robert Altman in 1984. She decided to live with him in Washington D.C. instead of staying in California.
"I wanted to raise my family in a place where you were really gauged on what you accomplished on an intellectual level, not just how much money you have," she explains.
The couple has two children, both of whom are now out of college. That allows Carter to pursue her true love: singing.
"There are a lot of people who don't know I sing, and I understand that," she says.
During her 20s while she was married to her first husband,...
Life changed for Carter when she married her husband Robert Altman in 1984. She decided to live with him in Washington D.C. instead of staying in California.
"I wanted to raise my family in a place where you were really gauged on what you accomplished on an intellectual level, not just how much money you have," she explains.
The couple has two children, both of whom are now out of college. That allows Carter to pursue her true love: singing.
"There are a lot of people who don't know I sing, and I understand that," she says.
During her 20s while she was married to her first husband,...
- 11/4/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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