Gladys Portugues
Gladys Portugues van Varenberg (born September 30, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional female bodybuilder and actress. As a bodybuilder she twice placed in the top 10 in the Ms. Olympia contest. Her husband is Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Personal life
Portugues has said that she was inspired to start her own bodybuilding and weight training regimen while attending Marymount Manhattan College, when she saw Rachel McLish on television winning the Ms. Olympia title. In 1987, at the age of thirty, Portugues married Belgian martial artist and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. The couple divorced in 1992, but remarried in 1999. On March 18, 2015 Portugues filed for divorce from her husband for the second time, but canceled this filing one week later.[1]They have two children: Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca (born 1990).[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Pumping Iron II: The Women | Herself | Cinecom International Films |
| 1986 | The Morning After | Bodybuilder | 20th Century Fox |
| 1987 | It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | Waitress | Larco Productions Inc. |
TV
| Year | Title | Episodes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors | 1 season (8 episodes) | Herself |
Books
- Hard Bodies Express, Portugues, Dell; Reissue 1988, ISBN 0-440-53426-7
- Hard Bodies, Portugues and Vedral, Dell; Reissue edition 1986, ISBN 0-440-53424-0
References
- ↑ Carballo, Charlie (May 14, 2010). "Jean-Claude Van Damme says the divorce is OFF and claims he's reconciled with wife Gladys Portugues (who he's already married, divorced and remarried)". Daily Mail.
- ↑ Friedman, Roger (May 14, 2010). "Cannes film festival 2010: Jean-Claude Van Damme plans to appear in reality TV show for A&E". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2011-03-21.