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A wild showbusiness tale about Raquel Welch‘s ‘diva demands’ at the 1989 Logie Awards has resurfaced after the Hollywood sex symbol’s death this week.
The blonde bombshell died on Wednesday at the age of 82, leaving behind a glittering legacy of films, TV shows and glamorous red carpet appearances.
The One Million Years B.C. actress was booked to appear on stage at the 31st Annual TV Week Logie Awards on March 17, 1989, which took place at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, and was broadcast on the Seven Network.
But she ruffled feathers at the ceremony by demanding last-minute lighting changes and even threatened to pull out altogether before being ‘wooed back on stage with expensive jewellery’, according to veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford.
‘[Welch] did a rehearsal in the morning [of the Logies] in the ballroom at the Hyatt hotel in Melbourne, and she wasn’t happy with the lighting. And she knew lighting,’ Ford revealed on The Morning Show on Thursday.
A wild showbusiness tale about Raquel Welch’s ‘diva demands’ at the 1989 Logie Awards has resurfaced after the Hollywood sex symbol’s death this week. (Pictured: Welch in One Million Years B.C., 1965)
‘I think there are still people from the lighting department at Seven who are in therapy after having had her there, telling them what they were going to do, what changes they were going to make to the Logies lighting grid for the night,’ Ford added.
The silver-screen glamazon apparently caused further chaos by threatening to pull out of the event altogether
Welch, who was the awards show’s international drawcard, was reportedly unhappy with the amount she was being paid and wanted Seven to sweeten the deal.
The blonde bombshell ruffled feathers at the ceremony by demanding last-minute lighting changes and even threatened to pull out altogether before being ‘wooed back on stage with expensive jewellery’, according to veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford (pictured)
At the time, Seven Network owner Christopher Skase also owned Australian jewellery retailer Hardy Brothers.
‘In the afternoon, the producers got a call saying, “Raquel has decided not to go ahead with the Logies tonight. She won’t be appearing.” And the manager of Raquel said, “By the way, you guys own a jewellery store, don’t you? You know, Raquel really loves gifts,”‘ Ford said.
Seven staffers rushed to Hardy Brothers and picked out $20,000 worth of jewels for Welch, including an emerald ring to match her green Logies outfit.
Welch, who was the awards show’s international drawcard, was unhappy with the amount she was being paid and wanted Seven to sweeten the deal. (Pictured: Welch at the 1989 Logies)
Satisfied by the jewellery, Welch agreed to appear on stage.
Welch died in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning at the age of 82 following a brief illness, her business manager confirmed.
She became known as an international sex symbol following her role as a cavewoman in One Million Years B.C., particularly due to a poster of her donning a skimpy deerskin bikini.
Seven staffers rushed to Hardy Brothers and picked out $20,000 worth of jewels for Welch, including an emerald ring to match her green Logies outfit. (Pictured: Welch with Hey Hey It’s Saturday host Daryl Somers on the cover of TV Week magazine in 1989)
During her five-decade-long career, Wench starred in more than 30 films, including Fantastic Voyage and 100 Rifles.
Her 30-plus television credits included Right to Die, The Ultimate Paradise, Tainted Blood, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Seinfeld and CSI: Miami.
She earned numerous accolades over the years, including a Golden Globe for her role in The Three Musketeers and a No. 3 ranking in Playboy’s 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century.
Welch was married to James Welch from 1959 to 1964, Patrick Curtis from 1967 to 1972, André Weinfeld from 1980 to 1990, and Richard Palmer from 1999 to 2004.
She had two children with her first husband, Tahnee and Damon Welch.
Welch (pictured in 1979) earned numerous accolades over the years, including a Golden Globe for her role in The Three Musketeers and a No. 3 ranking in Playboy’s 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century
Welch died in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning at the age of 82 following a brief illness, her business manager confirmed. (Pictured in Hollywood on November 1, 2017)
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