While married couples promise to remain committed to each other forever,
the reality is that sometimes things don't always work out the way that they expect them to.
Unfortunately for David Hasselhoff , that was the case for his first two marriages.
While he shot to fame and became the star of Baywatch that we all came to know and love,
behind the scenes, 'The Hoff' was struggling to cope with his life in the spotlight.
David Hasselhoff has gone through his fair share of relationships. While he most recently
married Hayley Roberts in 2018, before that, he already had two failed marriages under his belt.
David's first marriage was to Catherine Hickland . The former couple married in
1984, but they were only together for five years before eventually divorcing in 1989.
The actor's career kicked off after he was cast in 'The Knight Rider' in the early 80s,
which was where he met his soon-to-be second wife, Pamela Bach .
The actor didn't wait long to move on from his divorce.
The very same year his divorce from Catherine was finalized, Hasselhoff married Pamela in 1989. The
couple welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, in 1990.
Two years later, they had their second daughter, Hayley Hasselhoff.
David quickly rose to fame after he was cast in Baywatch, and before he knew it,
he was the Hollywood hunk that the world couldn't get enough of.
He was charming, funny, and of course, very good-looking. What more could anyone have wanted?
Sadly, no one knew that behind the scenes, Hasselhoff was struggling to keep his life
together. His secret battle with alcohol addiction began to take over his life,
and soon it took a heavy toll on his marriage. The pressure of having to be in the public eye, being
constantly surrounded by the press, along with his busy schedule all became too much for David.
By 2002, Hasselhoff had reached a breaking point, and Pamela had no choice but to have him sent
to rehab. The actor had admitted that he had a problem and could no longer control his drinking,
and he agreed that he needed help. No one knew the truth of what was happening behind closed doors,
and his family did their best to keep his struggle with addiction a secret from the public.
In June of that year, David made a frightening call to Pamela, saying,
'I'm drunk and I think I'm dying.' Then the phone line went dead. His wife had no idea that he had
called from a hotel and that he had drunk so much that he had passed out by the minibar in his room.
In an interview following the incident, Bach admitted,
"It was only two days after I had dropped him off at the Betty Ford Center in Palm Springs."
She confessed that she had been so relieved that he had agreed to check himself into rehab and
get help for his drinking problem, and when she got that phone call, she was devastated.
After calling the rehab center, she found out that David had checked himself out
and gone binge drinking. She immediately took a plane to Palm Springs to find him.
When she arrived, she learned that Hasselhoff had been taken to hospital but had no idea which one.
She shared, "I got into a taxi and went to every hospital until I found him."
Pamela discovered later that he'd drunk the entire contents of the minibar and had been
found by a maid, semi-conscious and half-naked on the floor.
The police had been called. Sadly, this was not the first time something like this had happened.
However, Pamela, along with David's reps, did their best to cover up the scandal to prevent
it from reaching the press. The actor was, after all, America's most bankable TV star at the time.
She explained, "Had news leaked out, it would have destroyed the image he
created for himself and the image I created for my friends and family.
We were both living a lie but the biggest tragedy was that David loved the bottle more than me."
To his adoring fans, David Hasselhoff is simply 'The Hoff',
the ultimate Hollywood hunk. No one had any idea that he had been struggling with addiction for
years because his team had done such a good job at keeping it a secret from the public.
At first, David covered up his problem drinking because his father, Joe Hasselhoff,
had also been an alcoholic. He didn't want to admit to himself that he had gone down the same
dangerous path as his father, and he didn't want his loved ones to be disappointed in him.
Bach also explained that when she and Hasselhoff first started dating, she never really noticed
that he had a drinking problem. However, things changed after they got married.
She shared, "But when we married, it was clear David was drinking a lot. He couldn't hide
it. He is fundamentally unhappy even though there's no real reason for his unhappiness."
Bach admitted that when she realized that Hasselhoff had a drinking problem,
her first priority was to protect their daughters. She understood that he was the
one providing for them as a family, and she wanted to make his life as easy as possible.
She added, "'What I can say is that I went from having two children to having three.
I looked after David, and he liked being looked after.
He could come home, turn on the television and be himself. And he could drink.'
When he wasn't drinking, he was the best husband and father.
Their house felt like a safe haven for all of them to be themselves and be a happy family.
David even used to serenade Pamela with love songs while he played the piano.
Unfortunately, the actor's addiction became too much for their marriage, and in January of 2006,
Hasselhoff filed for divorce from Bach after seventeen years of marriage.
He claimed the two had irreconcilable differences.
What's more, is that the divorce proceedings were far from amicable.
Bach was given custody of one daughter, while Hasselhoff was granted custody of the other.
She claimed he was violent towards her and filed a restraining order, but it was denied. In the
months that followed, more drama ensued after a 66-page filing was made public.
The filing, which came from Hasselhoff's lawyers, claimed that Bach had tested positive for cocaine
within the past two months and stated that she was drunk during their daughter's sweet sixteen.
It also included numerous instances of infidelity committed by Hasselhoff
as well as allegations of drug, alcohol, and physical abuse.
In May of 2007, the infamous video footage appeared on the internet showing a massively
intoxicated Hasselhoff trying to eat a hamburger while one of his teenage daughters
pleaded with him to stop drinking. He was then temporarily blocked from seeing his children.
However, that decision was reversed in June when he was granted full custody
of the couple's teenage girls. After the court hearing, Bach was seen crying in the hallway.
In an interview with People, David said,
"The judge said today, 'Enough – enough is enough, these children have been through enough,'"
By January 2008, the couple was officially divorced,
and all of their post-divorce issues had been resolved.
The actor shared, "I'm pleased that everything has
been resolved and I'm proud of my daughters who have remained strong
and have exhibited dignity during this very difficult time. We are all moving on."
And move on, he did. In 2011, while Hasselhoff was a Britain's Got Talent judge,
he was approached by a woman who wanted a picture. He agreed only if she gave him her number.
That woman turned out to be model Hayley Roberts, and she was 27 years younger than the actor.
David then whisked her away on a four-day trip to a Swiss ski resort soon after they met.
The actor later shared, "The first time I saw Hayley I knew that I'd marry her."
The couple was engaged in 2016 and tied the knot in Italy two years later.
After their romantic nuptials, Hasselhoff said,
"It's lovely being married. I'm very much in love with my wife, she keeps me going."
However, their twenty-seven-year age gap did not go unnoticed, even by them.
Roberts spoke about their age difference in an interview, admitting, "At the very start I thought
the age difference was a lot and I was nervous about it but it doesn't bother me now." Also,
she claimed they don't act their ages anyway, adding, "David acts so much younger, he doesn't
see his age. I'm probably older than my years. I don't feel like he's that much older than me."
However, at first, Hasselhoff was cautious about getting involved with a much younger woman.
He confessed, "For the longest time I didn't think it was right
to marry Hayley as I was so much older and I didn't want to take away the fun and the
youth and the excitement of growing old together and having children."
The couple has now been together for just over 10 years, and they're still going strong.
After a decade together, Hasselhoff is just as in love with her as he was when they first met.
He shared, "… We've had such a great time. I've realized how
much I love Hayley and how much we've become part of each other's life."
Roberts clearly thinks the world of Hasselhoff, too. On their anniversary, she wrote on Instagram,
"I chose the perfect man to be my husband, so kind, thoughtful with a huge heart and
one of the nicest people I know. I am so lucky and still in love with this man."
So, when it comes to marriage, it sounds like the third time really is the charm for Hasselhoff.
While his first two marriages didn't work out, and he hit rock bottom during his second marriage,
it seems as though he has turned his life around. He was able to overcome
the darkest time in his life and finally found the right person who loves him for who he is.
We couldn't be happier for David and Hayley, and we only wish them the best for their future1
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