Marla Maples is an enigmatic figure who has circled the far edge of pop culture for more
than 20 years.
Most famously, she was married to now-President Donald Trump for six years in the '90s, a
relationship that drew more than its fair share of tabloid attention.
She's frequently in the news for one reason or another, but here are a few little-known
facts about Miss Marla Maples.
Sitcom cameo
In 1994, Maples and her then-husband Donald Trump appeared on an episode of The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air, in which the happy couple becomes interested in buying the Banks family's
mansion—an offer they turn down after reminiscing about the four seasons of great memories they've
had in the place.
The power couple's visit yields mixed results from the Banks family: Carlton faints, while
Ashley confronts The Donald for ruining her life, setting Maples up for the first of her
two lines:
"What did you do?"
"Everybody's always blaming me for everything."
But after the deal dissolves, Maples is given the final word, earning the biggest laugh
in the scene:
"Nice meeting you all.
It's just as well it's too much of a fixer-upper!"
Scary start
Before she appeared in Bel-Air, Marla had a small role on the big screen.
Breaking into the business through a stint as a swimsuit model, her first role in a real
movie was as "Woman #2" in Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, which King not only wrote
but, for the first and only time so far, directed.
Maples is one of the film's many casualties after machines come to life and go on a killing
spree.
Ski resort showdown
Before he was president, Donald Trump was arguably best known for being one of the mainstays
in the sleazy gossip sections of local New York tabloids.
His personal life hit peak drama at the end of 1989 when his then-wife, Ivana Trump, allegedly
confronted Maples at a ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, over her alleged affair with The
Donald.
The face-off in Aspen is not in dispute, but what remains mysterious is just how far the
battle went.
Among the juicier allegations: People magazine claimed Ivana confronted Maples outside a
restaurant, calling her a "bitch" and demanding, "leave my husband alone."
Sources for People also alleged Donald took off on his skis during the spat, after which
Ivana allegedly caught up to him and…
"[...skied] backwards down the slopes, wagging her finger in his face."
Whatever the case, the couple's divorce was announced a little more than one month later.
The relationship between Ivana and Maples allegedly remains awkward to this day, much
to the surprise of no one.
"I don't talk about her.
She's a showgirl.
Never achieved anything in her life."
Escape from New York
Unsurprisingly, Maples was red hot in the New York gossip world when reports of the
affair surfaced.
Fearing for herself and her sanity, she disappeared for a time, travelling to Guatemala on a borrowed
passport to tag along with friends in the Peace Corps.
She later told New York magazine.
"I knew if I used my own they would find me, and the idea of being in a foreign country
alone with the press after me was terrifying.
I stayed for a month, away from all that chaos."
Music for the mindful
Though her moves on Dancing With the Stars got more press, Maples is also a singer.
She describes her album One World of Love as being good for, quote, "Inspiration, Oneness,
Unity, and Teaching."
Then there's her album featuring New Age guru Deepak Chopra , The Endless, a relaxing collection
of tunes perfect for a spa day.
"We can give them real ecstasy."
"We'll give them the true ecstasy.
They won't even know what happened, they'll just be, like, rising up!"
Post-Donald romance
Maples' marriage to Donald Trump ended the same way it began: painfully, and in public.
Their divorce stretched on for about two years before Maples walked away with $2 million—pocket
change compared to Trump's reported settlement with Ivana.
She never married again.
In case there were any doubts as to where her allegiances currently lie, in January
2018, Maples was romantically linked to Donny Deutsch, a CNBC television host and vocal
Trump critic.
According to Page Six, the two were spotted "dining cozily" together in a Manhattan restaurant.
If she has a problem with what Deutsch has had to say about her former husband, she's
not showing it.
She never speaks ill of her former flame.
"He's vulgar human being.
He's vulgar to look at!"
"He is the father of my child, so …"
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