Name Gladys Portugues | Role Actress | |
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Education High School of Art and Design Spouse Jean-Claude Van Damme (m. 1999), Jean-Claude Van Damme (m. 1987–1992) Children Kristopher Van Varenberg, Bianca Bree Books Hard Bodies: Express Workout : the Twice-a-week Fitness Program that Really Works Similar Jean Claude Van Damme, Darcy LaPier, Dolph Lundgren Nationality American | ||
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Gladys Portugues van Varenberg (born September 30, 1957) is an American 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.
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- Personal life
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- Filmography
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Personal life
Portugues has credited her inspiration to begin a bodybuilding and weight training regimen to her time at Marymount Manhattan College. She was motivated after watching Rachel McLish win the Ms. Olympia title on television. 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.They have two children: Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca (born 1990).
Books
