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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues

  • 1987: The Belgian actor wed the former bodybuilder and welcomed their first child, son Kristopher.
  • 1990: Gladys gave birth to their second child, daughter Bianca.
  • 1992: The pair divorced after five years of marriage.
  • 1994: Jean-Claude went on to marry actress Darcy LaPier, and they welcomed a son named Nicholas in 1995. The duo split two years later, and in 2012, the actor confessed to having an affair with Kylie Minogue while filming 1994's Street Fighter in Thailand.
  • 1999: Jean-Claude and Gladys remarried and are currently still together, despite their fair share of ups and downs.
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