Seven celebrities who have been married the most, from Elizabeth Taylor to Larry King

In a recent episode of her family’s new Hulu reality show, The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian revealed her hopes of getting married again after splitting from third husband Kanye West.

Given the number of times she’s already said “yes,” the mother of four said she hopes to tie the knot for a fourth time in the future.

Speaking to her mother Kris Jenner and sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, she said: “To me, a baby, you’re stuck for life. Marriages come and go, take it from me.

“I believe in love. So hopefully there’s only one more wedding for me. Fourth time is the charm!”

And while Kardashian may have joked about how many times she’s married, her three failed marriages in the celebrity world are far from extreme.

Here are some famous names who have been married multiple times:

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Number of marriages: nine

Top of the list for marriages is Hungarian-American actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor, who married a total of nine times. Her first marriage, to Turkish politician Burhan Asaf Belge, lasted six years, from 1935 to 1941. In 1942 she married businessman Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, before divorcing him in 1947.

She married actor George Sanders from 1949 to 1954, followed by investment banker Herbert Hutner in 1962. After divorcing him in 1966, she married oilman Joshua S. Cosden Jr. that same year and divorced him in 1967 .

In 1975 she married Jack Ryan, the toymaker who invented the Barbie doll, before divorcing him in 1976. That same year she married Michael O’Hara before divorcing him in 1983. Next came a short-lived marriage, lasting only two days, to attorney Felipe de Alba, from April 13 to April 14, 1983. The marriage was annulled because their previous divorce was still pending.

Her ninth and last husband was Prince Frederic of Anhalt, who was adopted as an adult by Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt in 1980. Gabor was married to him from 1986 until her death in 2016.

Elizabeth Taylor

Number of marriages: eight

Hollywood’s leading lady has been married to seven men eight times. She married her first husband, Conrad Hilton Jr., in 1950 when she was 18 years old. The marriage lasted only eight months. In 1952 she married actor Michael Wilding, 20 years her senior, but the couple divorced in 1957. That same year she married theater producer Mike Todd, from whom she divorced in 1958.

The following year, Taylor married singer and actor Eddie Fisher, who was married to her close friend Debbie Reynolds. The couple divorced in 1964 and ten days later she married Richard Burton, her co-star in the film Cleopatra. The couple divorced 10 years later in 1974, only to remarry the following year before finally divorcing in 1976.

Later that year she married lawyer and politician John Warner. The couple were married for six years and divorced in 1982. She married her eighth and last husband, construction worker Larry Fortensky, in 1991. The couple were married for five years and divorced in 1996.

Larry King

Number of marriages: eight

Like Elizabeth Taylor, late talk show host Larry King was married eight times to seven different people. In 1952, he married his high school sweetheart, Freda Miller, but their marriage was reportedly annulled due to disapproval from her parents. His second marriage, to television presenter Annette Kaye in 1961, lasted less than a year.

In the same year he married model Alene Akins. The couple were married for two years and divorced in 1963. In 1964 he married Mickey Sutphin but she divorced him in 1967.

In 1968 he remarried his third wife, Akins. Her second marriage lasted three years and ended in divorce in 1971.

Five years later, he married TV production assistant Sharon Lepore, although they divorced in 1983.

Six years later, in 1989, he married businesswoman Julie Alexander, but the couple separated after a year and divorced in 1992.

He married his last wife, singer, television presenter, actress and producer Shawn Southwick in 1997. The couple stayed together until 2019 when King filed for divorce. The couple was in the midst of divorce proceedings when King died in 2021.

Billy Bob Thornton with his fifth wife Angelina Jolie. AFP

Billy Bob Thornton

Number of marriages: six

Billy Bob Thornton was married six times, the first time in 1978-1980 to filmmaker and actress Melissa Lee Gatlin. In 1986 he married fellow actress Toni Lawrence and divorced her two years later in 1988.

His third marriage, to actress Cynda Williams, lasted from 1990 to 1992. A year later, he married model Pietra Thornton. The couple were married for four years and divorced in 1997.

His most famous marriage to Angelina Jolie lasted three years, from 2000 to 2003.

Thornton is currently married to Men in Black star Connie Angland. The couple married in 2014 after more than a decade of dating.

Pamela Anderson

Number of marriages: six

The Baywatch star famously married Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in 1995 after only knowing him for four days. The couple separated in 1998.

In July 2006 she married musician Kid Rock, but the couple separated in November of the same year. Weeks later, she married poker player Rick Salomon, but the marriage was annulled less than six months later. The couple remarried in 2014 but divorced a few months later.

In January 2020, Anderson had another short-lived marriage, this time to film producer Jon Peters. After just two weeks, the two announced their separation.

She married bodyguard Dan Hayhurst in December 2020, but earlier this year the couple confirmed their split.

JoanCollins

Number of marriages: five

The actress was married five times, the first time to actor Maxwell Reed, to whom she was married for four years between 1952 and 1956. She married second husband, singer, actor and filmmaker Anthony Newley in 1963 and third husband, businessman Ron Kass in 1972.

In 1985 she married Swedish singer Peter Holm but they divorced two years later in 1987.

Collins has been married to her current husband, Hollywood producer Percy Gibson, since 2002.

July 19, 1966: Singer Frank Sinatra and actress Mia Farrow cut their wedding cake in Las Vegas. Getty Images

Frank Sinatra

Number of marriages: four

The legendary singer married his childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato in 1939 and they were together until 1951. After their divorce was finalized, he married actress Ava Gardner that same year and the couple remained married until 1957. He married third wife, actress and model Mia Farrow in 1966 but they divorced two years later in 1968.

He married his fourth and last wife, model and showgirl Barbara Marx, in 1976 and they were together until his death in 1998.

Updated May 7, 2022 at 9:57 am

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