Raquel Welch cause of death revealed
nypost.comdied aged 82 in February and was also battling Alzheimer’s at the time of her death, according to Welch’s death certificate obtained by TMZ.The two-time Golden Globe nominee was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m.
on Feb. 15, and has since been cremated, the outlet added.The “Fantastic Voyage” actress had never previously disclosed her Alzheimer’s diagnosis to the public.The Post has reached out to Welch’s estate for comment.Welch found fame after starring in the hit 1966 film “One Million Years B.C.” — which later earned her a sex symbol status.But filming the movie was far less fun, she said decades later, revealing that she actually “almost died” after developing tonsillitis after having to wear a skimpy bikini in severe weather conditions.“I had already so much penicillin when I was wearing the fur bikini that I almost died,” she told Fox News in 2017. “I had to rush, turn my car around and head right back to the doctor’s office, just run upstairs, jump in the elevator, and all that.”“And I barely got there.
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