“What a Jerk”: Lou Ferrigno’s Wife Didn’t Appreciate His Way of Proposing a Date, Revealed in 2009
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Retired bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno perfectly balanced acting and bodybuilding in his career. He began bodybuilding at a very young age. Eventually, he rose to fame with his muscular body and charming looks. Besides his professional life, Lou has had a great love story. In an interview wife, Carla Ferrigno explained how the couple met for the first time.
Lou Ferrigno suffered from an ear infection at a young age. Children bullied him for his growing deafness. Moreover, he had a strict father. He had to live with courage to face the difficulties in his life. He started reading comic books on Hercules and Steve Reeves, which gave him great strength.
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How did Lou Ferrigno impress his wife?
Ferrigno was at the peak of his career after competing in Mr. Olympia and starting an acting career. One day, Lou went to a restaurant in which Carla was the manager. And after meeting Carla for the first time, he returned to the restaurant a week later. The Hulk star asked her to sit with him and talk.
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At first, he asked her to go out with him for breakfast. Carla rejected his breakfast proposal. She further explained the incident in an interview with Geffner Production in 2009.
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Mrs. Ferrigno explained: “And then goes okay well will you go with me to a Dolly Parton party? and I’m thinking, what a jerk, impressing me with Dolly Parton parties. Now I said no, and he goes, can I get your phone number, I said no, and he said oh! I said, but you know I wanted to shut him up because he was very persistent so I want to shut him up, but I just said, okay, I tell you what, I’ll take your phone number, and maybe I’ll call you someday so he did. And I walked away, and that’s the version, that’s it, and a week later I called him, and we had our first date right.”
Eventually, the couple started dating and got married on 3rd May 1980. Their wedding was an extravagant occasion.
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How many children does Ferrigno have?
Lou Ferrigno was initially married to Susan Groff in 1978. However, their relationship did not last long, and they separated a year after. After marrying Carla in 1980, the couple gave birth to three children – daughter Shanna and sons Lou Jr and Brent Ferrigno.
Lou and Carla Ferrigno completed 42 years of their marriage this year. They are a very happy couple continuing to set relationship goals for many.
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Abhishek Kumar