More than 25 years after their ugly split, fit and youthful Loni Anderson was getting the last laugh on ex-hubby Burt Reynolds, as the struggling star worked himself to death — while needing a cane and suffering from incontinence! “Loni’s in incredible shape while Burt is dying crippled and alone, desperately selling everything he has to pay his huge debts,” a close source told The National ENQUIRER in Burt’s tragic final years. The beloved “Smokey and the Bandit” actor was also forced to keep working to the bitter end, with Loni waiting nearly 20 years to call in a $97,000 debut left from their 1994 divorce. Enough time had passed for Burt’s bill to have ballooned to $154,520! Loni, meanwhile, had seemingly invested in staying young…
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Boston nip/tuck experts Dr. Dave David and Dr. Anthony Youn of Troy, Mich., who haven't treated the former "WKRP in Cincinnati" babe, praised her for a "youthful" look they said includes a nose job, eyelid lifts, fillers in her cheeks and lips, and work to iron out neck wrinkles.
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Her supporters said that looking youthful was a well-deserved revenge, too — blasting Burt for allegedly putting Loni through
12 years of hell during their volatile relationship. That only included five years of marriage, but insiders complained that was plenty to endure!
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Loni's pals insisted that the "
Deliverance" star had booted her from his home in 1993, and then attempted to publicly shame her as a bad mom to their adopted son
Quinton (left).
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“Burt never talks about how he beat her and handed her a gun and told her to kill herself,” said a source. “Or that he skipped out on child support and mortgage payments. He had a wandering eye and was completely self-obsessed.”
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Burt would later say that marrying Loni “was a really dumb move on my part.” In turn, Loni said she'd put Burt in “the rearview mirror,” and a pal said the former sex siren “has much more important things to worry about.” She’s an activist for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and has been raising vital awareness for debilitating disease multiple sclerosis since daughter Deidra was diagnosed in 2009. Loni wed her fourth husband Bob Flick back in 2008.
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Boston nip/tuck experts Dr. Dave David and Dr. Anthony Youn of Troy, Mich., who haven't treated the former "WKRP in Cincinnati" babe, praised her for a "youthful" look they said includes a nose job, eyelid lifts, fillers in her cheeks and lips, and work to iron out neck wrinkles.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Her supporters said that looking youthful was a well-deserved revenge, too — blasting Burt for allegedly putting Loni through
12 years of hell during their volatile relationship. That only included five years of marriage, but insiders complained that was plenty to endure!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Loni's pals insisted that the "
Deliverance" star had booted her from his home in 1993, and then attempted to publicly shame her as a bad mom to their adopted son
Quinton (left).
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Burt never talks about how he beat her and handed her a gun and told her to kill herself,” said a source. “Or that he skipped out on child support and mortgage payments. He had a wandering eye and was completely self-obsessed.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Burt would later say that marrying Loni “was a really dumb move on my part.” In turn, Loni said she'd put Burt in “the rearview mirror,” and a pal said the former sex siren “has much more important things to worry about.” She’s an activist for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and has been raising vital awareness for debilitating disease multiple sclerosis since daughter Deidra was diagnosed in 2009. Loni wed her fourth husband Bob Flick back in 2008.
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