David Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff were married for 17 years.
Hasselhoff and Bach-Hasselhoff met in 1985 when she appeared on his TV series Knight Rider, and they wed three years later.
After 17 years of marriage — and welcoming daughters Taylor Ann and Hayley — the pair called it quits. In a 2007 interview on Larry King Live, Bach-Hasselhoff claimed she divorced the actor because of his substance abuse issues.
“I have tried, thinking if I just pour out the bottles, if I just be by his side, if I just babysit him, give him more love, do more for him or make him see himself, it will get there,” she claimed. “But the disease of alcoholism is cunning. It’s a baffling disease. And it’s very chaotic. It’s a family disease.”
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She added, “The most important thing is I just pray that he gets help because [my daughters] love their father. … I want them to have a really good, healthy relationship with their father. It’s like when an alcoholic is wrapped around a bottle and then the family and friends are wrapped around the alcoholic. We’re going to protect it.”
The Baywatch alum subsequently revealed in an August 2007 statement that he is a recovering alcoholic and suffered a brief relapse.
“Despite that I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work, I have been successfully dealing with my issue,” Hasselhoff said. “Unfortunately, one evening I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse.”
Bach-Hasselhoff died 28 years later at the age of 62.
Keep scrolling to revisit Hasselhoff and Bach-Hasselhoff’s relationship timeline through the years:
1985
Hasselhoff and Bach-Hasselhoff met on the set of Knight Rider when she landed a guest-starring role. He later wrote in his 2006 memoir, Making Waves, that his future wife was “a beautiful blonde with green eyes.”
At the time, both stars were in relationships with other people. (Hasselhoff, for his part, was married to Catherine Hickland, while Bach-Hasselhoff was dating a comedian.)
Their relationship statuses each changed in 1988 when they reconnected.
“I went to the opening of a club called the Last Tango in Studio City, Sherman Oaks. Pamela was there. ‘Are you still with the comedian?’ ‘No. Are you still married?’” Hasselhoff wrote. “‘No.’ That night, we talked and talked.”
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December 1989
The next year, Hasselhoff married Bach-Hasseloff.
May 1990
The then-couple’s first child, daughter Taylor Ann, was born on May 5.
August 1992
Two years later, Taylor-Ann became a big sister when Bach-Hasselhoff gave birth to daughter Hayley on August 26.
January 2006
Hasselhoff filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, and the couple battled for custody of Taylor-Ann and Hayley. At one point, Hasselhoff briefly lost visitation rights after a 2007 relapse. They were restored when the acting legend got sober again.
David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff has died at age 62. Bach-Hasselhoff died by suicide, according to the L.A. County Medical Examiner. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that paramedics were called to Bach-Hasselhoff’s house in response to a report of an unconscious female after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. (TMZ was the first to break […]
July 2018
Hasselhoff found love again with Hayley Roberts and they got married on July 31 in Italy.
March 2025
After news broke that Bach-Hasselhoff died by suicide at the age of 63, Hasselhoff issued a statement.
“Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff,” he said. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”
