Photos of Raquel Welch‘s final public sighting, six months before her death Wednesday on the age of 82, show the “Implausible Voyage” actress getting a manicure in July 2022.
Welch was snapped heading into the Beverly Hills nails and waxing salon J&J Beauty Lounge, where she was spotted flipping through magazines and, at times, experiencing pain as an worker wearing pink glasses and a blue face mask buffed her fingernails before painting them a light-weight color.
It was a rare sighting of Welch, who has maintained a lower profile in recent times following a prolific acting profession.
Within the photos, the Nineteen Sixties sex symbol sports large gold hoop earrings, a white long sleeve shirt, black pants, black open-toed sandals and a straw fedora hat, which she took off for the manicure.
An unidentified friend accompanied Welch on the visit, they usually held hands outside the salon.
The Post reached out to the wonder lounge for comment Thursday.
Welch’s rep confirmed her death Wednesday in a press release to the Post, saying, “Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a temporary illness.”
“The 82-year-old actress burst into Hollywood in her initial roles in [‘One Million Years B.C.’] and ‘Implausible Voyage.’ Her profession spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 movies and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more moderen years, was involved in a really successful line of wigs. Raquel leaves behind her two children, son Damon Welch and her daughter, Tahnee Welch.”
A explanation for death has not been announced.
Welch appeared in “Bedazzled,” “Myra Breckinridge” and a memorable episode of “Seinfeld” — but it surely was her turn in “Implausible Voyage” that launched her profession.
The Chicago native won a Golden Globe for her role within the 1973 film “The Three Musketeers” — and she or he acted in several TV shows, including the ’90s sitcom “Spin City.”
She told The Post in 2013 that one among her favorite gigs was playing Abby Lassiter within the Michael J. Fox comedy.
“I used to be Richard Kind’s mother,” Welch recalled. “That was the joke. Like, That is your mother? What happened?’ Richard is a genius comedian. All I needed to be was straight-forward. But I did get to wear this gorgeous Oscar de la Renta outfit.”
Welch credited her work ethic for her success.
“I just have a whole lot of energy, and I knew I had to make use of it,” she noted to The Post. “I desired to be within the performing arts. I didn’t think that reality was all that interesting.”
Welch added: “The actual world was fraught with disappointment. I believed it might be so far more fun when you might be dancing and singing. The way in which that I believed of the flicks was a totally different bag of beans than it’s today. It was really form of an art form faraway from reality.”
Her final onscreen credits got here in 2017. In later years, she launched a successful wig line.
“We’re deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and legendary beauty, Raquel Welch. She worked with us at HairUWear for 25 years and has been greater than only a business partner,” Michael Napolitano, president and CEO of HairUWear, told The Post in a press release Thursday.
“She was and still is an inspiration. We’re honored to maintain her memory, passion and timeless beauty alive through her legacy of Raquel Welch Wigs.”
