Chubby Checker Knew He Was Going to Marry Miss World 1962 the Moment He Saw Her
For several years, entertainment icon Chubby Checker has been married to his wife and former Miss World, Catharina Lodders.
The former once revealed that he knew the model would be his wife from the moment he saw her. Find out more.
American Rock ‘n’ Roll singer and dancer Chubby Checker is known by many for making several dance styles like the Twist and the Pony.
Apart from his dance moves, he is popular for his hit songs like “Let’s Twist Again.”
The 81-year-old superstar has enjoyed a successful career that has spanned decades, and he is still active. Checker has not only done well professionally; his personal and marital lives are also worth emulating.
He has been happily married to Catharina Lodders, a Miss World pageant titleholder, for 58 years. Let’s take a deeper look into the life of the singer and his enviable marriage.
FEW FACTS ABOUT CHECKER
The renowned dancer made his debut into the world on October 3, 1941. He was born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina.
Checker spent most of his childhood days in South Philadelphia, living with his dad, Raymond Evans, a tobacco farmer, and his mother, Eartle Evans.
