Jill Goodacre is an actress and director known for Friends (1994), Harry Connick Jr: The New York Big Band Concert (1993), and Odd Jobs (1986). She is also Victoria’s Secret top model of the ‘80s, who married Harry Connick Jr. Please find out more about her here!
Jill Goodacre 27 Years Old Marriage Life With Husband Harry Connick Jr.
Jill Goodacre and the American singer, composer, actor, and television host Harry Connick Jr. dated for four years and got engaged.
Several sources reported that the couple first met at a party in 1990, but the couple themselves revealed much more low-key than everyone thought. Jill and Harry actually met in California while staying at the same hotel. While swimming in the pool, Harry saw Jill walked by as she was about to check out.
Harry was struck with a strong attraction for her at first sight. So he mustered up all his courage not to ask her for a date but to introduce himself as her beauty stimulated him. On the other hand, Jill felt that he was the one she wanted to marry and called her mother that she found her soon-to-be husband. Without rushing further, the couple took it slowly to date, engage, marry and eventually start a family.
After four years of dating, the couple tied the knot on 16 April 1994 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, when they were at the peak of their careers.
Jill Goodacre with her husband, Harry Connick Jr. (©: Instagram/Harry Connick Jr.)
In a Times-Picayune story with the headline “Storybook wedding ends Connick’s bachelorhood,” Betty Guillaud wrote about the wedding of Harry and Jill. After Harry’s father found out about his longtime love relationship with Jill, which Harry kept a secret, there were three days of non-stop parties before the wedding.
There was an after-rehearsal dinner for 47 in an upstairs dining room at Brennan’s, where actress Carol Burnett joined the party for champagne after their four-course meal. After attending such long parties, the groom-to-be left the dinner singing ‘Get Me to the Church on Time.’
After the 45-minute nuptial Mass celebrated by the Rev. Richard Guastella of Staten Island, N.Y., the couple and their attendants emerged from the church to a cheering crowd of tourists.
The 300 wedding guests were queued up at fancy-stocked bars while being serenaded by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. From there, the wedding party arrived at Gallier Hall.
The bride wore a beautiful wedding dress which was made in Italy. The bride and her parents, the long-divorced Santa Fe sculptress Glenna Goodacre and Colorado businessman Bill Goodacre, and several of the bride’s aunts, uncles, and cousins also joined Jill in her wedding ceremony.
In December 2019, the 25th year of the wedding, Harry revealed a secret behind their lasting marriage life. Harry regarded Jill as his best friend and looked up to her infinitely. He loved being around her. He also considered sharing similar values for having a lasting relationship.
Harry celebrated his 25th marriage anniversary with Jill writing a post on Facebook saying, “I always dreamed of spending my life with you… looks like my dream is coming true.”
They have come a long way through their never-ending love for each other and have got past struggles together, which made their bond even stronger. They feel blessed to be together and continuously get closer to each other as time passes.
The couple shares three beautiful daughters – Georgia Tatum was born on 17 April 1996, Sarah Kate on 12 September 1997, and Charlotte on 26 June 2002.
Jill was previously engaged to French tennis star Yannick Noah.
Jill Goodacre Revealed About Her Stage 1 Breast Cancer
In 2012, the former model was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer which made Harry afraid of losing her. This fear occurred because his mother died from ovarian cancer when he was just 13, but she refused to show any anxiety around Jill. Later, Jill underwent lumpectomy radiotherapy and several surgeries.
After a long battle against breast cancer, she was cured. As a side effect of the medication, the former model usually having a fit body shape and size experienced an unusual weight gain. Harry understanding her struggles, explained that it was part of her treatment and still saw her as the most beautiful woman in the world.
Net Worth Of Jill Goodacre
Jill Goodacre has amassed a fortune from her professional career as an American actress and former model. Her net worth is estimated to be $5 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
Jill started as a model in the late 1980s as one of Victoria’s Secret first models when the company itself was established. In her heydays, she mostly modeled swimwear, hosiery, and lingerie in the company’s catalogs, and along with her contemporaries, they quickly shot the brand to popularity.
The company grew to become one of the world’s giants in women’s hosiery, lingerie, clothing, and swimwear. Today, Jill is considered the “Queen Mother of all Victoria’s Secret Model” and one of the best to grace their runway. Jill became a favorite of the readers of the lingerie catalogs in the 1990s.
Jill, apart from being a model, was also quite talented and educated in other fields. She has appeared in television shows like; David Letterman Show, Friends, The Uninvited in 1997, Simply Mad About the House in 1991, Play For Today in 1981. She was also featured in Odd Jobs in 1986.
She made appearances in some of her spouse’s music videos and showed up in an exercise video by Sugar Ray Leonard. She has also played a voice role in the animated sitcom Duckman.
In 2017, Jill revealed that she had not engaged herself in any professional career ever since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. However, she continues to lend her expertise and influence to several up-and-coming models in the US by staying out of the spotlight.
Who Is Jill Goodacre?
Jill Goodacre is currently 57, according to her birth date 29 March 1964. She was born in Lubbock, Texas, to the couple William Goodacre (Real Estate Broker) and Glenna Goodacre (Sculptor). She has a brother named Tim Goodacre. She was brought up in Boulder, Colorado, to spend her childhood days. Her parents later divorced, and her mother got married to Dallas Attorney C.L. Mike Schmidt.
She attended Fairview High School, and any further data are not revealed as of now. Also, she is a meat lover.
The former model stands at the height of 5 ft 8 in and weighs 68 kg with an average body appearance.
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