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Catherine Bach, 72, Radiant After Hospital Visit

Dukes Of Hazzard veteran Catherine Bach made a rare appearance in Southern California on Monday.The 72-year-old star looked slimmer than usual in a red top that...

Catherine Bach, 72, Radiant After Hospital Visit
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Bintano News

March 24, 2026

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 veteran Catherine Bach made a rare appearance in Southern on Monday.

The 72-year-old star looked slimmer than usual in a red top that said she was a 'MOM of Harvard Westlake Wolverines' on the front.

Harvard-Westlake School is an independent university preparatory day school in , and likely where Bach's daughters Sophia and Laura were educated.

The TV icon added black leggings with white sneakers with a brown Louis Vuitton bucket purse worn crossbody style.

She was shopping at organic grocery store Erewhon inside the quaint mall called The Shops at Sportsmen's Lodge in the Studio City neighborhood.

This comes months after she was hospitalized for an embolism.

According to Cleveland Clinic, an embolism 'is an obstruction or blockage in a blood vessel. Most often, it starts as a blood clot from elsewhere that breaks off and travels through your bloodstream.'   

Dukes Of Hazzard veteran Catherine Bach made a rare appearance in Southern California on Monday. The 72-year-old star looked slimmer than usual in a red top at said she was a 'MOM of Harvard Westlake Wolverines' on the front

Harvard-Westlake School is an independent university preparatory day school in Los Angeles , and likely where Bach's daughters Sophia and Laura were educated. The TV icon added black leggings with white sneakers with a brown Louis Vuitton bucket purse worn crossbody style

She was grocery shopping at organic grocery store Erewhon inside the quaint mall called The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge in the Studio City neighborhood. Seen on The Dukes Of Hazzard which aired from 1979 until 1985

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The Daily Mail contacted representatives for Bach for comment at the time of the report last year, but did not hear back.

The Dukes Of Hazzard was on the air from 1979 to 1985.

Set in rural Georgia, the show followed cousins Luke and Bo Duke, played by Tom Wopat and John Schneider, respectively.

They are on probation but still manage to get into trouble, mainly aiming to foil the corrupt schemes of county commissioner Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg.

Throughout the 147 episodes, they are helped by their cousin Daisy, who became a sex symbol throughout the comedy's run.

Catherine was born in 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1973, she landed her first acting role in the movie The Midnight Man.

It's been said that Catherine that she was hired on the spot to play Daisy Duke.

Indeed, Daisy's ultra-short hot pants were soon named after the character and became a fashion staple.

Left to right, John Schneider, Bach and Tom Wopat in a promotional portrait for the TV show The Dukes Of Hazzard in 1980

Here the stars reunited in 1997 for The Dukes Of Hazzard Reunion

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The role earned her massive stardom, and a poster of her posing as Daisy sold five million copies after its release, even catching the eye of First Lady Nancy Reagan.

The bombshell star made headlines during her time in the show, after it was revealed that she had insured her legs for $1 million.

'You know what it is? I do things that I shouldn’t really do,' she once explained of her decision to get them insured. 'I ski. I had a plane when I started the series, which they made me get rid of… [I do] a lot of things. 

'And I sort of take chances. So they thought that they should insure my legs.'

Throughout the 147 episodes, they are helped by their cousin Daisy, who became a sex symbol throughout the comedy's run, as well as wise uncle Jesse 

After Dukes of Hazzard ran its course, Bach acted in a few more titles including the action film Street Justice, 1989 flick Driving Force, motorcycle movie Masters Of Menace and comedy-drama The Breakup Girl.

Her last role was in 2015, when she starred in the movie Book of Fire.

She also launched her own jewelry line at Debenhams in 2002, but has kept a low profile in recent years. 

She married a man named David Shaw in 1976, but they divorced after five years together.

She then wed entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez in 1990 and together, they welcomed two daughters, named Sophia and Laura. Her husband tragically died in 2010 at age 60 from an apparent suicide.

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