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Lorenzo Lamas | Source: Getty Images
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Lorenzo Lamas and His Spouses: A Closer Look At His 6 Marriages and Love Life

Gaone Pule
Jan 13, 2024
05:30 A.M.

Lorenzo Lamas has had an eventful love life, which includes several spouses over the years. Five of his unions with fellow Hollywood stars ended in divorce, and he has since divulged what transpired in those relationships.

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Actor Lorenzo Lamas has been married six times, with only one relationship lasting for several years. In his autobiography, "Renegade at Heart," published in 2014, he discussed his failed marriages.

Through the years, Lamas married actresses following whirlwind romances. However, just as much as he rushed into relationships with these women, things ended far sooner than he had hoped. These are the female stars Lamas was married to.

Lorenzo Lamas' Marriage to Victoria Hilbert That Displeased His Father

Lamas's father and stepmother disapproved of his relationship with his first wife, Victoria Hilbert. Whenever he and his spouse visited the couple, Hilbert returned home crying and vented about her father-in-law. Lamas recalled her saying:

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"'Your dad is a male chauvinist. He has no respect for women. Esther's a doormat.'"

Lamas admitted that he always defended his parent, telling Hilbert that if she tried to see things from his dad's perspective, she would know he was a good person.

Meanwhile, his father and stepmother would also tell him what they thought about Hilbert. "'Victoria is using you. You have no business being with her,'" Lamas remembered, adding his dad always reminded him that Hilbert was 12 years older than him. He also suggested that he should have an affair instead of marrying her.

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But Lamas did the exact opposite of that. He married Hilbert in October 1981 in the coastal town of Carmel, where they exchanged wedding vows in a small chapel in Big Sur. The television star admitted:

"In hindsight, knowing how much my father disapproved of her, she was right. I just did not see it back then."

Even though the couple beat the odds, things fizzled out between them as time passed. Lamas revealed that after living apart for a while, he and Hilbert officially separated and filed for divorce right after.

It was an amicable split, with Hillbert being civilized throughout the divorce proceedings. She did not want anything from Lamas and only wanted him to be happy. Still, she asked for financial support, and he gave her $20,000.

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Hilbert never asked for alimony, which Lamas said was "generous" of her. "She reminds me a lot of my mom. Mom would never ask for a dime, even if she never had money in the bank," he said.

Lamas and Hilbert crossed paths in the 1981 soap opera, "Falcon Crest," wherein they played love interests. He portrayed the role of Lance Cumson, and the actress played his on-screen girlfriend. After only one year of marriage, the duo divorced in 1982.

Lorenzo Lamas' Union with Michele Smith That Ended after They Became Parents

The same year Lamas split from Hilbert, he was sent on a tour to promote "Falcon Crest" in New York, and the CBS network assigned him a publicist to handle the tour.

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"She is a dark-haired, vivacious, and attractive woman named Michele Smith," he recalled. Despite being attracted to Smith then, Lamas was still in contact with his ex-wife, Hilbert, whom he had gone with to New York.

He said Hilbert noticed that he and Smith had undeniable chemistry as she had paid attention to their interactions. Lamas downplayed it, saying he had not picked it up.

But that did not last long enough, as after they officially divorced, he got sent on another promotional tour in 1983, and Smith accompanied him. He realized Hilbert was right about his connection with her.

The two bonded over the trip and spent much more time together cooped up in a hotel room and being intimate. One weekday, Lamas received a call from Smith telling him she was four months pregnant.

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Immediately after, he told her she would have to move in with him. At first, she expressed concern over her job in California but ultimately made the big leap and uprooted to be with him.

Lamas admitted he had no idea whether he would marry Smith but felt confident that things would work out once she moved in with him. He eventually proposed, and she ecstatically said yes.

Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Smith attend the First Annual American Video Awards at the Beverly Theater on April 6, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images

Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Smith attend the First Annual American Video Awards at the Beverly Theater on April 6, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California. | Source: Getty Images

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The "Renegade" alum felt like marrying Smith was the right thing to do. The pair wed on a yacht in Marina de Rey in May 1983, only three months after his divorce from Hilbert was finalized. The newlyweds had only known each other for five months by then.

Again, things went downhill by July 1984 as the couple, who were in their mid-twenties then, struggled to keep their relationship going while raising their son, Alvaro Lamas, better known as AJ.

The "Final Impact" star attempted to reestablish himself and said he did not believe Smith tried to do the same. That was the beginning of their downfall as a couple, and the tabloids got wind of it, turning their failing situation into a media frenzy.

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Amid the separation between the two, Lamas stated he was painted as a "bad guy," but he decided to take the high road and remained cordial during the divorce proceedings. He refrained from talking about Smith to the press and did not try to defend his actions.

Lamas and the the actress who appeared in "Leaving Scars" and "Virtuosity," divorced in 1985. In addition to their son, AJ, they share another son, Shayne Lamas.

Lorenzo Lamas' Third Wife Is Kathleen Kinmot, Whose Heart He Had Broken Multiple Times

It took a while for Lamas to remarry after his third marriage fell apart. After the divorce, he carried on seeing other people and even had broken engagements in between.

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Four years later, he married Kathleen Kinmot in January 1989 in a formal wedding ceremony at Lakeside Country Club in Burbank, California.

Kathleen Kinmot and Lorenzo Lamas during day one of Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors at Burbank Airport Hilton on May 24, 2003 in Burbank, California | Source: Getty Images

Kathleen Kinmot and Lorenzo Lamas during day one of Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors at Burbank Airport Hilton on May 24, 2003 in Burbank, California | Source: Getty Images

Lamas reconnected with Kinmot, whom he had initially met in 1982, and their friendship blossomed rapidly. He got her contact number and called her on Halloween in 1988.

The duo met up after being on the phone for over 40 minutes to an hour. Lamas picked up Kinmot at her home, and they went to a hot dog stand, where they bonded laughing.

Lamas admitted they were physically attracted to each other, but he wanted to avoid making things complicated between them right away as they were friends.

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He kept things platonic for a few months until he and Kinmot moved in together in December of that year. Soon after moving in with her, they ended up on the same bed.

The morning after, Lamas said it dawned on him that Kinmot, whom he described as his "best friend," was the person he was meant to be with. He told her how he felt, and she outright said he should marry her because she would not cohabit with him unless he did.

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Kinmot reminded the California native that he needed to marry her since she had put up with his shenanigans with different women over the years. Lamas explained:

"It made perfect sense. I broke her heart three times before – once with Michele when I went and married her, then with Robin after breaking up to date her, and then with Daphne when I took up with her and had a baby with her."

Lamas and the actress eventually tied the knot, but four years later, on Veterans Day in December 1993, they announced their separation. By mid-January 1994, Kinmot, a former child star who appeared on "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers," filed for divorce.

Lorenzo Lamas' Fourth Wife Is Shauna Sand

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Despite three failed marriages behind him, Lamas did not give up on love. He remarried for the fourth time in April 1996 with former Playboy model Shauna Sand.

However, by October 2002, the couple's marriage started to fall apart. Lamas revealed he and Sand separated following six years together. At that point, they had lost hope of salvaging their union.

Lorenzo Lamas and Shauna Sand during the 26th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards on February 9, 1997 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Lorenzo Lamas and Shauna Sand during the 26th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards on February 9, 1997 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Lamas even moved out of the duo's marital home, a six-thousand-square-foot mansion, to a Residence Inn five minutes away off Ventura Boulevard in Tarzan.

"A few days later I tell Shauna, 'I want a divorce,'" the Golden Globe Award nominee revealed. Lamas and the actress, who share three children—Alexandra, Isabella, and Victoria Lamas—divorced in October 2002.

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Lorenzo Lamas' Fifth Spouse Is Shawna Craig

Lamas, who starred with John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Tucci, and Jeff Conaway in “Grease,” walked down the aisle for the fifth time with Shawna Craig in May 2011 after a few months of dating. The lovebirds got hitched off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Their relationship was documented on the reality show, "Second Wives Club" in 2017. When they first met, he told her he was seeing someone else.

Shawna Craig and Lorenzo Lamas at the OK! 2015 Pre-Grammy Party at Lure on February 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Shawna Craig and Lorenzo Lamas at the OK! 2015 Pre-Grammy Party at Lure on February 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

However, a week later, they ran into each other again, and he made a move on her. He asked her out, but she hesitated because he had a girlfriend. According to him, he broke things off with the said lover and wanted to be upfront with her and start afresh.

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After seven years of marriage, Lamas filed for divorce from the actress in June 2018. At the time, reports stated they had been apart several months prior.

Lorenzo Lamas' Happily Ever after with Kenna Lamas

After five divorces, Lamas decided to wed for the sixth time, marrying Kenna Lamas in October 2023. Kenna revealed the news on Instagram, adding they had been engaged for over two years:

"[...] Our big day could NOT have been more perfect! It was an absolute dream. [...] I'm the luckiest lady and so thankful for finding my greatest love in this lifetime. Cheers to forever!"

Kenna is a former model who describes herself as an "Explorer/Adventurer" and a "Definite Nerd" on her Instagram account, which has over 3,000 followers. She is also a writer and a marketing executive.

On her TikTok account, the blonde beauty, who studied General Studies at Boise State University, details that she shares adventures with the Hollywood veteran star.

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