Whatever Happened To: Tammy Faye Bakker

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Tammy Faye Bakker's claim to fame

Tammy Faye Bakker then

Real Name:	Tammy Faye Messner
A.k.a:	Tammy Faye Bakker
Category:	Sex & Scandal
Posted Date:	2004-01-02
Last Modified:	2007-07-21
Views:	105001

Married to Jim Bakker and co-host of the Praise The Lord ministry's television show, which was found to have fleeced some 115,000 followers for about $65 million USD in the late 80's.

Where are they now?

She divorced Jim in 1992 while he was still being used for currency in the prison system and married his close friend Roe Messner. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina with a pair of puppies named Muffin and Tuppins and a cat named Tinkerbell.

She has authored numerous books, most recently I Will Survive... And You Will, Too! and still ministers churches, around the USA.

Update Mar/28/04: Tammy Faye Messner appears on Larry King Live and announces she has inoperable lung cancer.

Also See: Jessica Hahn , Jim Bakker

Updates & Sightings

2007-07-21 Tammy Faye Bakker / Messner dies: Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Tammy Faye Bakker) died on friday morning roughly 3 years after announcing she had inoperable lung cancer.