Jean-Claude & Gladys have been married twice:
(3 January 1987 - 1992) divorced 2 children
(25 June 1999 - present)
M1. Kris Van Damme (20 May 1987)
F2. Bianca Brigitte Van Damme (17 October 1990)
She married martial artist/actor Jean Claude Van Damme in 1987. They divorced in 1992 and remarried in 1999. They have two children: Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca (born 1990).
He was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues, until 1992, when he began an affair with actress Darcy LaPier, whom he married in February 1994.
After leaving LaPier, Van Damme remarried bodybuilder Portugues, in 1999. They have two children: Kristopher (born May 20, 1987) and Bianca (born October 17, 1990).
Jean-Claude Van Damme's wife, Gladys Portugues Van Varenberg, has filed for divorce, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Glady's filed papers in Los Angeles on Wednesday,March 20th citing irreconcilable differences.
The pair have been separated since March 7, and Portugues is seeking spousal support, according to the divorce filing.
Suffered from mood swings and depressions for years, causing him to seek his refuge in martial arts and drugs. Finally, after several attempts at rehab, he visited a neurologist who diagnosed him with rapid cycling bipolar disorder. With appropriate medication, he has managed to stay off drugs ever since, and he has even remarried his former wife Gladys Portugues.
Van Damme has been married five times to four different women. He was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues - with whom he has two children: Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca (born 1990) - until 1992, when he began an affair with actress Darcy LaPier, whom he married in February 1994. That same year he had an affair with his Street Fighter co-star Kylie Minogue during filming of that movie in Thailand. LaPier, who was pregnant at the time with their son, did not become aware of this until Van Damme publicly admitted it in 2012. After leaving LaPier, Van Damme remarried bodybuilder Portugues in 1999, and they later again separated. In early 2015, Portugues has filed for a second divorce from Van Damme – citing irreconcilable differences. However, in May 2015 they appeared to have reconciled and called off the divorce.