Bo Derek’s Hollywood love story began with a relationship that would follow her for decades. In the 1970s, while she was still a teenager, Bo met actor and director John Derek, who was significantly older and married to actress Linda Evans at the time. Their relationship developed while they were working together in Greece, eventually leading to John’s divorce from Evans and Bo’s decision to remain with him. The couple married in 1976 and spent 22 years together before John died in 1998 at age 71. Their relationship became closely tied to Bo’s rise in Hollywood, particularly after her breakout role in 10. Yet despite the years they shared, Bo later spoke openly about feeling remorse over how their romance began, especially because she had admired Evans and remembered her as being kind to her.
Years later, Bo admitted that she still considered the situation one of the biggest mistakes of her life. She recalled feeling uncomfortable whenever she crossed paths with Evans and said she wished she could have handled that chapter differently. Evans, however, eventually viewed the divorce from another perspective, explaining that leaving John gave her the freedom to pursue opportunities that led to her successful role on Dynasty. Bo eventually found lasting love again with actor John Corbett. The pair began dating in 2002 and quietly married in 2020 after nearly two decades together. Their relationship has remained largely private, offering Bo a very different chapter of her life. Looking back, her story is less about a glamorous Hollywood romance and more about learning that choices made when young can carry emotional consequences long after the headlines disappear.