He told Philadelphia Magazine in 2015 that when people found out he was marrying a white woman he said: “I didn’t care. Love ain’t got no color on it.”
Despite this mammoth obstacle the couple still wed at Temple Lutheran Church in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The couple was 22 when they tied the knot. Rev. George L. Garver officiated their wedding ceremony and made no mention of the interracial nature of their marriage.
A few months after they married, Jet Magazine interviewed Checker and his wife to find out how married life was treating them and they were the picture of happiness.
Twist idol Chubby Checker and his bride-to-be, Catharina Lodders of Haarlem, Holland, who was Miss World of 1963, kiss after the 22-year-old millionaire presented the 21-year-old beauty with an engagement ring here December 12th. (Getty)Continue reading…
