About
Christian singer and televangelist who co-hosted the popular PTL Club show with her husband from 1976 until 1987. She was forced to leave PTL after revelations that $287,000 had been paid from the organization to buy the silence of a woman, who claimed her husband, Jim Bakker, had raped her.
Before Fame
She was spoiled by her favorite aunt, a former department store manager who gave her her first job.
Trivia
In a move that sharply distinguished her from other televangelists, she showed a more tolerant attitude regarding homosexuality, and she featured people suffering from AIDS on PTL.
Family Life
She married Jim Bakker in 1961.
Associated With
Her former husband Jim Bakker went to prison over accounting fraud.
