Wynonna Judd: Happy marriage with third husband Cactus Moser
12 may 2025 в 02:37
Winona Judd has been married several times, but finally found her happiness with her third husband, Cactus Moser.
Winona and Cactus have been happy together since their wedding in 2012, and he was widely featured in the singer’s April 2023 documentary «Winona Judd: From Hell to Hallelujah». In the two-hour special, Winona opened up about how Cactus supported her after the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, in 2022. She noted that the drummer was the reason she was able to go on the tour she and Naomi had planned before the 76-year-old woman took her own life. On the same note, Cactus praised the important role Winona played in his life after a horrific motorcycle accident in 2012.
Life has not been easy for Winona, even before her mother’s death. When she was 30, she found out that her sister’s father was not her biological father. She also developed a food addiction, faced her daughter getting into trouble with the law, and had difficult relationships with her sister Ashley Judd for many years. Additionally, she went through two public divorces.
Keep reading to learn all about Winona’s current marriage to Cactus, as well as her two previous husbands who called her their wife.
Winona met her first husband, Arch Kelley, in 1993 and married him in January 1996. The couple already had a son, Elijah, born in 1994. They also welcomed a daughter, Grace, who got into trouble with the law as an adult and was sentenced to 8 years in prison after violating probation. Winona and Arch divorced in 1999.
D.R. Roach was Winona’s longtime bodyguard before they got married in 2003. Four years later, he was arrested on charges of child sexual abuse. «I knew what I was getting into and tried to change it. I knew that both Roach and I had addiction issues when I married him», - she confessed after his arrest in Ladies' Home Journal (via People). «I know my life. I know the people I chose, I know why I chose them, and I really thought I could change people by loving them enough. But it doesn’t work that way».
Five days after the arrest, Winona filed for divorce, citing incompatibility and naming the charges against him on her website. «I am obviously devastated. Our family will pull together, begin the healing process and, hopefully — by the grace of God — emerge stronger. We will move forward with our faith, family, and friends to find a resolution to this difficult situation», - she said. «Right now I am focused on saving myself and my children. It’s hard to sleep at night. I will heal in my own time. And that’s why I wear my ring. And I think I’m teaching my children that this happened. This is where mom is right now. And there is always hope». Roach was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Winona married Cactus Moser, the drummer of Highway 101, in June 2012, with only her children and her new husband’s children present, according to US Weekly. «I didn’t want it to be about anyone but Cactus and me», - Winona said, explaining why she didn’t invite her mother or sister. «Because for me, ultimately, it’s the kids, Cactus, and me. I was so concerned about making it special for them that everything else faded into the background». In her 2023 documentary, Winona gushed, «Marrying Cactus was one of the greatest days of my life because I’ve never trusted someone and loved someone simultaneously like I love Cactus».
Cactus also appeared in the documentary. He revealed that he proposed to Winona on Christmas Eve, which she said was «perfect», - adding, «It was on the farm, just the two of us». Just two months after their wedding on June 10, the newlyweds were riding separate motorcycles when Cactus' motorcycle collided with an oncoming vehicle. «He was just lying there, and I didn’t hear anything», - Winona recalled to ET. She was in complete shock until she heard «the most beautiful sound on earth», - which was Moser again
Winona and Cactus have been happy together since their wedding in 2012, and he was widely featured in the singer’s April 2023 documentary «Winona Judd: From Hell to Hallelujah». In the two-hour special, Winona opened up about how Cactus supported her after the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, in 2022. She noted that the drummer was the reason she was able to go on the tour she and Naomi had planned before the 76-year-old woman took her own life. On the same note, Cactus praised the important role Winona played in his life after a horrific motorcycle accident in 2012.
Life has not been easy for Winona, even before her mother’s death. When she was 30, she found out that her sister’s father was not her biological father. She also developed a food addiction, faced her daughter getting into trouble with the law, and had difficult relationships with her sister Ashley Judd for many years. Additionally, she went through two public divorces.
Keep reading to learn all about Winona’s current marriage to Cactus, as well as her two previous husbands who called her their wife.
Winona met her first husband, Arch Kelley, in 1993 and married him in January 1996. The couple already had a son, Elijah, born in 1994. They also welcomed a daughter, Grace, who got into trouble with the law as an adult and was sentenced to 8 years in prison after violating probation. Winona and Arch divorced in 1999.
D.R. Roach was Winona’s longtime bodyguard before they got married in 2003. Four years later, he was arrested on charges of child sexual abuse. «I knew what I was getting into and tried to change it. I knew that both Roach and I had addiction issues when I married him», - she confessed after his arrest in Ladies' Home Journal (via People). «I know my life. I know the people I chose, I know why I chose them, and I really thought I could change people by loving them enough. But it doesn’t work that way».
Five days after the arrest, Winona filed for divorce, citing incompatibility and naming the charges against him on her website. «I am obviously devastated. Our family will pull together, begin the healing process and, hopefully — by the grace of God — emerge stronger. We will move forward with our faith, family, and friends to find a resolution to this difficult situation», - she said. «Right now I am focused on saving myself and my children. It’s hard to sleep at night. I will heal in my own time. And that’s why I wear my ring. And I think I’m teaching my children that this happened. This is where mom is right now. And there is always hope». Roach was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Winona married Cactus Moser, the drummer of Highway 101, in June 2012, with only her children and her new husband’s children present, according to US Weekly. «I didn’t want it to be about anyone but Cactus and me», - Winona said, explaining why she didn’t invite her mother or sister. «Because for me, ultimately, it’s the kids, Cactus, and me. I was so concerned about making it special for them that everything else faded into the background». In her 2023 documentary, Winona gushed, «Marrying Cactus was one of the greatest days of my life because I’ve never trusted someone and loved someone simultaneously like I love Cactus».
Cactus also appeared in the documentary. He revealed that he proposed to Winona on Christmas Eve, which she said was «perfect», - adding, «It was on the farm, just the two of us». Just two months after their wedding on June 10, the newlyweds were riding separate motorcycles when Cactus' motorcycle collided with an oncoming vehicle. «He was just lying there, and I didn’t hear anything», - Winona recalled to ET. She was in complete shock until she heard «the most beautiful sound on earth», - which was Moser again
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