Linda Evans Interviewed by Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters interviews Linda Evans sometime during the mid-1980s at her home in Beverly Hills. She discusses her ex-husband John Derek and him leaving her for an unknown teenager named Bo; her career and her lack of ambition; and reveals what she would ask for if she was granted three wishes.

[@andygreen1a]

Linda is now 80 and still beautiful. More importantly she’s wise, kind and a lovely lady. Linda would have been a wonderful mother.

[@user-cb2kj8oh8r]

احب ليندا إيفانز جدا .. الله يرحمها فلترقد بسلام ❤😢

[@lightningsmokerXx]

She seems like a really nice person.

[@zacheryspencer]

Linda seems so charming and so well spoken and very down to earth:) Congratulations to her on all of her success and her happiness:)

[@154421535]

She is beautiful inside and out and very down and earth. The camera loves her.

[@aavantibeauty]

I love her realness and being who she authentically is inside. When she said "I love my eyes.." and explained being able to understand and see herself was great.

[@judementz-gibbons6730]

She is a wise, gentle, loving inspiring woman. Strong and her inner peace shines. She is a true legend.

[@AJ-7-316]

She’s one of a kind… Linda Evans. Barbara is a piece of work… sometimes you love her and others times dislike her…

[@dm95422]

Bo & Linda look so much alike. They could have been sisters !

[@michaelcarvalhosilva6156]

If angels really exists, lovely and heavenly Linda Evans is certainly one of them. I love Linda Evans so much.

[@berly9397]

they had so much class back then.

[@andyroo9381]

Except for Barbara WaWa.

[@HemeraAeon]

Inspirational in every sense of the word, what a beautiful soul she has, we love you Linda

[@vodiem6824]

She is sooooo beautiful!! Those eyes!

[@becstar98]

Barbara insists that physical beauty institutes happiness, but I love how Linda says that you will be more beautiful with age and wisdom! And that she is more pleased with her journey than her appearance!!!

[@MyRennae]

And yet, Linda went through her share of plastic surgeries...it's easy to say that you get more beautiful as you get older but it's another thing to actually feel more beautiful as you age.

[@micheladerry5681]

@@MyRennae i quote u. Shed rather not do all this surgery, shes a monster today

[@kathysmith9983]

Wow, John Derek made a big mistake letting this women go. There's always more beautiful out there....so men think. This women is as beautiful as it gets.

[@lunallena5594]

Linda Evans is such a lovely lady!! I could just feel the peace just radiate from her!!

[@barb6868]

I know. Wow!

[@vickieking1608]

Awe such a timeless beauty inside & out! Hard working and elegant yet so satisfied with simplicity. Precious lady. I’ve watched her all my life. Really wise & a joy to listen too! You can’t fake that kind of grace - she’s genuine. May the Lord continue to bless her & her life.

[@geo-george2639]

At the height of her beauty here, I think.

[@missl9348]

Spot on. How many women look better at 40 than they did at 18? This woman is goals.

[@brainwave7632]

So fascinating how the universe takes care of certain people. She had, as she says, "no drive or ambition" yet she's been gifted so many blessings.

[@fairybits]

The Universe takes care of us all.

[@tanedasmith9370]

Brainwave 76 yes, I caught what she said too....👍🏾

[@osimeon00]

Being a nice person helps.

[@elainechick2074]

I can't understand why people write trash about someone on these comments, if you don't like the show or person they are about why watch them. Linda Evans is a kind hearted and beautiful woman, ok so she had some bad plastic surgery later in life but that doesn't change who she is, she's still the same person just older, we all grow old, no one can escape it.

[@aavantibeauty]

Her three wishes answer was so moving. 1st wish: "Peace on earth"-Linda

[@Walter37165]

What a soulful interview.

[@veejonesify]

She is lovely. I think her acting holds up the best out of everyone on Dynasty as well.

[@mikebasil4832]

The way that she describes getting older as a wonderfully magical experience is very special and inspiring, responding as somebody who turns 52 this month. Thank you, Linda.

[@blktenor]

Even better than Joan collins?

[@michaelmuir5293]

......love the 4 cats.....Linda's strength, wisdom, & inner beauty....

[@piffpaff9674]

Linda Evans is (still in 2022!) a stunningly beautiful and truly wonderful human being. And the best looking blonde ever to be seen on screen. A Scandinavian goddess with incredible blue eyes full of warmth and light. All about her is quality and class combined with a very kind and soft femininity. I am a straight woman myself but if I were a man: She would have been a dream come true. She deserves so much love, care and admiration! 🏆💫✨

[@jess4metoo]

The lesson: If they did it to someone else... What makes you think they won't do it to you?

[@AALavdas]

Classy and very beautiful lady, and in fact her looks were at their best at when she was 40. As for John Derek, I am no psychologist, but it seems to me he never really loved any of those remarkable women, he was just a trophy collector.

[@christophepena2212]

He was married with bo derek for 22 years...so,and her name is always derek.,so...

[@filipchung2121]

She, i meant Linda, lost her youth for John Derek, who did not deserved her. You should read the book by John Derek's daughter to get a clear picture of how John was.John was an aweful mean person. A narcissist.

[@micheladerry5681]

@@filipchung2121 i dont think much of him. He didnt deserve Linda, shes a wonderful woman

[@filipchung2121]

@@micheladerry5681 Yes, Linda is the nicest and the kindest and and the sweetest and a most generous person. John did not deserved indeed. He used her and cheated on her. But, at that time, she was very young, naive and so much in love. Since then, she had done beautifully.

[@lgempet2869]

He was too in love w/himself to be selfless enough to love any woman the way she deserved to be….a narcissist & a Svengali.

[@rain73ful]

She was still incredibly beautiful in those years.

[@ArcherOO78]

Reminds me of my mother. Linda Evans is a beautiful Amazon

[@Readyteddygo]

She seems so gracious

[@cielomartinez6993]

I would have loved to see Linda more on screen😔

[@MadonnaImperia]

"I don't regret one thing in my entire life" - brava!

[@RedElephantStampede]

Linda is so beautiful, just amazing to me.

[@jandjeaster]

RedElephantStampede Roll Tide 🐘

[@aquajuwel7098]

Linda have Norwegian ancestry, not hard to see, tall, blond and piercing blue eyes. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@January.]

*has

[@michaelcarvalhosilva6156]

Linda Evans is a real heavenly angel living on Planet Earth with all mankind. She is really Drop Dead Gorgeous, a real goddess of beauty.

[@HawaiianSkies]

What a lovely woman - Linda Evans.

[@magnusnss2016]

The world was so cosy,happy and nice in the 80s,90s and early 2000s and god how I miss it. Now everyone is so woke that it has turned into hate and jealousy of each other and people have become so trashy and stupid.

[@lancechinnian4043]

Blimey! This woman has the BIGGEST heart ❤️

[@samsprague2846]

So dignified. What a beautiful person and a classic beauty.

[@cor8129]

Wow...Great interview. I really liked it. Linda is such a beautiful woman, not only on the outside, but the inside as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@RoseSharon7777]

Getting older is a magical experience? Lol. Ahhh, the things we say in our youth.

[@tivo148]

Linda Evans is gorgeous and still is. She exudes peace and happiness at this point.

[@tmbrad1288]

This woman was so damn beautiful. This is where she looked her best IMO.

[@freddie3206]

TM Brad, She was beautiful in her Dynasty years. Nobody prettier!

[@tmbrad1288]

@@freddie3206 that’s what I meant

[@freddie3206]

@@tmbrad1288 You have good taste. I know that is what you meant.

[@tanedasmith9370]

Excellent interview, beautiful lady. I think one interview she had, she said she had a little to much plastic surgery. However, I’m sure she truly loves herself and at her happiest.✌🏾😎

[@ladycharsw]

We all loved Lind Evans in The Big Valley, and Dynasty! A young seniorcowgirl Fresno, Cal

[@peterlejewaan9189]

I Still Love Her!!

[@pamelarose1230]

Totally frickin' awesome! I love this video. Thanks for sharing Forever Carrington! Linda and Barbara are two wonderful women!

[@material___]

Linda is a pure ray of light. So humble, wise and aware. Her soul is so angel like. Barbara is just classless, typically has been.

[@DouglasRickard]

That's sweet, she could only think of two out of three wishes. She's so Krystle.

[@katiem6773]

Classy, lovely woman!

[@SueSnellLives]

Wow, what a centered, kind woman. And yes, later she did have plastic surgery, but women really can't win. If they have none, everyone is aghast that they're no longer beautiful and have wrinkles, and if they have some, everyone is aghast that they went under the knife. I think a little bit of surgery is fine when done tastefully if it makes you feel better. Getting old is hard, make no mistake. You'll see once that sagging starts, lol.

[@ForeverCarrington]

I agree completely. It's a no-win situation and people can be so cruel about it.

[@tanedasmith9370]

SueSnellLives! Exactly, it is turely sad that it’s even like that. We women can really say some things about men when they age , but we don’t, we accept them for who they are, I’m just saying...✌🏾😂we don’t trade men in for a younger man😂😂heck no...

[@Feisenbach]

@@tanedasmith9370 Maybe because the young men aren't interested. 😀

[@CanadianAmerican]

I honestly can't understand why any celebrity would willingly be interviewed by Barbara Walters. Walters always comes across - at least to me - as way too nosy and intrusive, asking 'rude' questions and doing so without a trace of compassion or empathy.

[@Dzanarika1]

Yes, she does not look or act human 😂😂😂

[@Wowwwzaaa]

True! She an be nasty and intrusive….I’m surprised she lasted that long!

[@devinramos6317]

I have four cats too. Now I love Linda even more.❤❤❤

[@Smackwater587]

She was great on the Big Valley!

[@chellecat247]

Gosh, Barbara Walters was just as toxic then, as she was later in life. This really puts into perspective that her cattiness wasn't all just an act at The View. She really is a piece of work.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

I am always fascinated by how when people are so gorgeous, how they feel getting older and their looks change.I am just a somewhat average guy who does his best to make sure I look presentable, and some days (like this morning) I look in the mirror and just got WTF ? Makes me never want to be seen in daylight..and getting older is hard..so much upkeep..so I cannot imagine when a man or woman who has been a beauty their entire life and those looks start to go...it has to be hard..maybe some just pay no thought and life goes on, but for others it has to be almost debilitating.

[@ForeverCarrington]

I think there is a lot of truth in what you're saying. And it's especially hard for women. I wish society wasn't so obsessed with looks and more interested in someone's character.

[@soulsearchtarot]

To quote Joan Collins : The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer" ...so yes, it's devastating

[@lindawalker5144]

Linda is one of the most beautiful women and she has a heart of gold, I don't think she can be angry forever at anyone and as far as I'm concerned she has exceeded all expectations and mercy on any man that can't see Linda for all that she is.

[@LaTigraVioleta]

She is very wise and what she said about love is true...

[@camperp195]

Stunningly beautiful woman ❤️

[@garysheriff3398]

In her prime, Linda Evans was the most beautiful woman on TV.

[@christinascibetta1043]

Thoughtful and gentle in her responses

Lovely. Just finished watching episode 5, season 2.

[@carolynmorris7303]

Barbara stanwyck was amazing in The Thorn birds..

[@adrianbecker6853]

To my eyes, she’s one of the most beautiful blonds I’ve ever seen. Linda Evanstad was more beautiful than Bo Derek! Dynasty!!!😇

[@ForeverCarrington]

I think so too.

[@gracephoenix1244]

Adrian Becker q

[@12gossip90]

Adrian Becker hell no bo derek eyes and cheek bones was everything and her body was better

[@BM-nr4qv]

@@ForeverCarrington Linda is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen

[@geo-george2639]

@@BM-nr4qv I agree.

[@barb6868]

Uncanny how she and Bo Derek look like each other.

[@Eve_Y]

Why did Barbara always insist on asking women 'Do you think you're beautiful'... it's aggravating. She did the same thing with Farrah Fawcett and Michelle Pfeiffer. Her own insecurities and jealousy had to be pushed down their throat. As if they couldn't be anything more.

[@hellokitty777able]

💯

[@lars7282]

Bc those were the themes the media focused on. It was a time when we had no social media and knew basically nothing about these stars. It was always only about their looks, fashions, partners or scandalous behavior. And so that’s what they were asked about in interviews

[@hannabeata4700]

Beautiful Linda............

[@antoninagaras7894]

she ruined her looks by having plastic surgery.

[@davidpar2]

One thing that is undeniably true about John Derek-he had excellent taste in women

[@chotzrary]

Now that's a REAL WOMAN!!!

[@J.K.007Warren]

Jules Love she is a man

[@Mike27Taurus]

Devastatingly beautiful woman ,inside and out.

[@phoenixswanson1561]

I want to watch Linda Evans talk about herself not spend half the interview discussing her ex husband and his wives.

[@susannascaglia1030]

She simply answers the interviewer's questions

[@silvanaorizi5643]

Kind soul✨️

[@chriscanale9535]

love Linda.......

[@rhymeandreasoning]

PS..Really great interview..thank you for posting

[@ForeverCarrington]

You're welcome!

[@myahollandia3552]

She's gorgeous and lovely

[@maddiedawes94]

I love this interview, I’m sad she didn’t end up having kids

[@RunTravelSleepRepeat]

She seems like she would be a wonderful mother, but it’s not sad. We all carve different paths out for ourselves and oftentimes it doesn’t involve kids. It seems as though she’s more at peace today at 80 than most people are.

[@Feddergenetics]

Linda is 79 this year so this recording is 39 years ago 😱😱 wow Joan Collins is near 90 she’s 87/88 now strewth time flies when ya having fun

[@nadster3350]

Barbara always asked stupid questions... "Do you think you're beautiful?" Duh yes she is

[@ForeverCarrington]

She really did ask dumb ones.

[@tanedasmith9370]

nat G right ugggh

[@pri579]

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[@christinascibetta1043]

I have come to not respect barbara.. .the dolly parton interview is classic Barbara asking disrepectful questions...dolly handled her to classic dolly fashion

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Love Linda!

[@Ewan._]

She's so beautiful woman

[@andyroo9381]

I watch this old interview and it all come back to me. Barbara Walters was always so condescending to her guests. She could be so rude with her persistent questions. Now that I am older, and wiser, I can easily see it. What do you all think?

[@CRS327]

WOW...just WOW!!!

[@carolynmorris7303]

She's a real beauty.

[@marytorres4843]

Linda Evans is still so beautiful!! A classy lady! She has it way over bo derek!

[@carmenvitale855]

Mary Torres you must be blind

[@geo-george2639]

@@carmenvitale855 She does look great now. Somehow she was able to undue the bad plastic surgeries.

[@carmenvitale855]

@@geo-george2639 wtf are you talking about she looks worse than ever

[@geo-george2639]

@@carmenvitale855 In the last video she put on her youtube channel, she looks great for 77.

[@carmenvitale855]

@@geo-george2639 she looks like a hag washed up drunk

[@carolynmorris7303]

I remember when dynasty was a big hit in the 1980s. It was all the rage. Primetime soap opera.

[@allkindsamusicchick]

She didn't have to worry about turning 40. She had been afforded...beauty!!

[@aiai-j7i]

Someone please explain to me how this John Derek got these incredibly gorgeous women!!?

[@RapRants]

Because he was considered a very attractive man.

[@tmbrad1288]

He had looks, money, and status

[@kirk1007]

He was beautiful. Maybe the handsomest man ever who walked away from his acting career to go behind the camera. He hated acting

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Narcissist are VERY charming. He also got them young when it was easier for him to prey upon them

[@kimcreedon582]

Linda Evan's is a lovely lady.

[@emmabergstrom5389]

Linda Evans är en väldigt vacker och snygg kvinna 😘😘🤩🤩😎😎

[@richalderson6069]

I dread to think what Barbara Walters sees when she looks in the mirror.

[@Dzanarika1]

😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@user-uo9ck9pj9n]

the interview is in 1982

[@beelee9998]

Damn... Barbara Walters = GRRR‼️

[@geo-george2639]

Yes, Barbara is a terrible interviewer.

[@joetursi9573]

Correction:Ursala left him for Belmondo.

[@73lele]

Nice.....thanks for sharing!:-)

[@esmereldacarrillo4156]

I thiught Linda Evans was so pretty, the first time i saw her was on a beach blanet bingo movie with Frankie Avalon. I was a teenager having fun and my cousin and i went to theatres and were boy crazy. THE GUYS BACK THEN WERE GOOD LOOKING TOO. I HAD A BIG CRUSH ON TONY DOW, TROY DONAHUE, BOBBY VINTON AND VINCE EDWARDS, I REMEMBER ALOT OF THOSE DAYS VERY VIVIDLY, I AM 67 NOW.🙊🙋‍♀️GOODNESS

[@skyavalanche]

So many of Ms. Walters interviews do not age well.

[@seane105]

Seems like she wanted a child so badly...I wish she had that..:

[@user-gd4wt6oi7y]

Barbara Walters has knack of asking direct real frank questions but also making her celebrities easy in answering, that is sign of person who makes others comfortable first which is good sign of person who is secure and nice in their own persona otherwise it is not possible to be so consistent, yes and non-threatening to others more so with women of celebrity circus who are notorious for being hypersensitive and insecure. Putting people to ease is a good quality.

[@hugoboss5895]

Sat watching this and my 17 year old great nephew says who the hell is Linda Evan’s? Only someone born way after the end of 1980s would ask such a ridiculous question 😂

[@qwert2020]

It's funny they talk about getting old and she had just turned 40. Nowadays, 40 is the new 30s.

[@gwp5066]

reminds me a bit of Princess Diana's interview with Martin Bashir.

[@bluedragon4]

The way Barbara talks to women and what she concentrates on. First question do you think you're beautiful? Second is about turning 40. You can tell Barbara is jealous of women. What a hostile interview. Barbara was the worst.

[@Tawadeb]

Very intrusive questions!!!!