Jim Bakker's Marriage to Tammy Faye Was Much DARKER Than You Thought

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were the most famous Christian couple in America, side by side on the PTL Club couch every day for millions of viewers. But behind the cameras, their marriage was falling apart. He was engaged to another woman when they met at Bible college. They married on April Fools' Day 1961. Then came the lonely years, Tammy Faye's reported prescription drug dependency, her closeness with PTL music director Thurlow Spurr, a torn-up love letter, a 1980 separation, and one night in a Clearwater Beach hotel room with Jessica Hahn that would bring down the whole PTL empire. Jim Bakker died on October 5, 2026, at 86, exactly 37 years after his fraud conviction. This is the full story of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye's marriage: Susie Moppet and the puppet years, the mascara tears, the famous 1987 Nightline interview with Ted Koppel, the prison years, the 1992 divorce, Tammy Faye's marriage to Heritage USA builder Roe Messner, her long battle with cancer, her death in 2007, and the peace they found at the end. 🔔 Subscribe for the real stories behind the legends, every week. 💬 Was Jim and Tammy Faye's marriage a love story or a tragedy? Tell us in the comments. #JimBakker #TammyFaye #Televangelist