Women Behind The Rock Stars: Tawny Kitaen

Born Julie E. Kitaen in 1961 this woman of rock is probably best known for her appearances in Whitesnake videos such as, “Here I Go Again” & “Is This Love”. She was then dating Whitesnake’s lead singer, David Coverdale, whom she was briefly married to. Along with Coverdale, Kitaen had previously been in a relationship with Ratt’s Robbin Crosby during and after high school.

There was more to the bombshell sprawling across a car hood than just being a video vixen. She was also am actress with her most notable films being, "Bachelor Party" and "Witchboard".

Being caught up in the music scene, Kitaen found herself abusing drugs and alcohol. In 2006, she was charged with possession of cocaine. She entered a drug rehab facility for 6 months, in turn, the charge of felony drug possession was dropped. In 2009, Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence which led to a couple days in jail, 64 hours of community service & a first offenders alcohol treatment program.

Now, you can find Tawny living the clean, good life. She still appears occasionally on talk shows or gives an interview here and there, but her focus now, is living life to the fullest, surrounding herself with positive people and her 2 daughters, Wynter and Raine. Her daughters are the product of a short marriage to baseball player Chuck Finley.  She’s come a long way from being a video vixen.

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