Catherine Bach is a TV legend thanks to her role as Daisy Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard, but she looks even better in 2026 than she did back in the ’70s and ’80s.<\/p>\n
Bach, 72, rose to stardom on the program, which had her character hanging with cousins Bo and Luke (played by Tom Wopat and John Schneider) on a Georgia farm. The show ran from 1979 to 1985 on\u00a0CBS<\/a>, and went down in history as a fan favorite. But as Bach has navigated dramatic health issues in recent years, it’s great to see the brunette beauty looking better than ever in a new selfie. With the same luscious locks and bright smile<\/a>, Bach smiled for the camera and made it clear she’s back and better than ever.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac\u00a0SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/p>\n Bach’s Co-Stars Rallied Around Her During Her Health Issues<\/p>\n Last year, Bach was hospitalized due to an embolism that developed after surgery, Parade reported<\/a>. Wopat, who played Luke Duke, shared a sweet throwback photo of the duo and expressed his love for his former co-star.<\/p>\n “Tom and the Wopat Webcrew are sending our heartfelt thoughts and prayers<\/a> to Catherine Bach, who was recently hospitalized. Wishing her comfort and a full, speedy recovery. \u2764\ufe0f,” Wopat captioned the photo.<\/p>\n Schneider, who played Bo Duke, took to Facebook to express similar sentiments.<\/p>\n \u201cAttention,\u00a0Dukes of Hazzard\u00a0family! I just texted Catherine, and thankfully, she responded right away,\u201d Schneider wrote. \u201cYes, she is in the hospital, but she assures me that she is going to be fine. She appreciates all our prayers and support and is truly disappointed not to be traveling this weekend. We love you, Catherine!\u201d<\/p>\n While the stars of\u00a0Dukes\u00a0met decades ago on the fan favorite show, they\u2019ve managed to stay close throughout the years, maintaining a strong bond that\u2019s navigated many ups and downs.<\/p>\n \u201cIt never occurred to us that we weren\u2019t going to be friends for life,\u201d Schneider\u00a0told Fox News<\/a>\u00a0in April. \u201cI\u2019ve met other people from other shows, and particularly other bands\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of bands that can\u2019t stand one another. I couldn\u2019t imagine a life without\u00a0Tom Wopat\u00a0being one of my\u00a0best friends<\/a>, without Catherine Bach being one of my best friends. It couldn\u2019t possibly exist.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Stars Rally Around Catherine Bach Amid Hospitalization<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Apr 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catherine Bach is a TV legend thanks to her role as Daisy Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[174209,174212,9125,93,61,60,174210,174213,174211,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-393323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-catherine-bach","9":"tag-daisy-duke","10":"tag-dukes-of-hazzard","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-john-schneider","15":"tag-luke-duke","16":"tag-tom-wopat","17":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}