Diandra Luker, best known as the first wife of actor Michael Douglas, married William Legge, the 10th Earl of Dartmouth, in September 2025, becoming the Countess of Dartmouth. The wedding took place in Gibraltar, described as a small, private ceremony at the Gibraltar registry office with only one or two guests. This marriage marks a new chapter for Luker, who traded a high-profile Hollywood marriage and a messy divorce for a quieter life on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Early Life and Background
Diandra de Morrell Luker was born on 30 November 1955 in Mallorca, Spain, to a Swiss-American diplomat father and an Anglo-French mother. She was raised on the island before attending Swiss boarding schools, where students were limited to one hour of French television a week. She was a teenager before she saw her first film, My Fair Lady. Luker later moved to the United States and enrolled in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., matching her family's diplomatic background.
Marriage to Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas met Diandra Luker in Washington, D.C., while developing The China Syndrome, at a pre-inaugural party honouring President Carter. Diandra was completing her last year at Georgetown University. They started dating and, after two weeks of courtship, Douglas proposed. They married in March 1977, just six weeks after the proposal. The marriage lasted 22 years, but Diandra filed for divorce in 1995. People magazine reported in 1995 that Douglas's substance abuse and infidelity had strained the relationship. Douglas later told The Mirror: "It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going. Because if I end the marriage he's got no business. I think Diandra would probably say the same thing. That's the only clear regret that I have."
Divorce Settlement and Legal Battle
The divorce was finalised in 2000, with Luker reportedly receiving $45 million plus the couple's Santa Barbara, California, estate, making it one of the largest divorce settlements in Hollywood history. The former couple initially negotiated a shared arrangement for their 250-acre S'Estaca estate outside Valldemossa on Mallorca, before Douglas eventually bought out her share years later. In 2011, Diandra took her ex-husband to court, arguing she was entitled to half his earnings from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) because she was married to him when the original Wall Street (1987) was released. The lawsuit was dismissed. She told Harper's Bazaar in 2011: "I am not a greedy person by nature. I ask myself every night if I should walk away." Despite the legal battles, Diandra remained gracious about Douglas, saying in the same interview: "I loved Michael very much when I married him. And I don't think love ever really disappears. It might metamorphose, [but] I certainly don't think that hate is the right recipe. I'm really happy that he is madly in love and has two lovely children."
Children and Family
Diandra Luker has four children. Her son Cameron Douglas was born on 13 December 1978, with Michael Douglas. She also has twin sons, Hudson Hunter de Morrell Bacon and Hawk Paxton de Morrell Bacon, born on 12 March 2004, with ex-fiancé Zach Hampton Bacon III, through a surrogate. In 2005, she adopted a daughter, Imara de Morrell Douglas, from Kazakhstan. Cameron Douglas struggled with drug addiction for years, leading to a seven-year federal prison sentence, including two years in solitary confinement. He is now an author and actor, having published the bestselling memoir Long Way Home.
Marriage to the Earl of Dartmouth
William Legge, the 10th Earl of Dartmouth, was born on 23 September 1949. He is a British politician and hereditary peer, usually known as William Dartmouth. He became Lady Diana Spencer's stepbrother when his mother married Earl Spencer in 1976. He studied at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He represented Gibraltar in the European Parliament. Diandra and William have strong connections to Gibraltar, with the Earl having represented it in the European Parliament and Diandra retaining part of the S'Estaca estate in Mallorca after her divorce. The Majorca Daily Bulletin reported the wedding widely, noting Diandra's longstanding ties to Mallorca, where she has spent summers since childhood.
Career and Net Worth
Diandra is a film producer known for Broken Lines (2008), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997), and American Masters (1985). Her interest in documentary work led the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to hire her to produce documentaries for its Office of Film and Television. Her net worth is estimated at around $50 million, derived from the film industry and the divorce settlement. Multiple sources, including Newsweek and Sportskeeda, place her estimated worth in a similar range, though Diandra has not confirmed a definitive figure. She now holds the title of Countess of Dartmouth and has known residences in Majorca, Gibraltar, and the United States.
