VIDEO: Raquel Welch Recalls Defending Ethnicity; Refusing to Change Name

Award-winning actress and Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch visited the “The Talk” and recalled early in her career being asked by a Hollywood studio to change her name.

Welch explains, "...back in those days...they were not wild about having anybody too ethnic, meaning Latino... So, they tried to convince me that I should drop Raquel because it's a very foreign sounding, well it's not the usual, so they suggested that I call myself Debbie."

CBS’s Daytime Emmy Award-nominated talk show THE TALK features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, cooking demos with celebrity chefs as well as real-world advice and tips from leading experts in fitness, diet, health, home, relationships, finance and fashion. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

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