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Nancy Heche ex-husband: Who is Donald Joe Heche?

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Nancy Prickett Heche is an American activist. She is the mother of five children, including actress Anne Heche.

In her memoir, The Truth Comes Out, she describes her experiences after her daughter announced she was involved in a lesbian relationship with Ellen DeGeneres.

In 1997, Heche’s daughter, Anne, publicly announced her relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

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Nancy Heche ex-husband: Who is Donald Joe Heche?

Donald Joe Heche is the husband of Nancy Heche. The couple have five (5) children namely Anne Heche, Abigail Heche, Cynthia Heche, Susan Bergman, and Nate Heche.

Nancy met her future husband, Donald Joe Heche, in high school. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Heche family belonged to a fundamentalist church and resided in an Amish settlement.

Nancy Heche ex-husband

In 1983, Heche’s husband died of AIDS. Upon learning of the diagnosis, Heche became aware that her husband had been leading a double life as a homosexual.

Three months following the death of her husband, Heche’s 18-year-old son Nathan was killed in a car crash.