Catherine Bach says she is “good” and recovering after a serious health scare last year.
The “Dukes of Hazzard” star, 72, spoke about her hospitalization at Cure Addiction Now’s third annual Fundraising Evening in Beverly Hills on Monday. She was joined at the event by her daughter, Laura Lopez, who said her mother is “back and better than ever.”
“It was very serious,” Bach said in the interview about her health scare.
“Yeah. It was a very serious situation,” she added.
Bach shared that Lopez “took care of me during that time” that she was sick.
The actress was hospitalized for an embolism in October 2025. An embolism is an obstruction or blockage in a blood vessel that deprives surrounding tissue of oxygen, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The health emergency forced Bach to cancel a scheduled appearance at Cooter’s Place in Nashville, the museum and gift shop owned by her late co-star Ben Jones. The venue announced the cancellation on Facebook, writing that Bach’s appearances on November 1 and 2, were off “due to unforeseen circumstances.” The post apologized “for any inconvenience.”
Jones, who died of a heart attack in August 2025 at age 84, also addressed the cancellation on Facebook at the time. He promised that Bach would “share her story as soon as she is recovered.”
“She is so, so sorry to have to cancel her appearance at Cooter’s this weekend,” Jones wrote. “Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.”
Following news of Bach’s hospitalization, several of her former co-stars reached out publicly. John Schneider, 66, posted on social media that he had texted Bach and “thankfully, she responded right away.”
“Yes, she is in the hospital, but she assures me that she is going to be fine,” the “Smallville” actor continued. “She appreciates all our prayers and support and is truly disappointed not to be traveling this weekend.”
Bach starred as Daisy Duke on “The Dukes of Hazzard” from its inception in 1979 to its final episode in 1985. She also appeared in two “Dukes of Hazzard” TV films released in 1997 and 2000. Her performance in the franchise made the Daisy Duke shorts a lasting pop-culture phenomenon.
