Who is delta burke married to

“Designing Women” star Delta Burke sits down for lunch with her husband, Gerald McRaney, in Toluca Lake, Calif. The couple has been married for for over 30 years (1989).

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It was a rare sighting. On October 14, Delta Burke, dressed in a flowy blue shirt and black pants, was spotted running errands in Los Angeles, Calif. With her face partly obscured by dark sunglasses and a mask, the former TV star held a cane as she made her way to a Range Rover.null

“Delta does get out by herself occasionally,” an insider exclusively tells OK! about the actress, who retreated from the spotlight amid personal and professional problems in the early 1990s after skyrocketing to fame on the hit series Designing Women. “She’s moving more slowly these days, but she still smiles at people who recognize her on the street.”

Despite occasional guest spots in television shows and the odd appearance at an awards ceremony with her husband of 31 years, actor Gerald McRaney, Burke has been keeping a low profile for two decades. But the insider tells OK! the 64-year-old is getting ready to lift the lid on everything from on-set feuds and her addiction issues to her weight struggles and the crippling depression that landed her in a psychiatric hospital.

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“Delta disappeared from Hollywood because the industry and the people in it were becoming detrimental to her health,” reveals the insider. “Now she’s older, wiser and in a good place. She finally feels ready to breakher silence.”

By the time she was cast as sassy Suzanne Sugarbaker on Designing Women in 1986, Burke was already struggling to maintain the perfect figure. Desperate, she turned to crystal meth to stay slim. “She lost weight because she wasn’t hungry,” says the insider, “but meth is very addicting and dangerous.” When she finally kicked the habit, the pounds piled on. “She ballooned to more than 200 pounds, and that didn’t sit well with producers on the show,” the insider adds. “They bullied her over it.”null

That wasn’t the only behind-the-scenes drama going on. According to the insider, when Burke became the breakout star of the hit CBS sitcom (she was nominated for two Emmys), her costars — including Dixie Carter, Annie Potts and Jean Smart — turned on her.

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“They seemed so jealous of all the attention she got, especially Dixie,” says the insider. “It was a very competitive set, and when Delta gained weight, she was fat-shamed mercilessly.”

The experience was a complete nightmare. In 1990, Burke went public with charges that she had been psychologically abused by the show’s executive producers — who then countered and said it was the actress who was stirring up trouble. Burke was fired soon after.

“Of course, Delta was upset, but she was also relieved not to be on set anymore,” says the insider. “She couldn’t continue living like that.”

Burke soon spiraled into a deep depression. She was yo-yoing dramatically. “Her weight went up and down so much it was hard to keep track,” says the insider. “She’d lose 65 pounds and then gain it back and stay in bed all day eating junk food.”null

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In 1997, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She began hoarding as a way to cope with stress and later admitted to having 27 storage units filled with magazines, clothes and dinner rolls.

“She would buy stuff on impulse,” says the insider. “Furniture, knickknacks and tacky art she’d found at the secondhand store.” Fertility issues made things worse. “Delta and Gerald tried to have a baby, but she couldn’t get pregnant. She felt incredibly guilty, and that contributed to her depression,” says the insider.

Her family was eventually forced to take her to a psychiatric ward. Adds the insider, “Delta’s said it was the lowest point of her life. Thankfully her loved ones got to her in time.”

All the while, husband McRaney, 73, has been her rock. “He loves me no matter what,” she has said of the This Is Us actor. But their unconventional union has raised eyebrows over the years. “They’ve spent the majority of their marriage living in different cities,” says the insider. “Gerald likes to do his own thing. He’s seen as a macho guy who works hard and likes to unwind over a beer or two at the local pub with the crew.”null

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At one point in the late ’90s, the couple were living 1,700 miles apart, with McRaney staying in Utah for his TV show Promised Land and Delta preferring to remain at their home in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

“When Gerald’s with Delta, he treats her like a real Southern lady. He’s very protective and he spoils her,” the insider explains. “But he’s also a man’s man who likes his independence and the rugged outdoors, while Delta shuns the sun.”

The insider adds that the former beauty queen gives McRaney freedom, and he accepts her the way she is. “He has never stopped supporting her,” continues the insider, “even when he was miles away on a set, and that’s why they’ve lasted this long.”

These days, Burke is happy with her life away from prying eyes and criticism. “She’s a little heavier but she’s finally learned to accept herself,” says the insider. Apart from a role here or there, she has embraced her quiet anonymity.

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“She and Gerald have been living in L.A. for a few years now, and it’s actually the longest stretch they’ve been together in the same city,” reveals the insider.

Since dealing with weight gain, depression, and type 2 diabetes, actress Delta Burke discovered comfort in being herself. Delta Burke, playing Suzanne Sugarbaker, the shallow ex-beauty queen on the tv series Designing Women, hit some of her greatest heights and lowest lows

You may remember Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956) who is an American actress, producer, and author. From 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Her husband is Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He was a series regular in the first season of Jericho and the final season of Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and has a recurring role in the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

When Delta Burke met Gerald McRaney for the first time over 30 years ago, she knew he was the one right away. The feeling must have been mutual considering he asked her to marry him on their second date. “So we were pretty committed!” she once gushed to People.

The 62-year-old beauty and her actor husband, 71, crossed paths for the first time in 1987 when Delta — who was entering the second season of Designing Women — made a guest appearance on an episode of Gerald’s detective series, Simon & Simon. That same year, the couple then made their debut at the Emmys after only dating for a short time.

“I wasn’t going to let her get away,” Gerald once revealed, according to Country Living. “I already had competition. There were people asking her out on dates, and I was going to move in right away.”

Delta and Gerald were married less than two years later in 1989. Their marriage was Delta’s first, while Gerald was previously married to wives Pat Moran and Beverly Root. At the time, the Major Dad actor was being advised by his friends to not tie the knot with the brunette beauty.

“Why not?” he once quipped. “They’re the only people who understand this insanity. And she does. If I’m on location, and I don’t call her until 2 o’clock in the morning, no big deal. She knows.”

Although the couple never had children together, Delta became the proud stepmom to Gerald’s kids. The This Is Us actor is the dad of Kate McRaney, Jessica McRaney and Angus McRaney from previous marriages.

Throughout their marriage, the couple has had to overcome some struggles. In 2008, Delta opened up to Diabetic Living about her battle with diabetes, her fluctuating weight and depression. She even revealed that she credits Gerald for helping her “bounce back.”

“It didn’t matter to him how fat I got,” Delta, who was her at her heaviest weight in 1993, admitted to the outlet. “He reminds me what I should be doing or shouldn’t be eating. He likes to give me my [insulin] shots and says it makes him feel like he’s taking care of me.” And when Gerald underwent surgery for lung cancer back in 2004, Delta made sure to be by his side and support him throughout the entire process.

Delta and Gerald definitely weren’t wrong when they knew they were the ones for each other!