Personal Life
Principal met Christopher Skinner in 1978 when he played a bit role on Dallas. Soon after, they married but divorced two years later in 1980. She dated teen idol Andy Gibb after meeting him on The John Davidson Show in 1981. The two hit it off immediately and she sang a duet with Gibb. A year later, she gave him an ultimatum: "Choose me or choose drugs". Principal split with Gibb in March 1982.
Principal married Harry Glassman in June 1985. The couple divorced in December 2006 with Principal stating, "We have had a loving relationship for over 20 years". She later moved to Malibu, California. She also owns homes in Big Sur, California, and Switzerland.
In 2006, Principal formed a charitable organization to help subsidize the environmental movement, which she had been a part of since 1978.
In 2007, it was reported that she was training for her booked flight on Richard Branson's commercial space flight venture. Principal stated, "Going into space fulfills many desires I have of seeing the planet, going fast, going someplace very few people have been — and hopefully coming back down!" Principal and Branson held a joint worldwide press conference in New Mexico where the space center is to be built.
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