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James Hetfield Wife: Everything To Know About Francesca Hetfield And Their Divorce

Baib Ngwan by Baib Ngwan
August 16, 2022
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  • James Hetfield and his wife, Francesca Hetfield were married in 1997 until it was announced in August 2022 that they had separated earlier in the year and filed for divorce
  • The 55–year-old Francesca is a costume designer who helped the Mettalica singer, James, to control his anger and addiction 
  • The mother of 3 and 61-year-old, James Hetfield communicate even after filing for divorce due to irreconcilable differences 

Francesca Hetfield, 55, is famous as James Hetfield’s wife for about 25 years until a divorce filing in 2022. Regardless, the Argentine-American celebrity wife also made a name for herself as a former security guard and costume designer who worked with Metallica – James’ band.

Focusing on her husband, James is the lead vocalist, co-founder, and rhythm vocalist of the American heavy metal band, Metallica. He is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is famed for Master of Puppets, Creeping Death, and The Unforgiven songs.

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  • Early Life of Hetfield’s Wife
  • What Work Does James Hetfield’s Wife Do?
  • How Francesca Met and Married Musician, James Hetfield
  • How Their 25-Year-Old Marriage is Ending in a Divorce

Early Life of Hetfield’s Wife

Francesca Hetfield Tomasi Hetfield was born on January 27, 1970, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She started her early life in Argentina in South America before relocating to the United States.

There are unverified claims that the celebrity spouse is of Italian descent and may have gotten her maiden name, Tomasi from there. Whatever the case, she led her early life in quietude.

As regards her education, Francesca started elementary school in Argentina. She later attended Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado, in the United States.

What Work Does James Hetfield’s Wife Do?

The Argentine-American served as a security guard before later becoming a waitress. Her career took another turn when she became a costumier.

This job would land her work with the American rock band, Metallica.

Her work for the band was mostly in terms of the outlook for concerts, tours, and several other purposes.

Around 1991 and 1992 when Francesca was about 21 and 22, she was said to have contributed to the success of Metallica, especially through their tours in America and Europe.

From her career, she has been able to amass a net of of $1 million in estimation.

How Francesca Met and Married Musician, James Hetfield

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James Hetfield, his wife, and 3 children (Image Source)

The costume designer first met James while she was working for the Metallica rock band. They started dating in 1992 and remained in it until they became married in a low-key ceremony on August 17, 1997.

In spite of the fact that the marriage is a long-lasting celebrity marriage of 25 years, it was met with a number of ups and downs. According to the lead vocalist of Metallica, he had alcohol problems and in the course of the marriage, Francesca had helped him to overcome it.

James also publicly spoke and thanked Francesca for saving his life many times, helping him to manage his anger, and helping him to be mature. According to him, she kicked him out of their home and it scared him out and he knew that he needed to fix himself for the fear of losing his family.

From the marriage, the couple who are undergoing a divorce filing at the time of this writing welcomed 3 children – 2 daughters Cali Tee Hetfield (born: 13 June 1998; age: 26) and Marcella Francesca Hetfield (born: 17 January 2002; Age: 23). They also have a musician son named Castor Virgil Hetfield (born: 18 May 2000; Age: [age dob=”20000518).

How Their 25-Year-Old Marriage is Ending in a Divorce

So the story goes, James Hetfield who is worth $300 million, filed for divorce from Francesca Hetfield earlier in 2022 due to irreconcilable differences. Yet, they chose to keep the splitting out of the public’s reach.

The filing was said to be done in Colorado, United States years after they moved to the town from California.

At the time of this report, there are claims that the celebrity couple who may be undergoing a divorce proceeding o longer live together but have a good relationship and co-parent their 3 children.

Their divorce filing is one of the numerous celebrity marriages that crashed after more than 2 decades. Among the many include Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus’ divorce after 28 years; Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner after 25 years, Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon (after 39 years), and Morgan Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee (after 26 years).

James Hetfield’s wife, Francesca Hetfield is a celebrity wife of rockstar James Hetfield for about 25 years from 1997 to 2022 when James filed for divorce. She was a security guard and costume designer who had worked with Metallica.

At present, the couple is undergoing a divorce but co-parent their 3 children. One question that Francesca and James have left unanswered is, “why the divorce after many years?” Whatever the answer, they seem to keep a good relationship.

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Last Updated on August 16, 2022 by Baib Ngwan