Editing Wilnelia Merced (section)

==Personal life==
Merced married [[Bruce Forsyth]] in [[New York City|New York]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-18 |title=How Bruce Forsyth Described His Three-Decade Romance With Miss World Wilnelia |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bruce-forsyth-wife-wilnelia-merced-first-meeting_uk_58b99f4be4b0b99894173d3c |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref> The couple's son, Jonathan Joseph ("JJ"), was born in November 1986. She remained married to Forsyth until his death in August 2017. She now lives with her son near the [[Wentworth Estate]] in [[Surrey]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where Is Wilnelia Merced Now? Bruce Forsyth Wife - Age Children And Net Worth |url=https://showbizcast.com/wilnelia-merced-now-bruce-forsyth-wife-age-children |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=showbizcast.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 29 January 2018, for the first time, Merced spoke openly about the final days she spent with her husband before his death. She expressed her appreciation of being able to be with him at the last moment. She felt "lucky" that all the close family members managed to say goodbye at his deathbed. Merced recalled that Forsyth was surrounded by all his daughters, who kept him company and watched films together. Merced said that Forsyth had wished to celebrate his hundredth birthday at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>Natasha Sporn,[https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/sir-bruce-forsyths-widow-lady-wilnelia-merced-reveals-emotional-last-moments-of-his-life-a3752316.html"'We were able to say our goodbyes': Sir Bruce Forsyth's widow Lady Wilnelia Merced reveals emotional last moments of his life"],''Evening Standard'',29 January 2018</ref>

A portrait of Merced is displayed in the {{lang|es|Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular}}, with others, in their "Women with their own style" exhibit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prpop.org/2015/10/rita-moreno-honro-a-la-fundacion/|title = Rita Moreno honró a la Fundación|date = 4 October 2015}}</ref>