In 1971, Hanson (then Pauline Seccombe) married Walter Zagorski, a former field representative and Mining industry labourer from Poland. Zagorski and his mother had escaped war-torn Europe and arrived in Australia as refugees, and met Hanson when they met while both working for the Drug Houses of Australia subsidiary Taylors Elliots Ltd. They had two children: Anthony (born 1972) and Steven (born 1975). In 1975, Hanson left Zagorski after discovering that he had been involved in several extramarital affairs. They reconciled briefly in 1977, but divorced later that year when Zagorski left Hanson for another woman.