Dick Van Dyke & Wife Arlene Silver Address Their 46-Year Age Gap
justjared.comDick Van Dyke and wife Arlene Silver are opening up about their relationship. The 98-year-old Mary Poppins actor and the 52-year-old makeup artist met at the SAG Awards in 2006 and married in 2012.
In a new interview, Dick and Arlene shared some rare insight into their relationship and addressed their 46-year age gap. Keep reading to find out more…“I never approached a strange woman in my life,” Dick told Entertainment Tonight. “And she walked by and I jumped and I said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ I had no idea she was half my age.
Beautiful.” Since Arlene was a makeup artist, Dick used that as a reason to get to know her better. “She had one card left, which I took and hired her,” Dick said. Dick and Arlene first started off as friends, but as they spent more time together and bonded, things turned romantic. “We were friends for so long that when I told people that I know, they were happy about [our relationship], and I was scared,” Arlene said. “I mean, the facts, our age difference.
But it’s so irrelevant. I think when you see us together, it’s like you don’t think about it.” Dick added, “I was fortunate that I didn’t grow up.” “I’ve never met anyone like him.
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