Dick Van Dyke, wife Arlene Silver proud of their relationship despite 46-year age gap
Actor
Dick Van Dyke
, who will turn 100 in December this year, has revealed that when he tied the knot to
Arlene Silver
, 53, almost "everybody" told him that this marriage "wouldn't work". However, the couple have proven naysayers wrong, despite the 46-year age gap between them.
The couple celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary earlier this year and have claimed that they continue to "get along so well," People magazine reported.
Dick Van Dyke talks about age gap
The Dick Van Dyke Show star and Silver talked about their love story with the news outlet during their second Vandy Camp event in Malibu on April 20. This was held to raise money for wildlife relief efforts.
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Claiming that their marriage was going on smoothly, Van Dyke said, 'We get along so well'. Silver added that the two of them just like to care about each other "so much".
The 99-year-old actor stated that when the two of them got married, several people did not believe that their relationship would work out because of the huge age gap between them.
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Van Dyke said everybody used to tell them that it "wouldn't work'. To this, his partner added that it was like "eerie how well it works."
She stated that people, who are of the same age, "don't last.'
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How did Van Dyke and Silver meet each other?
Van Dyke and Silver first met each other during the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards in 2006. At that time, Silver used to work as a make-up artist.
Prior to this, Van Dyke was romantically linked to Michelle Triola for more than three decades. She later died after a long battle with lung cancer. Thereafter, he started dating Silver in 2009. He is also believed to have hired her for several other projects.
Sharing insights about their first meeting ever, Van Dyke said that he used to feel scared and never said hello to a stranger girl in his entire life. But when he saw Silver for the first time, he instantly started liking her.
He said that he was backstage at an event when he first saw Silver walk by and "for some reason, I just jumped up and said, 'Hi, I'm Dick'."
According to him, there was something about her that caught his attention, adding that he was completely "right" about it.
Silver shared that Van Dyke has always made her feel like she can do anything in her life. She stated that the two of them are 'very supportive of each other'.
During a 2013 interview, Silver said that she initially did not know who Van Dyke was when they met each other. She stated that she knew him, but couldn't recall how she recognised him.
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FAQs
1. When did Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver get married?
They tied the knot in February 2012 after knowing each other for nearly six years.
2. Who was Dick Van Dyke's first wife?
Van Dyke first got married to Margie Willett in February 1948 on the Bride and Groom radio show. They had four children together, while he earlier called her late ex-wife as "earthy and artistic".
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