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dick van dyke He shares why he and his wife Arlene Silver have never had a problem with their 46 years age difference,
actor, which is becoming 100 inches December recently talked about his marriage to Silver, 54, during an interview People To discuss his new book, 100 rules for living to 100. according to Van DykeDespite the age difference, he and Silver make the perfect couple.
“We thought it might be [a problem] In some respects, to some extent, but not really,” he explained“In the beginning I am an infant,”
“I think I’m about 13, so it’s a problem and he’s quite mature for his age, so I don’t think we have an age issue.”
mary poppins The star also credits his wife, whom he married in 2012, for helping him feel young.
He added, “She’s responsible for keeping me in this moment.” “She’s made me happy, every day, every day of my life. She’s a joy. She can make me sing or dance and she takes on a lot of responsibility.”
Van Dyke had previously addressed questions surrounding his and Silver’s relationship. He also told in April People That their age difference was the reason they “got along so well.”
“We care about each other a lot,” Silver gushed.
“Everyone said it wouldn’t work,” Van Dyke said, while his wife added, “Yeah. I mean it’s weird how well it works. People of the same age don’t last.”
The pair first met at the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Silvers was working, and Van Dyke was in attendance during the ceremony. Although Van Dyke was 81 and she was 35 at the time, the two did not become romantically involved until Van Dyke’s longtime partner Michelle Triola Marvi died of lung cancer in 2009.
In 1984, Van Dyke finalized his separation from his first wife, Margie Willett, who died in 2008. The couple welcomed four children – Christian, 75, Barry, 74, Stacey, 69, and Carrie, 63 – together.
While promoting his new book, Van Dyke also shared his secrets to living a long life, just weeks before his 100th birthday. he told People He has successfully avoided anger and hatred, which is “one of the main things that kept me going.”
according to chitty chitty bang bang star, he has “never really been able to generate a feeling of hatred” and credits his “bright outlook” for reaching 99.
“I’ve always thought that anger is something that eats away at the inside of a person – and hatred,” he explained. “There were things I didn’t like, people I didn’t like and people I disliked. But I was never really able to hate like I hated.”
However, in A Recent health diary for many timesHe confessed that he feels “less” “physically and socially”.And revealed that “every one of my dearest lifelong friends is gone, which feels as lonely as it sounds.