“Astro-Analysis on Love: Dick Van Dyke, 99, and Arlene, 53, Prove the Stars Right in Defying Age-Gap Odds”
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Ever wonder what universe Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver were born in? Not this one, that’s for sure, ’cause here, age ain’t nothin’ but a number, and these two are defying all the odds, all with a bit of cosmic alignment! From the onset, everybody thought their stars wouldn’t align, but, man, they’ve been married for 13 years, proving that sometimes love finds a way, even when the odds are stacked against it, just like Gemini in opposition to Sagittarius—so different yet they find a way to harmonize!
Can you imagine the courage it takes to step up to someone at a backstage event, all jittery and nervous like you’ve got Mars in opposition to your moon? Yep, that’s what Dick did when he introduced himself to Arlene, his future wife, at the SAG Awards. There’s something mystical about that moment that got him, and it turns out, he was spot on – see, sometimes the stars have a peculiar way of pointing out what’s meant to be!
So, does love really conquer all? Or do we need a little bit of astrologcical magic?
Regardless, their love story proves that not just the years in your life matter, but the love and support you share during those years. Guess what? Dick Van Dyke made 99 around the sun look easy, and who knows, perhaps there’s something in their astro charts that says they’ll go a couple of rounds more, together in harmony! LEARN MORE
From Mary Poppins and The Music Man to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Night at the Museum, Dick Van Dyke is an absolute legend of the stage and screen.
Now 99-years-old, he started off as a radio DJ in the late 1940s before making his name in comedy and debuting on Broadway in 1959.
And for the past 13 years of his incredible life, Van Dyke has been married to Arlene Silver.
They first met at the SAG Awards back in 2006 when she was working as a makeup artist. The Disney legend then went on to hire her for other projects before tying the knot in February 2012.
In a recent interview, Van Dyke addressed their 45-year age gap as they’ve continued to prove people wrong.
Dick Van Dyke says he and his wife ‘get along so well’, despite what ‘everybody’ thought (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
“Everybody said it wouldn’t work,” he told PEOPLE as his 53-year-old wife added: “Yeah. I mean it’s like eerie how well it works. People the same age don’t last.”
With his marriage of 13 years running smoothly, the Dick Van Dyke Show star credited it to the pair getting ‘along so well’.
“We just care about each other so much,” Silver added.
The icon also opened up more about the time they first met as he admitted he’d ‘never’ gone up and said hi to ‘a strange girl’ in his life before.
“I was too scared,” Van Dyke confessed. “But I was at a show backstage and she walked by, and for some reason, I just jumped up and said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ There’s something about her and got me, and I was right.”
Silver said her husband has made her feel like she ‘can do anything’.
“And you can,” he chimed in as she added: “Very supportive of each other.”
The pair have been married since 2012 (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Van Dyke became the oldest person ever to compete on The Masked Singer in 2023 when he appeared as ‘Gnome’ at the of 97.
The episode of season nine was promoted as ‘the most legendary, decorated and beloved unmasking in history’ and when his identity was revealed, the audience and judges gave him a lengthy standing ovation.
He was the first to be eliminated but before he left the stage, he gave an encore with his part of the Mary Poppins song ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’.
Van Dyke also works on project with Silver, as the pair produced Coldplay’s music video for ‘All My Love’, released in December last year, which he also had a starring role in.
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