Dick Van Dyke ignored warnings about 46-year age gap with wife Arlene Silver
When Dick Van Dyke first laid eyes on Arlene Silver he was instantly smitten It was and the much younger Silver was working as a makeup artist at the SAG Awards But for the Mary Poppins star age was just a number I never noted hello to a strange girl in my life I was too scared the actor described People magazine on Sunday DICK VAN DYKE SAYS HE'S 'NOT AFRAID' OF DEATH IN EMOTIONAL VIDEO DANCES BAREFOOT DAYS BEFORE TURNING But I was at a show backstage and she walked by and for specific reason I just jumped up and announced Hi I'm Dick the -year-old recalled There's something about her that got me and I was right Van Dyke went on to hire Silver for other projects Despite their -year age gap they commented I do in We get along so well disclosed Van Dyke Everybody disclosed it wouldn t work It s eerie how well it works chimed Silver People the same age don t last We just care about each other so much she shared He s made me feel like I can do anything When it comes to date nights the couple described the outlet they like to keep things simple WATCH DICK VAN DYKE SHOW STAR NEVER BECAME CLOSE WITH MARY TYLER MOORE We just love being home Silver explained We love Malibu and it's our favorite place our house especially We're so grateful Our house did get hit by the Franklin fire but in the scheme of things we got very lucky Back in the actor admitted to Closer Weekly that he worried the residents would object to their age gap I thought there would be an outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man he explained the outlet at the time But no one ever took that attitude We share an attitude he reflected She can go with the flow She loves to sing and dance which we do almost every day She s just delightful CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERSilver mentioned life with Van Dyke is blissful He is the largest part perfect human being she reported I ve never met anyone so happy so genuine so amazing He s just like a happy pill Van Dyke noted his secret to longevity is to keep moving I ve been one of those lucky people that got to do something for a living that he would have done for nothing he previously explained the outlet That s why I m still here They can t get me off the stage The star credited his stamina to good genes and not getting hit by a bus I ve inevitably been an exerciser and still am the actor recounted the outlet I go to the gym three days a week get in the pool and exercise At my age they say to keep moving Put me on solid ground and I ll start tapping LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSVan Dyke shared he does water aerobics lifts weights and walks on a treadmill Back in Van Dyke wrote a book titled Keep Moving and Other Tips and Truths About Aging where he candidly shared his advice about enjoying old age Keep moving is the main thing Van Dyke stated NPR at the time I think I reiterate three or four times in the book Do not start going down the stairs sideways It feels good on your knees but it throws the hips out and the back starts to go out the next thing you know you ve fallen down and broken your hip So even if it hurts a little go down the stairs front-ways It s more in my nature to be optimistic I think he continued I m one of those people who gets up on the right side of the bed in the morning I get up and have a cup of coffee and go to the gym because I talk myself out of it because I will as anybody will Everybody should dance he explained And everybody should sing People say Well I can t sing Everybody can sing That you do it badly is no reason not to sing I have a beautiful young wife who sings and dances so there s a lot of duets going on at my house Still Van Dyke admitted he does have regrets but he doesn t let the past prevent him from enjoying his life in contemporary times Well I would not have smoked or drunk anything disclosed Van Dyke on what he would have done differently I think that set me back There are times that I feel like apologizing to my body for the way I treated it I have arthritis and all those things but I keep moving I didn t discover dancing and chanting until I was in my s It just happened out of nowhere I regret that I didn t train a little or take various vocal coaching or something But I just enjoyed what I had and had fun with it If I had to go back I d train Van Dyke reported the outlet that his wife keeps him on his toes I sometimes forget that we re doing a great experiment here years difference reported Van Dyke And we work at it to chosen extent There s got to be a few understanding find out what old habits don t work anymore It takes particular adjusting and fitting in but that s part of the fun of it
