In fact, he wasn’t even aware of their age gap when he was first enamored by her at the 2006 SAG Awards.
“I never approached a strange woman in my life,” Dick—who was previously married to Margie Willett and was in a three decade relationship with Michelle Triola Marvin until her death in 2009—recalled. “And she walked by and I jumped and I said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ I had no idea she was half my age. Beautiful.”
And for Arlene, age was nothing but a number.
“I mean, the facts, our age difference,” the 53-year-old said. “But it’s so irrelevant. I think when you see us together, it’s like you don’t think about it.”
“I’ve never met anyone like him,” she gushed. “He’s always happy and just positive. Always singing, and I would never sing in public.”
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