Despite their 46-year age difference, the duo has previously revealed in media interviews that they “get along so well” and acknowledged that “everybody said it wouldn’t work” during a conversation with People magazine in April.<\/p>\n
Dick confided to Entertainment Tonight: “I was fortunate that I didn’t grow up”, and expressed his certainty that he and Arlene were “meant to be”. Arlene, a seasoned makeup artist, has always preferred to stay out of the limelight, unlike her famous husband.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with Huffington Post, she reminisced about her first meeting with Dick, saying: “I remember seeing Dick at the catering table with his bow tie and his big smile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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“Right when I sat down, he was sitting next to me. He said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ The first thing I asked him was, ‘Weren’t you in Mary Poppins?’ I wasn’t sure.”<\/p>\n
She further explained: “I knew who he was, but I wasn’t sure why I knew who he was. I was not familiar with all his work. He has so much work, I can’t believe I missed it.”<\/p>\n
At the time of their wedding, Arlene was 40 years old, while Dick was 86. Although Arlene doesn’t have any biological children, she is a stepmother to Dick’s children, Barry, Stacy, Carrie Beth, and Christian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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