{"id":12,"date":"2024-02-04T17:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T17:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=12"},"modified":"2024-02-04T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T17:23:21","slug":"dick-van-dyke-says-marriage-to-51-year-old-wife-has-kept-him-feeling-young-at-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=12","title":{"rendered":"Dick Van Dyke says marriage to 51-year-old wife has kept him feeling young at 97"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dick Van Dyke is one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. At 97 years old, he\u2019s one of the last surviving actors from the classic era of stage and screen \u2014 and he\u2019s not slowing down.<\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>So how does the Mary Poppins star stay so active in his old age? According to a new interview, Van Dyke credits it all to his wife, Arlene Silver.<\/p>\n<p>Silver is 51, meaning there is a 46 year age gap between the husband and wife. That might seem a bit strange to some fans, but the two are very happy together\u2026 and in a new interview, Van Dyke says being married to someone much younger has been the secret to his youthfulness.<\/p>\n<p>Dick Van Dyke \u2013 still going strong<br \/>\nThe older Dick Van Dyke gets, the more he surprises fans with his youthfulness. The actor likes to show off that even in his senior years he can still sing and dance.<\/p>\n<p>Van Dyke\u2019s career dates all the way back to the 1940s. A true legend of the state and screen, he\u2019s remembered for classics like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins and Bye Bye Birdie. But he\u2019s continued to perform well into his senior years, appearing in films like Mary Poppins Returns and his own live stage shows.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he surprised everyone by appearing as \u201cthe Gnome\u201d on the new season of The Masked Singer, becoming the oldest-ever performer on the show with a performance of \u201cWhen You\u2019re Smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stepped out and everybody\u2019s mouths dropped open. I think some people thought I was dead,\u201d Van Dyke told Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say it\u2019s the weirdest thing I\u2019ve ever done\u2026 I was so positive that nobody would ever guess it was me, that they would have somebody 97 years old on there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surprise performance reiterated that, even as he nears 100, Van Dyke still loves to perform and still has an incredible youthfulness for a man his age.<\/p>\n<p>His wife keeps him young<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Van Dyke was asked what his secret is \u2014 and he credited his marriage to Arlene Silver as a major factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me \u2014 that works!\u201d Van Dyke told the outlet. \u201cMy positive attitude, I get that from my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor also credited \u201cgenes\u201d and a healthy fitness routine for keeping him going: \u201cI still go to the gym three days a week and work out. And I advise everybody to do that, because that\u2019s what ages people \u2014 it\u2019s just a stiffening up and not exercising their muscles and their lungs. Exercise is the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dick Van Dyke is one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. 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