Dick Van Dyke, 96, makes rare public appearance after hitting gym with wife - New York Post

The age-defying actor was accompanied by his wife Arlene Silver, 50, as they headed to lunch after finishing up a fitness class at a nearby gym.

Van Dyke first met Silver at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

“He said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ The first thing I asked him was, ‘Weren’t you in “Mary Poppins”?’ We got along immediately as friends, so it didn’t feel like he was so much older than me,” she told the publication.

The pair were friends for several years before their relationship turned romantic

Van Dyke said he was relieved his fans were supportive of the relationship, adding: “I thought there would be an outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man, but no one ever took that attitude.”

The pair were seen dancing to a cover of the 1958 Doris Day song “Everybody Loves a Lover” performed by Silver’s band, Arlene & the Vantastix

Van Dyke was also in a relationship with actress Michelle Triola for more than 30 years until she died in 2009