Don McLean celebrates 10th anniversary with…
Don McLean is celebrating love.
The “American Pie” singer, 80, marked 10 years of relationship his much-younger girlfriend Paris Dylan, 31, in an Instagram tribute shared last week.
The post featured a picture of the couple in May 2024 when they attended Joe Biden’s White House state dinner for Kenyan President William Ruto.
Don McLean and his girlfriend Paris Dylan. Instagram/ Don McLean
McLean wore a black swimsuit and tie and a pair of sun shades in the snapshot, while Dylan, who had her arm around her man, rocked a pink blazer gown.
“Happy anniversary Paris,” McLean wrote in his caption. “We’ve been together for more than 10 years and you are the love of my life.”
Dylan commented, “love of my life,” with a crimson coronary heart emoji.
McLean is 48 years older than Dylan, who turns 32 later this month.
Don McLean and Paris Dylan with a canine. Instagram/ Don McLean
Paris Dylan and Don McLean in a selfie. Instagram/ Don McLean
The couple met in 2016 when Dylan — who gained notoriety on the MTV actuality show “Catfish” — was employed to run McLean’s social media accounts. They went public with their relationship shortly before Thanksgiving later that 12 months.
Dylan later made their romance Instagram official with a birthday tribute to McLean in May 2018.
“Happy birthday my baby, my beauty, love of my life, my everything,” she wrote alongside the picture of them smiling and hugging.
During a 2021 interview with People, McLean called Dylan “the most wonderful person that I have ever known.”
Don McLean and Paris Dylan with actor Ed Begley Jr. Instagram/ Don McLean
Don McLean and Paris Dylan at the Grand Ole Opry. Instagram/ Don McLean
“I think of her when I sing a lot of my songs. But I especially think of her when I sing that song,” McLean said of his beloved 1970 music “And I Loved You So.”
Dylan supported McLean when he acquired his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Aug. 2021.
“Proud is an understatement … Donny deserves the world and more,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Don McLean posing with his girlfriend Paris Dylan in a mirror selfie. Instagram/ Don McLean
McLean was beforehand married to Carol Sauvion from 1969 to 1972 and Patrisha Shnier from 1987 to 2016. He shares two kids, daughter Jackie and son Wyatt, with his second spouse.
The singer’s marriage to Shnier imploded when he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor home violence in 2016. He pleaded guilty to 4 of six costs as half of a plea settlement and didn’t obtain any jail time.
McLean was later accused of mental and emotional abuse by his daughter Jackie in 2021, main him to cut her out of his will.
Don McLean with his son Wyatt, spouse Patrisha Shnier and daughter Jackie. MARK VON HOLDEN/ DMI
Don McLean performs in Ocean City, New Jersey in Aug. 2023. Getty Images
“I said to my daughter, ‘If you speak out about me and trash me, I’m going to disinherit you,’” he told the Daily Mail.
McLean also vehemently denied Jackie’s accusations, insisting had been a loving father who always supported his daughter.
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