{"id":918,"date":"2024-03-21T21:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=918"},"modified":"2024-03-21T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:57:48","slug":"patrick-duffy-is-75-the-dallas-actor-is-sent-warm-wishes-by-his-happy-days-girlfriend-of-4-years-linda-purl-happy-birthday-my-remarkable-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=918","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Duffy is 75! The Dallas actor is sent warm wishes by his Happy Days girlfriend of 4 years Linda Purl: &#8216;Happy birthday my remarkable love&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"taboola-top-carousel-thumbnails\" class=\"taboola\" data-taboolaposition=\"beforeArticle\">Patrick Duffy is 75! The Dallas actor is sent warm wishes by his Happy Days girlfriend of 4 years Linda Purl: &#8216;Happy birthday my remarkable love&#8217;Dallas veteran Patrick Duffy &#8211; who played Bobby Ewing on the show for about a decade &#8211; turned 75-years-old on Sunday.The beloved TV Hollywood staple got a loving tribute from his girlfriend Linda Purl of Happy Days fame.&#8217;Happy, happy birthday my remarkable love,&#8217; Purl captioned an Instagram photo of herself putting her arms around Duffy as he held up a slice of cake. She wore a blue top and he had on a brown pullover.<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleWide cleared\">\n<div class=\"alpha\">\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" class=\"article-text wide  heading-tag-switch\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"ias-db28bc0e-0768-4c6c-b235-80e575bc329f\" class=\"connatix-placeholder\">Duffy and Purl, both big stars in the 1980s, have been dating since 2020.They met on a group text and got close on Facetime then Zoom during Covid, and have been going steady ever since.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7b40e085dffee681\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82602171-13210565-image-a-24_1710775938853.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas veteran Patrick Duffy turned 75-years-old on Sunday. The Hollywood staple got a loving tribute from his girlfriend Linda Purl of Happy Days fame. 'Happy, happy birthday my remarkable love,' Purl captioned an Instagram photo of herself putting her arms around Duffy\" width=\"634\" height=\"619\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">Dallas veteran Patrick Duffy turned 75-years-old on Sunday. The Hollywood staple got a loving tribute from his girlfriend Linda Purl of Happy Days fame. &#8216;Happy, happy birthday my remarkable love,&#8217; Purl captioned an Instagram photo of herself putting her arms around Duffy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce92d35bbcdf59d8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82601711-13210565-image-a-19_1710775191342.jpg\" alt=\"Duffy and Purl, both big stars in the 1980s, have been dating since 2020. They met on Zoom and got close on text and have been going steady ever since. Seen in 2022\" width=\"634\" height=\"925\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Duffy and Purl, both big stars in the 1980s, have been dating since 2020. They met on Zoom and got close on text and have been going steady ever since. Seen in 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/21\/07\/82719415-0-image-a-11_1711005801579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-headline\">Julie Goodyear&#8217;s husband reveals pain of watching her dementia battle<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\">21.7k viewing now<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/21\/16\/82739947-0-image-a-13_1711039060281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-headline\">Julie Goodyear&#8217;s tragic health history<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\">3.5k viewing now<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/21\/09\/82723167-0-image-a-23_1711014764288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-headline\">Inside James Martin&#8217;s turbulent year from cancer reveal to shock split<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\">10.8k viewing nowPatrick was also seen at 90s Con with his fellow Step by Step alums in Hartford, Connecticut on Sunday.The\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-034e36c0-e53c-11ee-ad77-c754c81fa745\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/connecticut\/index.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut<\/a><\/span>\u00a0native was happy when the audience sang Happy Birthday to him, according to\u00a0<a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/patrick-duffy-celebrates-75-birthday-with-step-by-step-cast-and-90s-con-happy-birthday-sing-along-8610357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>, and he was given a cake.Also at the panel were Staci Keanan, Angela Watson, Christopher Castile, Jason Marsden and Sasha Mitchell joined Lakin and Duffy for the 90s Con panel on Sunday. <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-8a753de0-e539-11ee-ad77-c754c81fa745\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/suzanne-somers\/index.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzanne Somers<\/a><\/span> was also part of the show; she died in October. The cast honored her memory by sharing some of their favorite memories of Somers.After the panel, Duffy went to The Capital Grille for dinner with his castmates.&#8217;Happy birthday to one of my favorite people of all time,&#8217; Christine Lakin wrote on her Instagram Story.In the video on her Story, Lakin, 45, captured another round of the &#8216;Happy Birthday&#8217; song.&#8217;Just so you know, I picked out those candles because of your silver foxiness,&#8217; the employee said.In 2022,\u00a0Duffy and Happy Days&#8217; Linda Purl said they fell in love on Zoom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-6744719598185300078\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col tvshowbiz\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_3\" class=\"video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled mol-empty-playlist mol-fe-animated-preview vjs-visually-ready vjs-user-inactive\" data-opts=\"{&quot;linkBaseURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13210565\/Patrick-Duffy-75-Dallas-actor-sent-warm-wishes-Happy-Days-girlfriend-4-years-Linda-Purl.html#v-6744719598185300078&quot;,&quot;isMobile&quot;:false,&quot;original&quot;:false,&quot;duration&quot;:52000,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/mol\/2022\/04\/12\/6744719598185300078\/1024x576_MP4_6744719598185300078.mp4&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;ITV \/ Loose Women&quot;,&quot;playerId&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Patrick Duffy and Linda Purl tell Loose Women of their romance&quot;,&quot;preload&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;initialVideo&quot;:true,&quot;thumbnail&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/04\/12\/13\/56518745-0-image-a-7_1649768280677.jpg&quot;,&quot;poster&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/04\/12\/13\/56518745-0-image-a-8_1649768281722.jpg&quot;,&quot;syndicationService&quot;:null,&quot;shortURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mol.im\/a\/13210565#v-6744719598185300078&quot;,&quot;plugins&quot;:{&quot;social-share&quot;:{&quot;embedUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/embed\/video\/2661069.html&quot;},&quot;autoplay-next-video&quot;:{&quot;videos&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/api\/player\/2661069\/related-videos.json&quot;,&quot;countdown_time&quot;:10},&quot;ads-setup&quot;:{&quot;videoAdServerUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?sz=[size]&amp;iu=%2F5765%2Fdm.video%2Fdm_video_tvshowbiz&amp;ciu_szs=&amp;impl=s&amp;gdfp_req=1&amp;env=vp&amp;output=xml_vast3&amp;unviewed_position_start=1&amp;url=[referrer_url]&amp;correlator=[timestamp]&quot;,&quot;adsEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;adsCancelTimeout&quot;:15000,&quot;screen&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:636,&quot;height&quot;:358}},&quot;sources&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/api\/player\/6744719598185300078\/video-sources.json&quot;},&quot;flyout&quot;:{&quot;viewportOffset&quot;:0.4,&quot;switchBack&quot;:true,&quot;forceFlyout&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false,&quot;muted&quot;:true,&quot;switchBack&quot;:false}},&quot;tracking&quot;:{&quot;channelShortName&quot;:&quot;tvshowbiz&quot;,&quot;sponsored&quot;:false,&quot;referenceId&quot;:2661069,&quot;trackingType&quot;:&quot;embedded&quot;},&quot;animated-preview&quot;:{&quot;data-hd-fps&quot;:7,&quot;displayName&quot;:null,&quot;data-hd-frame-count&quot;:35,&quot;frames&quot;:77,&quot;width&quot;:636,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/preview\/mol\/2022\/04\/12\/7792568669044753966\/636x382_JPG-SINGLE_7792568669044753966.jpg&quot;,&quot;fps&quot;:0,&quot;data-film&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/preview\/mol\/2022\/04\/12\/7792568669044753966\/308x174_JPG_7792568669044753966.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-fps&quot;:7,&quot;data-video&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/preview\/mol\/2022\/04\/12\/7792568669044753966\/636x382_MP4_7792568669044753966.mp4&quot;,&quot;data-hd-film&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/videos.dailymail.co.uk\/preview\/mol\/2022\/04\/12\/7792568669044753966\/636x382_JPG-HD_7792568669044753966.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-hd-frame-width&quot;:636,&quot;data-frame-height&quot;:184,&quot;data-frame-width&quot;:308,&quot;data-frame-count&quot;:35,&quot;height&quot;:382,&quot;data-hd-frame-height&quot;:382},&quot;related-videos&quot;:{&quot;videos&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/api\/player\/2661069\/related-videos.json&quot;}},&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;6744719598185300078&quot;,&quot;descr&quot;:&quot;Actor Patrick Duffy and actress Linda Purl were in front of the Loose Women panel where they spoke of their romance. Patrick spoke about the shock he went through when he told Linda that he loved her accidentally on the phone.&quot;,&quot;referenceId&quot;:2661069,&quot;grapeshot&quot;:{&quot;article&quot;:{&quot;articleURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13210565\/Patrick-Duffy-75-Dallas-actor-sent-warm-wishes-Happy-Days-girlfriend-4-years-Linda-Purl.html&quot;}}}\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\">\n<div>Patrick Duffy and Linda Purl tell Loose Women of their romance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-deca470c38841ab8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82602201-13210565-image-a-26_1710775990186.jpg\" alt=\"Duffy as Bobby Ewing in 1978 on the set of his smash hit TV show Dallas\" width=\"634\" height=\"660\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Duffy as Bobby Ewing in 1978 on the set of his smash hit TV show Dallas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f200225ea9341c19\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82602185-13210565-image-a-25_1710775980187.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Audrey Landers, Linda Gray, Duffy, Joan Van Ark, Charlene Hilton and Steve Kanaly of Dallas in June 2023 in Palm Springs, California\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">(L-R) Audrey Landers, Linda Gray, Duffy, Joan Van Ark, Charlene Hilton and Steve Kanaly of Dallas in June 2023 in Palm Springs, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bb8210efc55d8982\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82601717-13210565-image-a-22_1710775201575.jpg\" alt=\"Cast members at a Dallas panel at The Hollywood Show held at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on March 2 in Burbank\" width=\"634\" height=\"362\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cast members at a Dallas panel at The Hollywood Show held at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on March 2 in Burbank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c9b8dd82514b4e92\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82601713-13210565-image-a-21_1710775198432.jpg\" alt=\"The star wore a black sweater and blue jeans while speaking on the panel\" width=\"634\" height=\"939\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The star wore a black sweater and blue jeans while speaking on the panel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d23adc59255b4126\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/03\/18\/15\/82601719-13210565-image-a-20_1710775195535.jpg\" alt=\"On his hit show Step by Step who costar Suzanne Somers who died last year\" width=\"634\" height=\"777\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">On his hit show Step by Step who costar Suzanne Somers who died last yearWhile on Thursday&#8217;s This Morning Patrick and Linda said sparks began to fly during a group text chat in 2020.Patrick said: &#8216;It\u2019s a Covid romance. We didn\u2019t sit in the same room for almost four months but we spoke to each other everyday. &#8216;We kept texting and texting became Facetime and for two and a half months plus we zoomed every night for two or three hours. We didn\u2019t have that thing after the third dinner, do I kiss? Do I take her to my house?Linda, who played Ashley Pfister in season 10 of Happy Days in the early 1980s, added: &#8216;As we were about to do the end meeting, Patrick says &#8220;see you tomorrow love you.&#8221;Patrick, who played Bobby Ewing on Dallas said: &#8216;The next day we zoomed it was like\u2026&#8221;hi&#8221;. I got into my car and drove 23 hours to her door step and we\u2019ve never been apart.&#8217;Linda continued: &#8216;I don\u2019t think it would have happened otherwise because in our normal lives pre-pandemic we wouldn\u2019t have had three hours to Zoom but we did.&#8217;Branding Linda &#8216;the most beautiful thing in the world&#8217; Patrick said: &#8216;I wasn\u2019t looking for (love) but it found me.&#8217;Patrick and Linda began dating in July 2020. Describing their relationship in an interview back in November 2020, Patrick said he had given up on the idea of dating again following the passing of his wife, ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser, who succumbed to <span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-8a7da250-e539-11ee-ad77-c754c81fa745\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/cancer\/index.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a><\/span> in 2017. The pair were married for over four decades and had two sons: Padraic, 47, and Conor, 41.&#8217;I wasn&#8217;t looking for it. I didn&#8217;t feel I needed it \u2026 and then fate just went swoosh! and changed the perspective,&#8217; he said of their love last year.Actor pair who met in lockdown saw relationship blossom over Zoo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-858670652e9bffaf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/27\/13\/53441217-10448143-image-a-43_1643291372004.jpg\" alt=\"Duffy and Purl candidly discussed in 2022 their romance and how they fell in love on Zoom\" width=\"634\" height=\"825\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Duffy and Purl candidly discussed in 2022 their romance and how they fell in love on Zoom<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7901ddbad248eb65\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/27\/21\/49715473-10137011-image-a-66_1635367060762.jpg\" alt=\"TV icons: Duffy is best known for his role playing handsome nice guy Bobby Ewing on Dallas\" width=\"306\" height=\"520\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d4cdfd747e9745a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/27\/21\/49715479-10137011-image-m-65_1635367051284.jpg\" alt=\"Wow: Linda played Fonzie's girlfriend on Happy Days\" width=\"306\" height=\"520\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\">Patrick on Dallas (left) and Linda as Fonzie&#8217;s girlfriend on Happy Days<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-41f42ddb55418456\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/27\/15\/53441209-10448143-Smitten_Patrick_72_and_Linda_66_looked_smitten_as_they_chatted_a-a-127_1643295950872.jpg\" alt=\"They looked smitten as they chatted about how sparks began to fly during a group text chat in 2020 - before they started FaceTiming before graduating to 'two to three hour' Zoom calls every night\" width=\"634\" height=\"846\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">They looked smitten as they chatted about how sparks began to fly during a group text chat in 2020 &#8211; before they started FaceTiming before graduating to &#8216;two to three hour&#8217; Zoom calls every night&#8217;We started texting and then FaceTiming and then Zooming \u2026 We did a two-to-three-hour Zoom every single night \u2026 You get to know somebody really well when you do that.&#8217; The actor loved chatting to Linda during the lockdown, and once restrictions were eased, he wasted no time in rushing to see her.\u00a0\u00a0 He shared: &#8216;At the end of those two and half months, we were feeling a little different than just casual friendship, so I packed up my car, I drove 20 hours, and I was on her doorstep.&#8217;I asked permission if I could kiss her, and we&#8217;ve been together ever since.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e5c3d33e0961620d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/27\/15\/53442719-10448143-Lost_love_Describing_their_relationship_in_an_interview_back_in_-a-128_1643295951039.jpg\" alt=\"Describing their relationship in an interview back in November 2020, Patrick said he had given up on the idea of dating again following the passing of his wife, ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser, who succumbed to cancer in 2017 (pictured 1987)\" width=\"634\" height=\"943\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Describing their relationship in an interview back in November 2020, Patrick said he had given up on the idea of dating again following the passing of his wife, ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser, who succumbed to cancer in 2017 (pictured 1987)Patrick admitted that his romance with Linda came as a complete surprise. The actor explained that after his wife&#8217;s death, he never imagined he&#8217;d fall in love again.He confessed: &#8216;I never thought for a minute this would happen again. I never thought I&#8217;d feel this way again. I&#8217;m in an incredibly happy relationship.&#8217; Linda is mother to son Lucius Cary, 26, who she shares with ex husband Alexander Cary.She has been married four times in total but has no other children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Duffy is 75! 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