Don McLean has marked 10 years of dating his girlfriend, Paris Dylan.
In an Instagram tribute, the American Pie singer who turned 80 in October, posted a photo of the couple in May 2024 when they attended a state dinner at the White House.
“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, who celebrates her 32nd birthday this month, commented, “Love of my life,” with a red heart emoji.
The couple met in 2016 when Dylan – who gained notoriety on the MTV reality show Catfish – was hired to run McLean’s social media accounts. They went public with their relationship shortly before Thanksgiving that year.
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 photo of them smiling and hugging.
During a 2021 interview with People magazine, McLean called Dylan “the most wonderful person that I have ever known”.
“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 1970 hit And I Loved You So.
McLean was previously married to Carol Sauvion from 1969 to 1972, and Patrisha Shnier from 1987 to 2016. He shares two children with his second wife.
The singer’s marriage to Shnier imploded when he was arrested and charged with misdemeanour domestic violence in 2016. He pleaded guilty to four of six charges as part of a plea agreement and did not receive any jail time.
