The former Dukes Of Hazzard star John Schneider has officially found love again! This comes one year after the tragic death of his beloved wife Alicia Allain.
Schneider Gets Married Again
On Tuesday, Schneider, 64, reportedly married Dee Dee, who is the 55 year-old widow of the late actor Paul Sorvino. The couple married in Las Vegas, Nevada after bonding over each losing their respective spouses in the last two years.
Allain died of breast cancer at the age of just 53 back in February of 2023. Meanwhile, Sorvino died of natural causes in July of 2022 at the age of 83.
Schneider announced his marriage to Dee on his Facebook page.
“Big news big news everybody!” he began. “DeeDee and I got hitched last night in Vegas! Those of you who’ve been riding shotgun with me this last year and a half or so can understand that I never dreamed that happiness would be possible again.”
“I’m here to tell you that you are stronger than you think!” he continued. “And those folks who have ‘gone on ahead’ are absolutely not only watching from above…but giving us the necessary small nudge…and the occasional kick in the butt to do the right things!”
“I honestly never thought I would ever laugh again… and now I laugh all the time,” Schneider concluded. After thanking his new wife, he wrote, “Thanks, Paul!! Thanks, Alicia!!!”
Schneider’s ‘Miracle’ With Dee
Schneider had long been open about how difficult Allain’s death has been for him. He revealed his relationship with Dee to the world back in June, describing it as “a miracle.”
While appearing on Grace Begins, The Podcast, Schneider said that he “wouldn’t be here” if it wasn’t for Dee. He explained that he was “ready to give it all up” after Allain’s death, and that he found “the very notion of dating” to be “repulsive” following her “really rough” passing.
“The last year has been pretty wonderful. But the year before that was really rough,” he said. “But God pays attention. God sent a widower to a widow.”
In August of last year, Schneider told People Magazine that he missed Allain “every day.”
“I have to get to the point where I look around and see where she is, not where she’s not,” he said at the time. “And I’m trying to do that, but that’s hard. Somehow I love her more every minute, but with that, somehow I miss her more every minute.”
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Dee Grieves Sorvino
Dee has also been open about her grief for Sorvino after their marriage of eight years.
“Our hearts are broken,” Dee said after his death. “There will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.”
Schneider and Dee are planning to have an official wedding celebration on August 1 at The Hollywood Museum, where they first met.
It’s beautiful to see Schneider and Dee find love again after such great tragedy. We wish them both many years of happiness to come!
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