Richard Wilkins is ‘preparing to get married for the fourth time’ as rumors swirl that he will propose to flight attendant girlfriend Nicola Dale
She’s already been married three times, and Channel Nine veteran Richard Wilkins is now rumored to be preparing to marry for the fourth time.
Sources close to the 68-year-old Weekend Today presenter say he wants to get engaged to former flight attendant Nicola Dale, whom he has been dating since 2020.
“Dickie may be 68 years old, but he has a lot of life left. He is now more than ready to finally settle down,” a source said. New Idea.
‘They just have this beautiful ease about them. As a couple, they give each other space, but seem to love being together.
“He also sees his good partner Karl Stefanovic so happy and settled with Jasmine and his new family, and Dickie wants what Karl has,” they added.
Channel Nine veteran Richard Wilkins is rumored to be preparing to marry for the fourth time. Sources close to the 68-year-old Weekend Today presenter say he wants to get engaged to former flight attendant Nicola Dale (pictured together in January)
“Dickie may be 68 years old, but he has a lot of life left. He is now more than ready to finally settle down,” a source told New Idea.
Richard recently attended the wedding of his son Nick, 37, and daughter-in-law Bree, sharing a delighted photo on Instagram of the couple kissing at the altar.
‘Warmest congratulations to my wonderful son Nick and his wife Bree… what a wonderful day! #soproud’, he wrote in the caption.
Richard has been married three times and has five children by four different mothers.
He was first married at the age of 18 after his 16-year-old girlfriend Lynette became pregnant. The teenage couple had a son together, named Adam.
After moving to Australia to pursue his pop career, Richard married a second time and had two more children, Rebecca and Nick.
Richard and Nicola appear on the Sydney red carpet on December 9, 2021
When that marriage ended, Richard had a series of affairs with high-profile women, including actress Rebecca Gibney in 1989.
Their relationship reportedly ended when Richard left the actress for his third wife, Michelle Burke. Together, the couple had a son, model and actor Christian.
After they separated, Richard had a fifth child with designer Collette Dinnigan. They separated in 2004 when she had not yet given birth to her daughter Estella.
In 2017, Richard joked that after three divorces “marriage is not my specialty.”
Dickie has five children from four different mothers. (Pictured with his children Adam, 49, Rebecca, 39, Nick, 37, Christian, 27, and Estella, 18)