Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapmanis preparing to walk down the aisle — soon!
During Tuesday’s episode of theTwo Guys From Hollywoodpodcast, Dog, 68, revealed his plans to wed fiancéeFrancie Franein September.
“I’m getting married,” he said. “We went to the venue, picked it out yesterday, looked at it. Man, it costs a lot to get married.”
He firstrevealed his relationshipwith Frane, a 52-year-old rancher from Colorado, in March 2020. The romance came almost 10 months after his wifeBeth Chapman, who wasdiagnosed with stage II throat cancerin 2017,diedin June 2019 at the age of 51. (Frane also lost her late husband Bob to cancer.)
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“Francie’s husband passed away over three years ago, Beth passed away over two years ago, and I felt very bad about even wanting to have someone else after Beth,” Dog said onTwo Guys From Hollywood. “And then when I went to the Bible, the Genesis, and found out how Adam got Eve, as I was going to find the exact story, I saw the scripture that says, ‘God does not want a man to be alone.'”
He continued, “He knows we need a companion, whether we’re a man or a woman. So anyway, yes, September 2 [is the date of the wedding].”
Duane Chapman and Francie Frane.Francie Frane/Instagram
PEOPLE confirmedthe couple’s engagementin May 2020. At the time, Dog opened up about his decision to propose to Frane, and why he thought Bethwould be on board.
“I need a partner,” he told PEOPLE. “I’ve said it before. There will never be another Mrs. Dog. There is not. Francie couldn’t do that. There will be a last Mrs. Chapman. If Beth was here, and saw Francie and saw how she was raised, her morality and this and that, Beth would say, ‘Big daddy, don’t lose her.'”
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“You’ll never forget the spouse,” he continued. “You can’t help it. I will never forget. But I’ve got to get out there. I’ve got to be able to say, ‘I came out of this and you can, too.’ As a human being, I don’t think you look for — not a replacement, because you can never find one. I’m learning that right now.”
source: people.com
