The famous singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jon Bon Jovi has kept his family life pretty quiet, even though he is famous.
He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Dorothea, for more than 30 years. Together they have four children: Jesse, 28, Romeo Jon, 19, Stephanie Rose, 30, and Jake, 21.
Their sweet relationship has been going on for over forty years. Let us read about their sweet love story.
Early love story
Jon and Dorothea got married on April 29, 1989. Both of them are now 61 years old. At the time, Jon was becoming famous with his number one album New Jersey and a number one single. Jon told Men’s Health in 2010 that the proposal happened on the spot when he suggested that they run away together while they were at the St. James Club. Dorothea was hesitant at first, but in the end she agreed, and they got married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
People are usually happy and excited when they hear that someone is getting married, but that wasn’t always the case when Jon and Dorothea got married. A lot of Jon’s fans were upset because they couldn’t understand why their idol wasn’t single anymore. Even Jon’s boss didn’t like it; he thought it was bad for his career. However, the newlyweds stood firm and promised to stay together.
“When Americans learned about the wedding on Monday, they weren’t happy, and many people tried to ruin a beautiful event.” “They tried to steal that moment from us,” Jon told The Mirror in 2018.
Jon and Dorothea stayed together even though they didn’t want to at first. Over the years, they’ve built a close-knit family. “Mutual respect” is what the rock star has said about how long they’ve been together, according to People.
Jon and Dorothea are still deeply in love
They have a strong bond because they grew up together. That is why they like each other so much. Jon and Dorothea, who saw Jon’s potential early on, say that their happy marriage is due to hard work and a promise to stay away from the problems that come with being famous.
Doing the right thing by his family and making the world a better place brings Jon Bon Jovi true happiness. Even though he is famous and successful, he is careful not to give in to the problems that other famous people face. Because of his impact on the music business, MusiCares will name him Person of the Year in 2024.
Besides their own projects, Jon and Dorothea helped start the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006. Through this foundation, they work to fix problems like poverty, hunger, and lack of housing. With their pay-what-you-can model, Soul Kitchen and their food banks want to make a difference.
Even though Jon and Dorothea are famous, they keep their relationship and personal lives quiet. When The Daily Mail showed a rare picture of them on a date night in January 2024 at Giorgia Baldi in Santa Monica, fans were shocked.
Photos from their date night taken by paparazzi were posted online, and people quickly took to the comments section to say what they thought. Some people liked how Jon and Dorothea’s love lasted, while others didn’t like how she looked. One person said, “He has always been way too good-looking for her!”
Someone else said, “Thought she was his mom.”
Others said nice things about the couple. One person wrote, “Good for them, they obviously have something special together after 35 years.”
The story of Jon and Dorothea’s love shows how strong love can be. The couple is still happy in their relationship even though they are in their 60s!
Here, Jon Bon Jovi talks about how it feels to be back on stage 19 months after he said he had surgery for an injury to his vocal cords.
The 61-year-old lead singer of Bon Jovi talked about his health at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena on Friday at Hulu’s panel for the new docuseries Thank You, Good Night. He said that he’s “ready to talk” about his surgery on his voice.
Bon Jovi said, “I’m proud of the fact that I was a real singer.” “I went on stage with Pavarotti.” I can sing. I’ve learned how to do it for forty years. I’m not a stylist who only howls and barks. “I understand how to sing.”
“So when God was taking away my ability, and I couldn’t understand why, I jokingly have said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose is my finger — you know, so there’s no reason for any of this,” he said.
It was “atrophying” one of his vocal cords, the singer of “Livin’ on a Prayer” went on to say. One vocal cord was “thick as the thumb” and the other was “thick as a pinky.”
“So the strong one was pushing the weak one aside, and I wasn’t singing well,” he stated. “My craft was being taken from me.”
Bon Jovi was lucky enough to meet a surgeon who gave him a “state-of-the-art implant to build the cord back up.” He’s been in rehab for 19 months now and is still “in the process of healing.”
“But nonetheless, and I say in the film, and in the latter episodes, if I just had my tools back, the rest of it I can deal with,” he stated. “I can write you a song and sing better than anyone else.” I need to get my tools back, though.