“Feeling good today and taking full advantage.”
Donny Osmond and his wife Debbie are celebrating a special relationship milestone.
After meeting each other more than five decades ago, while still in high school, the couple is now celebrating 47th anniversary of when Donny proposed to Debbie.
In a 2016 Facebook post, Donny revealed that he first met Debbie when “she was 15 years old.”
The legendary performer continued, saying Debbie “was the hot babe cheerleader in town and she dated my brother Jay before she dated me."
Donny said it took him “three whole years to win her heart and convince her to marry me.”
As Debbie played “hard to get,” Donny attempted to win her over shortly before her 17th birthday in 1976. “I wanted to plan something really, really special for our first kiss,” so he mapped out a scavenger hunt that led her to Utah Lake, he explained in an interview with Utah Valley Magazine.
After returning to the limo where Donny was, the only way Debbie could receive the final clue was if she gave Donny a kiss. “And it was fireworks, let me tell you!”
Two years later, in 1978, Donny and Debbie exchanged vow. Now they share five kids and 14 grandchildren.
On Thursday, May 8, Donny took to Instagram to share a photo of himself and Debbie in 1982 in honor of their 47th proposal anniversary.
“Thank you, Debbie, for saying yes to my proposal 47 years ago and for sharing this incredible and crazy adventure through show business with me,” he wrote in the caption.
“You’ve been more than I could have ever hoped for—my partner, my anchor, my inspiration, and my dear wife,” Donny concluded.
“Happy 47 years!! You both have been blessed with the best partner to go thru life with,” one commenter wrote.
“Wow, it’s an amazing picture! You both looked fabulous back when and fabulous together today happy anniversary!” another added.
Over Easter, Donny shared a photo of himself, Debbie, and their ever growing family all together.
In another post in February, shared on Debbie’s birthday, Donny referred to Debbie as his “teenage crush,” the “best decision he ever made,” and his “eternal love.”
