and he said, dad, mom needs some help moving. and we ve always kind of known each other and been amicable and friendly. but it wasn t until two years ago that we thought, well, let s give this a shot. that was after you d split up and divorced your second husband oh, yeah, i d been divorced almost, what six years now or something like that. so you were a single woman. he was a single guy. circumstance of vegas. so what goes on in vegas stays in vegas. in your case stayed in vegas. no, it was just we didn t really want anybody to know we were dating because if it didn t work out that hurts children. i really was set on being single. did your son know that you were dating? no. how long did you keep it from him? when we told him we were getting married. seriously? can i just interject a thought? i thought the most beautiful part of that wedding was the fact that stephen, their son, was one of the witnesses to that marriage. to me it was the culminating it j
turning on your privacy pyramid. hark. wise is the maiden who keeps a crackling fire on such a frosty day. sir, you cannot imagine how glad i am to see you. hmm. i smell smoke. donny and marie, we re talking about vegas, and it s great to be there. and it s all very exciting. the most exciting thing to happen in vegas is you got married. that s the most exciting thing? well, because you got married to a guy you married before. it was the most exciting thing for me that i ve done in my life. tell me, how did this happen? well you got married how long ago? it s been 29 years. 29 years ago. see, i ll forever be 29. 29 years ago you marry this guy, and the marriage only lasts three years? uh-huh. and you get divorced.
see him modeling a dress, that s television. who would you most have liked to have seen? but today it s oh, it s not on the script. thank you for telling the world that i was modeling a dress. it wasn t on the script. so they panic. i know what you mean. who of all the greats that played in vegas would you most have like to have seen in a theater like this? we did. you saw them all? we worked with them. i ll give you a great example. i remember going to the hilton. that s amazing to me. yeah. so you performed you name a name and we ll tell you if we worked with them. did you perform with sinatra? yes. and sammy davis? yes. dean martin? yes. elvis. yes. elvis in vegas? i ll tell you about elvis. john wayne. i mean, you name it. it s crazy. it really is nuts. ethel merman. i went to go see elvis presley, his last show or his closing night show i should say at the hilton. and we were opening up the next night. and i remember watching the
between at least for me between us that i have a very successful marriage for 33 years and she didn t. because we ve always shared our careers and everything together. and it s always been very difficult part for me. but when i saw that i m kind of getting emotional about this. when i saw them coming back together, it was a great moment. it is emotional. it s a remarkable story. the best is when we were kneeling across the altar, when we were married in vegas, not by elvis, it was in the mormon temple it wasn t the drive-through chapel. but they ask the man first, and he said yes. and you know, our eyes were very teary-eyed. it was beautiful. but i saw our son sitting there, and he was smiling. and then it was my turn to say it next. and all of a sudden, this look on his little face kind of like, mom, you d better say yes. and then i said, yes. and his little face just beamed. oh, it was perfect. it was beautiful. what was the moment for you when you thought i want
it doesn t heal. it just god gives you respites. you know, just little breathers. and you know, he s my baby. and donny, he gives some great advice to justin bieber on life after being a teen idol superstar. if i was justin bieber, what would you say? put the seat belt on, buddy, because it s going to be a bumpy ride. the pair of them also explain how they look so damn good after more than 40 years in the business. you ve admitted to having one dose of botox. oh, yeah. i tried it. and he this is a primetime exclusive on piers morgan tonight. marie. hey. it s donny and marie. i know. i thought i d do that by the way, i want to say welcome to the flamingo, home of donny and marie. i love that. you know when you call the flamingo that s what they say? welcome to the flamingo, home to donny and marie. it s so cool. even you guys, having been in show business all your lives, to have your own classic old style theater in vegas yeah. you