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The couple first began dating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duffy's newfound love came just a few years after the death of his longtime wife Carlyn Rosser, who died in 2017 after more than four decades of marriage.

Purl has been married four times. She was notably married to Desi Arnaz Jr., the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, from 1979 to 1980.

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