Dennis Quaid, 65, engaged to 26-year-old girlfriend

The Parent Trap star Dennis Quaid has announced he’s engaged to his much-younger girlfriend of several months.

Dennis Quaid is officially engaged.

The 65-year-old actor proposed to girlfriend Laura Savoie, 26, after several months of dating, the star has confirmed to Extra.

“I had the ring in my pocket,” gushed Quaid to the outlet. “It has been kind of a month-and-a-half plan — I wanted it to be private.”

The Parent Trap actor revealed he waited for the perfect sunset to pop the question.

“She was actually taking a selfie of us, and I put the ring in front and said, ‘Will you marry me?’ And then she fell down,” said Quaid.

“It happened on the very northernmost point of Oahu, at Turtle Bay,” he continued. “It was kind of spontaneous. It was very much a surprise.”

The newly engaged couple. Picture: Marco Garcia/Getty Images for Lionsgate Entertainment

The couple was first spotted together in May of this year after having dinner at Craig’s in West Hollywood. A rep for Quaid did not respond to Fox News’ request for comment at the time.

Ms Savoie and Quaid in Waikiki last week. Picture: Flightrisk/Backgrid

Previously, Quaid was linked to Santa Auzina, 32. It is believed the pair were last photographed together in December.

According to People, Ms Savoie graduated as valedictorian from Pepperdine University. During her time at the school, she reportedly dated actor Jeremy Piven.

Us Weekly reported Ms Savoie’s private Instagram account features several pictures of the student with Quaid. The outlet reports that Ms Savoie shared a photo of herself and Quaid kissing and captioned a snap of the duo embracing: “Never been happier.”

People reported that Ms Savoie also received a master’s degree at the University of Notre Dame and is working towards earning a PhD in accounting at the University of Texas at Austin in their McCombs School of Business with an expected 2021 graduation date.

Quaid was previously married to Kimberly Buffington from 2004 until they announced their split in 2016. He was also married to actresses P. J. Soles from 1978-1983 and Meg Ryan from 1991-2001. He has three children.

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