Author: Billy Nilles / Source: E! Online
When Katharine McPhee and David Foster found themselves back in each other’s orbit, they were both nursing broken hearts.
The pair, who just took their May/December relationship to the next level with the announcement of their engagement, first sparked rumors of a romance a little over a year ago when they were spotted out on a PDA-filled dinner date at a time when they were both finally learning how to be single again. McPhee was just out of a two-year relationship with former Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel, a relationship that began when her marriage of six years to Nick Cokas had fallen apart. And Foster had just recently announced that, after four years of marriage and nine years together, he and his Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star wife Yolanda Hadid were calling it quits as well.
In January of last year, a mere five months before Foster and McPhee were spotted out on that fateful dinner date at Nobu in Malibu, he admitted to Vanity Fair that, for the first time in his adult life, he was approaching his love life differently. “I tend to go from marriage to marriage—leaving one wife for another,” he told the publication.
“This is the first time in my adult life that I’ve been single. It’s a very powerful feeling, but I’m not used to it. Someone said to me recently that you need to be very careful about the person you pick to spend the rest of your life with. It’s kind of weird that I’m hearing that now and thinking, Oh, right.”If Foster’s decision, made then at 67, to reconsider his usual romance habits seemed unlikely, then his connection to 33-year-old McPhee seemed even more so. Sure, music was a common denominator between the two, but what really could they have in common? And yet, they’ve managed to prove us wrong at every turn.
Six months after that night at Nobu, McPhee, who met the iconic music man back in 2006 on the set of American Idol when he served as a guest mentor during her season, igniting a relationship that involved both professional collaborations and personal run-ins, was still by his side as he celebrated his 68th birthday at West Hollywood hot spot Craig’s back in November. “David and her were affectionate,” a source told E! News at the time. “He had his arm around her at times and they looked happy.”
While the nascent couple had yet to publicly confirm the nature of their relationship, by the time of Foster’s birthday celebration, his five daughters—including Sara and Erin Foster, who were also present at the festivities—had “all accepted their relationship,” our insider said.
As the pair…
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