DOG the Bounty Hunter may have professed his love for new girlfriend Francie Frane but he’s still missing Beth.
The reality star – real name Duane Chapman – shared a video of his late wife on Thursday, and captioned it: “Sadly Missed.”
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He’s seen kissing Beth in the throwback clip; she died last year after a long battle with cancer.
The couple married in 2006, and had two children together, Bonnie, 22, and Garry, 19.
He recently revealed that he wants to marry his new girlfriend, calling her a “miracle”, in an exclusive interview with The Sun.
The reality star – real name Duane Chapman – said that while there’ll “never be another Mrs Dog” referring to late wife Beth, who sadly died from cancer last year, he wants Francie to become “the last Mrs Chapman.”
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The Sun first revealed Dog had found love again during the weekend – with daughter Lyssa Chapman and close friend and Dog’s Most Wanted star Rainy Robinson both giving Francie their full approval.
Now Dog has broken his silence on his new relationship, telling The Sun: “It’s going really good.
“It’s a God relationship because it’s just like a miracle.
“It’s a miracle how we met and it’s a miracle how great we’re getting along.”
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Francie, a 51-year-old rancher from Colorado, and Dog have been dating for a few months after meeting through her late husband, Bob.
Bob used to do yard work for Dog, and the star called and left a voicemail asking if Bob could come over and carry out some more work on his property in Colorado.
Francie then had to call Dog back and tell him that tragically Bob had also died from cancer – just a few months before Beth passed away last June.
Since then, the pair have become close as they help each other through the grieving process.
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Dog said: “I know that when I start to feel bad about Beth and it’s overwhelming, Francie seems to show up and that helps the kids.
“And I feel that Beth expects her to show up to take care of me.
“And Bob, Francie’s late husband, expects me to be a man and a gentleman and so I am.
Dog admitted it is bittersweet moving on from Beth, who he was with for nearly 30 years before she lost her battle with lung cancer at just 51.
And while he is adamant that no woman will ever replace her – when asked if he thinks he’ll marry Francie, he said: “There will never be another Mrs Dog but it looks like there will be a final Mrs Chapman.”
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