{"id":4437,"date":"2025-04-08T13:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:29:07","slug":"hollywood-legend-88-reveals-she-has-several-friends-with-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/hollywood-legend-88-reveals-she-has-several-friends-with-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood legend, 88, reveals she has \u2018several friends with benefits\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871683 lazyload\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chelsea Lauren\/REX\/Shutterstock (15238607hz) Dyan Cannon 10th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA - 06 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246766899-8725.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Dyan Cannon recently opened up about her love life and previous relationship with Johnny Carson (Picture: Chelsea Lauren\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hollywood legend Dyan Cannon has opened up about her surprisingly vibrant dating life at 88 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Cannon &#8211; the first woman in history to be nominated for an <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/oscars\/\">Academy Award<\/a> for her work behind and in front of the camera &#8211; attended the 10th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she&#8217;s dating right now, the Heaven Can Wait star responded: &#8216;Of course.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She first told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dyan-cannon-reveals-she-has-several-friends-with-benefits-at-88-exclusive-11710897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>,\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s somebody very special,&#8217; before expanding: &#8216;Several special [people]&#8230; I have friends with benefits, yes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cannon was married to Cary Grant from 1965 to 1968 and is the mother of his only child, Jennifer Grant. She was then married to Stanley Fimberg from 1985 to 1991. <\/p>\n<p>Cannon has been making headlines recently for resurfaced 1985 footage of an interview she did with Johnny Carson, who she dated briefly years prior, in which she discusses her marriage to Fimberg. <\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-hidden-side-of-johnny-carson\/\">CBS Sunday News<\/a>\u00a0produced a special titled<em>\u00a0<\/em>The Hidden Side of Johnny Carson<em>,<\/em>\u00a0highlighting Dyan and Carson&#8217;s relationship and the legendary host&#8217;s life and career. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"459\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871684 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock (788425cn) &#039;8 Heads in a Duffel Bag&#039; - Annette Bennett (Dyan Cannon). GTV ARCHIVE\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246766668-0021.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Cannon said of her dating life &#8216;I have friends with benefits&#8217; (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dyan Cannon Dated Johnny and She Can\u2019t Stop Laughing About It\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibNuz2yVIQc?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the now-viral interview clip, Cannon says of Fimberg, &#8216;I called my parents and told them this is it, I&#8217;m going to be with this man for as long as I live.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Carson responds, &#8216;Can I ask you something without getting too intimate? How do you know after &#8211; I mean we&#8217;d gone out a couple of times, right?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cannon then bursts into wild, infectious laughter, causing the audience to join her while Carson stares, stunned at the camera. <\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he manages to cut in with: &#8216;And I didn&#8217;t see you running to the phone to call Mom and Dad after we went out a couple times, what was there about this fella -&#8216; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"394\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22872070 lazyload\" alt=\"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Season 29\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-489473874.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Cannon&#8217;s 1985 interview on Johnny Carson recently resurfaced and went viral (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gripping Carson&#8217;s hand, Cannon says through barely contained laughter, &#8216;That was different than you?!&#8217; before settling into another fit of hysterics as Carson leans back in his seat in comic resignation. <\/p>\n<p>The clip recently circulated widely online, with one popular Reddit thread containing hundreds of comments relishing Cannon&#8217;s memorable laugh and ability to put the formidable host in his place. <\/p>\n<p>Reddit user Dependent_Room_2922 wrote: &#8216;I love how uninhibited her laugh is. Pure honesty.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Classic-Carpet7609 posted: &#8216;I can\u2019t explain it but this clip is deeply cathartic.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"975\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871682 lazyload\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Archive Photos\/REX\/Shutterstock (85429b) CARY GRANT AND DYAN CANNON 1966 CARY GRANT AND DYAN CANNON 1966\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246766671-b189.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The five-time Academy Award nominee was married to Cary Grant from 1965 to 1968 (Picture: Archive Photos\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"498\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871671 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (411564ap) DYAN CANNON with husband CARY GRANT, 1960s CARY GRANT RETROSPECTIVE\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246766778-1c87.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The pair shared daughter Jennifer Grant (Picture: Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eddie Pelosi commented under the clip on Facebook: &#8216;Love Dyan, wonderful, straight talking woman, I absolutely love her laugh\u2026 brilliant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Grei agreed: &#8216;Dyan Cannon was one of the best guests Carson ever had on the Tonight Show. Her laugh is infectious!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cannon told People on Sunday that she&#8217;s been getting a lot of attention since the Johnny Carson documentary &#8211; featuring the 1985 interview &#8211; came out. <\/p>\n<p>Referencing the famous interview clip, the five-time Academy Award nominee said &#8216;I rattled him, and I love that. We love it when we rattle men who aren&#8217;t usually rattled, don&#8217;t we?&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Cannon shared, before saying that she and the host kept their relationship largely private. &#8216;He loved it. He loved it. We used to go to restaurants, and they&#8217;d shut down the entire restaurant for him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871665 lazyload\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Smeal\/BEI\/REX\/Shutterstock (812727hj) Dyan Cannon 30th Carousel of Hope Ball, Benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Los Angeles, America - 25 Oct 2008 October 25, 2008 Beverly Hills, CA. Dyan Cannon 2008 Carousel of Hope Gala Arrivals Beverly Hilton Hotel Photo? Jim Smeal\/BEImages\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246766784-43ed.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Cannon called Carson a &#8216;special man&#8217; (Picture: Jim Smeal\/BEI\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She concluded by praising Carson as a &#8216;special man&#8217; before cheekily adding that she&#8217;d &#8216;known a lot of special men. And there&#8217;s more to come.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A former beauty queen who held the title of Miss West Seattle, Cannon had her breakthrough film role in 1969 in the comedy Bob &amp; Carol &amp; Ted &amp; Alice, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. <\/p>\n<p>Cannon was nominated in that category again for Heaven Can Wait (1978), earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress \u2013 Motion Picture, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress \u2013 Motion Picture Drama for her lead role in Such Good Friends (1971). <\/p>\n<p>She also was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as the producer of Number One (1976), making her the first woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting as well as behind-the-scenes work. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dyan Cannon recently opened up about her love life and previous relationship with Johnny Carson (Picture: Chelsea Lauren\/REX\/Shutterstock) Hollywood legend Dyan Cannon has opened up about her surprisingly vibrant dating life at 88 years old. Cannon &#8211; the first woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for her work behind and in front of the camera &#8211; attended the 10th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards on Sunday. When asked if she&#8217;s dating right now, the Heaven Can Wait &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/hollywood-legend-88-reveals-she-has-several-friends-with-benefits\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hollywood legend, 88, reveals she has \u2018several friends with benefits\u2019&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4445,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4437\/revisions\/4445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}