Jane Seymour on Love and Age

Jane Seymour has a refreshing perspective on love, suggesting that age shouldn’t be a barrier.

In a recent chat with Hello! magazine, she shared her thoughts on finding love in her 70s after having gone through four marriages. Two years back, she crossed paths with John Zambetti, an emergency room doctor and musician, whom she described as “amazingly brilliant.”

Seymour admitted that she once thought it would be impossible to have a committed and healthy relationship at this point in her life.

“Honestly, I never thought I would find a truly committed, healthy, wonderful, loving relationship at this point in my life, but I’m incredibly happy that I did,” she reflected.

She even quipped, “70 is the new 50,” highlighting her belief that age is just a number.

Feeling fortunate to have met Zambetti, she acknowledged that she’s lived a full life before finding him.

“You had a life, you had a lot of life, and you had kids, you had grandkids, you had a career, you had peaks and valleys. You know what you want. I think we’re both very lucky to have found each other at this time because things didn’t work out earlier,” Seymour explained.

She noted that their different life experiences—his in medicine and touring, and hers in the film industry—helped them meet at the right time.

When asked about online dating, Seymour laughed it off, saying, “It’s too complicated. You can kill a computer just by looking at it!”

Interestingly, their families played a key role in bringing them together. According to the magazine, Seymour has six children, including stepchildren, while Zambetti has two kids from a previous long-term marriage.

“Our kids pretty much kept us all together. They were the ones who heard he met me and asked if I was single,” she said.

Their love story kicked off at a Shwayze concert, with Seymour calling Zambetti their “mutual best friend.” She reflected on her long-standing friendship with the singer, who she first met when he was just seven.

When Zambetti first met Seymour, he had no clue about her acting background. “He hadn’t even seen my work. One of the first things he did was, ‘I want to see what you’re doing.’ It’s funny; I hadn’t even seen half of my work,” she mentioned, adding that she was too busy creating it.

Seymour also touched upon the importance of intimacy in her life, dispelling the notion that it decreases with age. “My parents’ generation, and a lot of people, reach a certain age and think, ‘It’s not part of our life anymore, we don’t need it.’ I just think as you mature, you understand your body, you understand what feels good,” she said, encouraging people not to let age dictate their desires.