Dennis Quaid has announced that he has secretly married his 27-year-old partner Laura Savoie.

The 66-year-old actor, who has starred in films such as “The Twins” and “The Day After Tomorrow,” eloped with Savoie to Santa Barbara on June 2 after they became engaged last October.

The couple had planned to marry in Hawaii in April and hold a second reception for family and friends in Nashville, but had to postpone due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Instead, they tied the knot, and their pastor was the only witness.

He told People magazine: “It was beautiful. When you looked into her eyes, she was the most stunning bride.”

The actor, who was previously married three times to actresses PJ Soles and Meg Ryan and real estate agent Kimberly Buffington, added: “It was love at first sight. I just love her as a person. Her character, her intelligence, of course her beauty. And her view of the world.”

Quaid has three children, including actor Jack Quaid, his only child with Ryan.

Savoie told the magazine she had “never met anyone who loves life so much. It’s like nothing can bring him down.”

She added: “Just sharing life with someone who lives like that is inspiring to me. It changes my perspective and brings so much joy to every day.”

Quaid had previously revealed on the US entertainment show Extra that he had proposed to him in Hawaii: “It happened at the northernmost point of Oahu, in Turtle Bay. It was kind of spontaneous. It was a big surprise.”

“I had the ring in my pocket… It was kind of a month-and-a-half plan… I wanted to keep it private.

“She actually took a selfie of us and I held the ring up to her and said, ‘Will you marry me?’ – and then she fell over.”