Dog the Bounty Hunter 'bans kids from wedding as they remind him of late wife'

Dog The Bounty Hunter’s children will reportedly not be welcome to his forthcoming wedding due to their resemblance to his late wife, Beth Chapman.

Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, 68, will walk down the aisle with Francie Frane on September 2, making her his sixth wife.

However, two of Duane’s children are believed to have been kept off the invitation list during the wedding preparation and it appears that this will not change.

Duane’s daughters Cecily, 28, and Bonnie, 22, believe that their dad has not included them in his big day but he is yet to tell them why they are not invited.

However, the pair believe that their invitations were not sent due to their uncanny resemblance to Dog’s late wife Beth and he doesn’t want to be reminded of her.

Beth, who married Dog in 2006, died in 2019 following a lengthy battle with stage 2 throat cancer.

However, in a statement issued to the US site, TMZ, Dog and Francie opted to remain tight-lipped when probed on the matter.

The couple said: “We love Cecily and Bonnie very much, as we do all of our family.

“We pray for their health and happiness every day, beyond this statement, we wish to keep any family issues private.”

Bonnie, is the biological child of Beth and Dog, while Cecily is Dog’s stepdaughter from Beth’s relationship with Keith Barmore.

Despite not being invited to the wedding, both Cecily and Bonnie say they get along exceptionally well with Francie.

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While Cecily has reached out to her step-father, he is yet to respond to her text message but Bonnie is yet to speak to Dog and is still holding out for an invite, insisting her late mother would have wanted them to be at his big day.

Despite this, their brother Garry, the son of Beth and Duane has been invited as he doesn’t look like his mother.

“Dog tends to favour his sons anyway,” they said.

Francie is believed to be Dog’s second relationship following Beth’s death, having previously dated his son’s ex-girlfriend, Moon, who he grew close to after Beth had died.

Discussing their relationship, he previously told RadarOnline: “Moon has been a trustworthy and loyal friend to me for over 20 years. She has been with my family through many ups and downs.”

Daily Star has approached Dog The Bounty Hunter for comment.

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk