Bruce Blakeman says he has learned to “let it be” after his former wife married Sir Paul McCartney—though the Republican gubernatorial candidate makes a point of keeping politics out of their conversations.
Blakeman spoke warmly about the legendary Beatle and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer during a recent appearance on the Errol Louis NY1 podcast. McCartney is married to Blakeman’s former wife, Nancy Shevell.
Although the arrangement remains unusual, Blakeman described McCartney as a “nice guy” and praised him as a good stepfather to his son, Arlen.
“It’s a little surrealistic that your ex-wife is married to a Beatle. I’m not going to lie,” Blakeman said.
Blakeman said McCartney and Arlen have a positive relationship and get along well.
“Well, he’s my son’s stepfather and he treats my son very nicely. He’s a nice guy,” Blakeman said. “Our politics are probably not the same. But we don’t talk about politics.”
McCartney, 84, is an advocate for action on climate change and a critic of President Trump. Blakeman, 70, is a Trump supporter whom the president has endorsed and described as “100% MAGA.”
In his book “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,” McCartney also criticized Trump’s stability and leadership.
“We’re faced with the political situation, particularly in the US, where a braggart has been in charge and seems quite unstable to say the least,” McCartney wrote. “He’s shouting the loudest, but he’s not necessarily the smartest.”
Blakeman was married to 66-year-old Shevell for more than 20 years, and the couple had an amicable divorce. He is now married to Nassau County Family Court Judge Segal Blakeman.
Shevell previously worked as an executive at her family’s trucking company and served on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
“Look, I wish my wife well. We were married for 23 years. We had a wonderful child together,” Blakeman said.
Blakeman added that he is focused on his present life rather than the past. He described Segal Blakeman as a “great woman” who is smart and beautiful.
“And she’s given me an additional two kids,” he said. “I have two stepchildren now and 3 grandchildren. So, life goes on.”
