Paradise' actor Gerald McRaney explains how he fell for his wife Delta Burke and proposed on their second date Gerald ... Women star in the mid '80s when they met at a publicist's awards luncheon. "I ...

Gerald McRaney, 77, while speaking to People Magazine, opened up about the reason behind his wife, Delta Burke's exit from showbiz.

The stars known for their popular 1980s and '90s sitcoms said they wanted to show support for law enforcement.

"Marrying Delta ... met at a publicist's awards luncheon. "I was fascinated by her," he recalls. They later reconnected when McRaney was cast in a guest role on Burke's show Designing Women ...

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Delta Burke and Gerald McRaney at the 24th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards He says his infatuation with Burke later became a real romance, but ...