Sammy Hagar Jokes Wife Kari Has Been 'Holding on for Dear Life' Since They Got Together at His Walk of Fame Ceremony
The Van Halen rocker marked his latest achievement with his family by his side — including his wife, who he called "the most beautiful woman in this town"
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Sammy Hagar and his wife Kari at his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood on April 30, 2024Sammy Hagar celebrated his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his biggest fan by his side: his wife Kari.
The Van Halen rocker, 76, marked his latest achievement with support from Kari, 57, whom he married in 1995 and with whom he shares daughters Kama, 28, and Samantha, 23.
The happy couple posed for photos on Tuesday, April 30 as Hagar received his star, and also beamed beside their daughters and Hagar's sons from a previous relationship, Aaron and Andrew.
"Anybody that [doesn’t] recognize Kari, just look for the most beautiful woman in this town,” Hagar said in his speech. “Kari’s been hanging out with me now for 32 years. And I mean, she’s been holding on for dear life. It’s like riding on a rocket ship being around me, I can’t help myself.”
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Hagar later remarked on just how strong his bond with Kari is, and explained just how important she's been to him over the last three decades.
“I can’t tell you how I enjoy having a partner every time something good happens,” he said. “I don’t want to share that by myself. I don’t want to live in a beautiful home and drive fast cars and walk on a beautiful beach without my wife, you know? It’s really important to have a partner that supports you and that you want to be with and be around and that’s Kari.”
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Sammy Hagar and his wife Kari at his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood on April 30, 2024Hagar's ceremony also included speeches from pals like Guy Fieri and John Mayer, as well as his longtime manager Tom Consolo.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Hagar said his new star "means everything."
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Sammy and Kari Hagar at his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood on April 30, 2024"To me, it's the final thing that you can achieve," he said. "This goes in the streets for 10 million people a year to see, and I think it's quite the statement. It's almost like I could say, 'Well, I can quit now!' because I don't know any higher achievement or award. [But] I can't [quit]. It's not in my DNA."
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer previously opened up about his relationship with Kari in a 2005 episode of VH1's I Married..., which documents celebrity relationships.
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Andrew Hagar, Samantha Hagar, Sammy Hagar, Kari Hagar, Kama Hagar and Aaron Hagar at the Walk of Fame in Hollywood on April 30, 2024In the episode, the couple revealed that they met in the early 1990s on a Van Halen tour stop in Virginia Beach at the birthday party of former tour manager Scotty Ross.
"I just ended up sitting down next to him. We instantly just clicked, and we were just buddies," Kari said. "I try to be the grounding source. I try to be the therapist and the organizer and the mom to my kids, and sometimes I guess him, too."
Kari also said that Hagar eventually proposed to her "in a very casual kind of way" while on an airplane.
"He said, 'So do you want to get married?' And I went, 'What? Of course!'" she recalled. "I cried and I was like, 'OK, sure!'"
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