Bob Dylan may be one of the most popular recording artists of all time, but he likes
to keep his personal life shrouded in secrecy. Bob has six kids, with five being biological and
one being adopted. One of these kids was kept a secret for several years until a biography
in the late 1990s spilled the beans. Today, Bob Dylan’s secret child is now a public figure, and
she just got married! Though her father wasn’t in attendance, it appears that the two have a pretty
good relationship. Join Facts Verse as Bob Dylan’s secret daughter is now fully out in the open!
For over a decade, recording artist Bob Dylan managed to keep his youngest daughter a secret.
This all came to an end in 1998, when the musician’s second wife finally came out via the
media to set the record straight. The catalyst for the incident was an unauthorized biography that
had recently been published about the legendary singer/songwriter. The unauthorized biography
spilled the beans about the fact that Bob had a child during the 1980s that he managed to keep
secret for several years. The biography made Bob look pretty bad, insinuating that there
was some dark reason why the musician had failed to let the world know about her.
After the release of the aforementioned unauthorized biography, which was dubbed
Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan, it wasn’t long before the musician’s second
wife came out of the woodwork to set the record straight. Bob has only been married two times
over the course of his lifetime, and his second wife was a backup singer by the name of Carol
Dennis. Not only did Bob keep his youngest daughter a secret, but he also kept his second
marriage a secret. When Carol came out of the woodwork to reveal the truth, it was the first
official confirmation that the public was granted regarding Bob’s second wife and youngest daughter.
Though Carol had been divorced from Bob for several years by the time she decided to
make her public announcement, she still had a great deal of respect for her former husband.
Carol didn’t like the way that the unauthorized biography insinuate that she and her daughter
were some kind of dark secret that the musician was covering up. Carol took to the media to set
the record straight, claiming that she and Bob had decided together not to make their marriage
public. They had also decided together to keep their daughter out of the spotlight.
If Carol Dennis is to be believed, then Bob Dylan’s motives for keeping his second
marriage and youngest daughter a secret were nothing but altruistic. After living through
one public marriage during the height of his fame, Bob wanted to save his second wife and
youngest daughter from the hassle of having to deal with being the family of one of the
most popular recording artists alive. Carol agreed with her then-husbands sentiments,
and they then went about keeping their daughter and their relationship a complete secret.
When Carol finally revealed the truth to the world in 1998, her and Bob’s daughter was
already 15 years old. That daughter’s name is Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan. Desiree
got to have a normal childhood thanks to the wishes of her parents. However,
that doesn’t mean that father Bob Dylan was out of the picture. In fact,
Carol claims that Bob was incredibly active in Desiree’s life throughout the entirety of her
childhood. It seems that Bob and his youngest daughter have a very healthy relationship,
it’s just that neither one of them wants that relationship to be a public matter.
After setting the record straight in 1998, Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan remained out
of the spotlight until just recently. Today, it seems that Desiree is ready to become a public
figure. Not only that, but she’s been making some moves towards following in the footsteps of her
father. Desiree was born in January of 1986. Carol was Bob’s backup singer, and the two had
sparked up a romantic relationship unbeknownst to the public. Several months after the birth of
their daughter, Bob and Carol got married. Their marriage lasted from 1986 until 1992. However,
it seems that Bob and Carol managed to break up amicably. Carol still maintains a great deal of
respect for her former husband, and she believes they made the right choice with their secrecy.
Though Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan is now public knowledge, Bob still doesn’t
like to talk to her very much. It seems that the two have maintained a very close
relationship over the years and that there has never been a period where Bob wasn’t a part
of Desiree’s life. However, it also seems like their relationship is just as unique and shrouded
in secrecy as ever. Just recently, Desiree got married to her longtime girlfriend. As an adult,
Desiree hasn’t made any attempts to stay out of the spotlight. In fact,
it seems that she’s trying to become a celebrity herself! Because of this, her marriage was talked
about in the tabloids. One surprising fact about the wedding was that Bob didn’t attend.
Bob Dylan certainly put a lot of work into keeping his second marriage and his youngest daughter's
secrets from the world. Not only has the musician never once spoken on the matter of Carol or their
daughter, but he also isn’t on Desiree’s birth certificate as being her father. Now that Desiree
is public knowledge, it seems that Bob still wants to keep his relationship with his youngest
daughter as secret as possible. This is one possible reason why the musician didn’t attend his
daughter’s recent wedding. However, the truth of the matter is likely never to be revealed in full.
The wedding saw Desiree marry a woman by the name of Kayla Sampson, and the ceremony went
down in Long Beach, California. There were said to have been around 100 guests in attendance,
but none of these guests were Bob Dylan. Despite the fact that it was a marriage
between two brides, the ceremony was said to have been pretty traditional. When it came time
for the brides to dance with their fathers, Kayla danced with her father while Desiree danced with
her mother. At some point during the ceremony, Carol sang “Amazing Grace” to a captive audience.
At the time of the ceremony, no one commented on the fact that Bob Dylan was missing. However,
tabloids were able to secure some vague information about the singer’s potential
absence from Kayla’s mother prior to it. It seems that the tabloids did their best
to track down anyone who could comment on Bob’s involvement prior to the wedding. The
only person they were able to secure a statement from was Kayla’s mother,
who later regretted spilling the beans. Kayla’s mother didn’t say much,
only that Bob was invited to the ceremony but no one knew if he was going to show up.
Kayla’s father was also asked for comment prior to the wedding ceremony. As compared to his wife,
Kayla’s father opted not to make any comment. Kayla’s mother retracted her statement,
claiming that she was making assumptions. It seems that she regretted leaking
any amount of information to the tabloids and that she’s not familiar with Dylan’s policy of keeping
their mouths shut. Though Desiree being Bob Dylan’s youngest daughter was public knowledge by
the time of the wedding, it seems that many guests still didn’t realize Desiree had a famous dad.
It seems that Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan is ready to be a public figure like her
father. In addition to the aforementioned wedding, which was all over the tabloids,
Bob’s youngest daughter has also made some moves toward starting up her own
singing career. In 2020, Desiree joined the cast of a musical production named FOUND.
Bob Dylan was born in 1941, and he signed with Columbia Records in 1961. The musician entered
into his first marriage in 1965, and that marriage lasted until 1977. Bob’s first
wife was a woman by the name of Sarah. At the time that the two got married,
Sarah was pregnant with a child from a previous relationship. Bob then adopted this child,
and he and Sarah went about having some biological children of their own.
Over the course of Bob and Sarah’s marriage, the two had four biological
children. Those children are Jesse, Anna, Samuel, and Jakob. Of them,
only Jesse and Jakob are public figures. Jesse was born in January of 1966, and he went on to
become a figure in the entertainment industry. Unlike his father, Jakob has found his niche in
filmed entertainment. In addition to directing the film American Wedding, Jakob is the found
of the company Wondros. Anna was born in July of 1967, and little is known about her.
Samuel Dylan was born in July of 1968, and he’s another one of Bob’s kids whom there
isn’t much public information about. The last kid that Bob and Sarah had together
is Jakob, who was born in December of 1969. Of all of Bob’s six kids, Jakob is undeniably
the most famous in his own right. Jakob grew up to become the lead singer of the popular-music
group the Wallflowers. According to Jakob, Bob was never anything but a loving father
to him. He claims that not only did his father attend every single one of his Little League
games, but he also kept his home-run balls. All of Bob’s kids seem to love him a great
deal. Bob Dylan does such a good job of staying out of the spotlight that some may be surprised
to learn that the legendary singer/songwriter is still alive today at the age of 81.
Though Bob Dylan kept his second wife and youngest daughter secret from the world,
it appears that he did so out of love. Now it’s time to hear from you: did you know that Bob
Dylan’s youngest daughter was kept a secret until she was 15 years old and that she’s
now making moves to follow in her father’s footsteps? Comment down below!