Eddie Murphy refers to longtime fiancée Paige Butcher as his ‘wife’ in new interview

Eddie Murphy referred to his longtime fiancée, Paige Butcher, arsenic his “wife” doubly successful a caller interview.

The “Beverly Hills Cop” prima archetypal made the remark portion admitting connected the New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast Saturday that helium does not support up-to-date with popular civilization and chap celebrities.

“I’m truthful retired of touch. I utilized to beryllium truthful hip. I utilized to cognize who everybody was, and present there’s conscionable truthful overmuch stuff. I inquire my wife, ‘Who’s this person?’ She’ll beryllium like, ‘Oh, that’s truthful and so. They’re the biggest happening successful the world.’ I don’t adjacent cognize what’s going on,” helium said portion laughing.

Eddie Murphy called longtime fiancée Paige Butcher his “wife” successful a caller interview. NBC via Getty Images

The “Nutty Professor” prima mentioned the exemplary portion discussing popular culture. FilmMagic

“I utilized to cognize who everybody was, and present there’s conscionable truthful overmuch stuff. I inquire my wife, ‘Who’s this person?'” helium asked said connected “The Interview.” GC Images

Elsewhere successful the episode, Murphy, 63, talked astir immoderate of the “not hip” TV shows helium and Butcher, 44, ticker together.

“I’m not ashamed to accidental it: Every nighttime astatine 6 o’clock, erstwhile I devour dinner, I ticker Steve Harvey and ‘Family Feud.’ On Tuesdays, I ticker ‘The Masked Singer.’ We do! My woman and I, we ticker each of those shows, the singing competitions and that benignant of stuff. … Last year, I watched each of ‘The Golden Bachelor,'” helium shared.

A rep for Murphy didn’t instrumentality Page Six’s petition for remark connected whether helium and Butcher are married.

The “Coming to America” prima utilized the moniker again portion sharing his TV viewing habits. Getty Images for Moët and Chandon

The duo person been engaged since 2018. Getty Images for Champagne Collet

The “Coming to America” prima and the exemplary got engaged successful 2018.

The mates began dating successful 2012 aft gathering connected the acceptable of “Big Momma’s House 2” six years prior.

They stock girl Izzy, 8, and lad Max, 5.

They stock 2 children together: girl Izzy, 8, and lad Max, 5. AFP via Getty Images

Murphy has 8 different children with 4 exes. Getty Images for Netflix

Murphy was antecedently joined to Nicole Mitchell from 1993 to 2006, and they stock 5 children together: Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 22.

Prior to his matrimony with Mitchell, the “Nutty Professor” prima dated Paulette McNeely and Tamara Hood, with whom helium shares sons Eric, 34, and Christian, 33, respectively.

Murphy besides dated Melanie “Mel B” Brown of the Spice Girls, who is the parent of his girl Angel, 17.