Whilst filming a new special with Dr Phil McGraw, the 54-year-old called his fiancé, Las Vegas legal secretary Lynn Hartman, for the segment.

The couple recently became engaged after eight months of knowing one another – although they only met face-to-face for the first time earlier this month.

According to Us Magazine, Avery told McGraw: “I haven’t been in love my whole life. It’s not the same as the others. Everything is all different with her.

“I want to wait [to marry] until I’m out and I don’t think that’ll be too long; right around the corner.”

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