Strolling round New York like newlyweds, Jon Bon Jovi and his wife were all smiles yesterday.

The handsome rocker and Dorothea Hurley couldn’t have looked less concerned about the upcoming publication of an explosive new book about his band.

They have after all been married for 21 years and, as his childhood sweetheart, she knew exactly what she was buying into.

So they are well placed to survive the revelations of former Bon Jovi manager Rich Bozzett – which lifts the lid on his relationship with actress Diane Lane, who took up with bandmate Richie Sambora.

It’s my wife: Married for 21 years, Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea stroll hand in hand in NYC looking like newlyweds

Keep the faith: Bon Jovi has admitted he hasn’t always been the best partner but says he wouldn’t trade his wife for anything

 

The pair married in Las Vegas at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in 1989.

They were childhood sweethearts but in past interviews Bon Jovi has admitted to not always being as good a partner as he should have been in the early days.

‘I’ve not been a saint. I’ve had my lapses.’

Rock icon: Jon Bon Jovi has been voted the sεxiest man alive on many occasions over the years

When a publisher offered the band millions of dollars for a book on their experiences touring, they turned it down as they wanted to keep the stories private.

But a new book by Bozzett deals with the early days of the band and Bon Jovi’s alleged closeness to Lane, whose films include The Perfect Storm and Unfaithful.

The pair were apparently a hot couple back in 1985 but broke up over the actress’s growing relationship with band mate Richie Sambora according to the new book.

Sordid claims: Bon Jovi’s former tour manager Rich Bozzett claims Jon had an affair with actress Diane Lane but got jealous when she started spending time with bandmate Richie Sambora (left)

Bozzett claims in Sex, Drugs And Bon Jovi  that the rocker initially loved Lane’s partying lifestyle but was angered when she started a cosy relationship with the band’s guitarist.

He is alleged to have dumped his then girlfriend to party with Lane but reconciled and married Dorothea a few years later.

Jovi’s reps are said to have made it clear they are unhappy about the former manager’s efforts to cash in on the band’s experiences from 21 years ago.

80s rocker chick: Diane Lane who is now married to Josh Brolin, is alleged to been involved in a love triangle in a new book – Sex, Drugs And Bon Jovi

Close encounter: Diane Lane (centre) seated next to Jon Bon Jovi at a Versace fashion party in 1998

The singer who has had hits with Livin’ On A Prayer and It’s My Life seems to be happy with his choice saying fondly, ‘I wouldn’t trade Dorothea in for anything’.

‘The fact she’s independent and isn’t needy or possessive helps and she is just a very strong woman.

‘I’ve been cognisant of the fact that relationships have been breaking up around us, but it hasn’t made me cling to her or the other way around.

‘And although everyone says we’re about the only couple still together in the rock business, it’s not really true.

‘There’s Bono and his wife Ali and Bruce (Springsteen) and Patti. We’re not the only ones.’

And to make women all over love the Dead Or Alive singer even more he says he’s not going to trade in his wife for a younger model.

‘I find that women are much sεxier when they age gracefully.

‘I want to see them in cowboy boots and blue jeans and not with so much liposuction that they can’t even close their eyes.

‘You see women with it everywhere in Hollywood and, urgh…’

The happy couple have four children together: Stephanie Rose, 17, Jesse James Louis, 15, Jacob Hurley, eight, and Romeo Jon, six.

Family man: Jon, pictured here on a family day out, has four children with his wife Dorothea