Meet singer John Mellencamp's multi-millionaire socialite girlfriend who is 15 years his junior

John opened up to Bill Maher during an August 2023 interview on his Club Random podcast about how he met his girlfriend. The singer explained that they first met at a house party in New York City and they immediately hit it off. 

"She's a beautiful 57-year-old woman who just walked into my apartment in New York unexpectedly," John told the talk show host. “"he was with a couple of friends. She walked in. She didn't know I was going to be there. I didn't know she was there. We met each other."

And since their meeting, John told Bill Kristin "has not left my side in seven months."

During his conversation with Bill, John revealed that Kristin has also been married. She was with her husband, Richard "Dick" Tarlow, until May 2022 when he unfortunately passed away. At the time, The New York Times reported that Dick died "peacefully in his sleep with his wife Kristin [and his children] by his side." 

Before his passing, Kristin and the retired advertising executive lived in a $16.5 million apartment in New York City together. HELLO! can confirm it was a three-bedroom, four and half bathroom apartment that overlooked Central Park.

She immediately felt comfortable around John because she's worked with A-listers before. Kristin is a producer, with credits on the 2017 rom-com The Wilde Wedding starring actress Glenn Close. She's also been listed on a project with John Malkovich, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart and Twilight star Peter Facinelli.

During that same interview with Bill, John revealed that Kristin has "never" been upset with him. Bill laughed, joking that he and Kristin were in their honeymoon period. But the musician interrupted, saying Kristin's "never even got angry" with him.

John continued: "It's so hard to believe. I know. She has a really high threshold for tolerance."

She and John have a lot in common. Kristin is a mom to two sons, who she had in a prior relationship before her marriage to Dick. Not much is known about the producer's children. While she was with her husband, she was an active stepmother to his three children.

And, Kristin has met John's children. In August 2023, she joined John at a school event for his granddaughter Slate, whose mom is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi. The couple was seen leaving the event in white t-shirts, black pants, and black sneakers.