United Kingdom, Sept. 25 -- Gloria Estefan says "laughter" is the secret to her long and happy marriage.

The 68-year-old music legend has been married to her husband Emilio, 72, for 47 years, and she admitted the past five decades have "gone very quickly".

Asked about the "key to longevity", she told The Jennifer Hudson Show: "[He] makes me laugh every day, sometimes not even meaning to. He's a very funny dude."

She also described her husband as "very absent-minded and a little crazy".

Gloria took a moment to reflect on his proposal on February 12, 1978, when her now-husband "had the ring burning a hole in his pocket", and "couldn't wait" until Valentine's Day.

She awoke from a nap with Emilio and his mother both in the room, and he ...