She often said that she was married to Bob Dillen (Flemish actor), but with the same name as singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
The actress was married to Bob Dillen, who was an actor, director and technical director of the Royal Youth Theater Antwerp. He died in 2001.
Paula Sleyp, best known as grandma Paula from Sesame Street, died at the age of 88. One day after the fiftieth anniversary of the educational children's program.