Fiction, cinema, glossy magazines, and society ingeneral often dictate completely ridiculous stereotypes tous. For example, aman isexpected tobeolder than his partner. Luckily, many celebrities demonstrate bytheir own example that one should stop bothering with such cliché stereotypes and simply behappy.
WeatBright Side decided torecall famous couples who proved that love knows noage.
Monica Bellucci and Nicolas Lefebvre
Supposedly, Monica Bellucci and Nicolas Lefebvre started their relationship in2017, but appeared inpublic together only in2019. After her breakup with Vincent Cassel, this was the diva’s first relationship that became known tothe public. The actress’s chosen love isaFrench sculptor who used towork inthe modeling industry. Bellucci is17years older than him.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan
This year, Aishwarya Rai and her spouse, Abhishek Bachchan, are celebrating the fifteenth anniversary oftheir marriage. The couple met each other onthe set ofamovie and, according toAbhishek, itwas love atfirst sight. Right after the wedding, the couple grew sopopular that they were often compared toAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Bythe way, Rai is2years older than her husband.
Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel
Supermodel Miranda Kerr andIT businessman Evan Spiegel met each other ataparty in2014. Atfirst glance, these 2are very different— she issomeone from the fashion world, and heisatechnical genius. However, they found acommon language quite fast.
2years offriendship were followed byaromance and later, awedding. Today, the couple israising 3kids (the eldest isfrom Kerr’s first marriage with Orlando Bloom). The age difference between the spouses is7years.
Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Levin
Actress Mary Tyler Moore first got married atthe age of18. Her husband was 10years older than her. However, their marriage didn’t last long. After that, Moore had started romantic relationships with men older than her several times, but she never found happiness with them.
In1993, the actress met her mother’s doctor, acardiologist named Robert Levine. Hewas 15years younger than her. The couple lived together for more than 3decades.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
This couple has always been under the spotlight. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck first got together 20years ago in2002. Their relationship developed tothe stage ofplanning awedding, but several days before the event, the couple announced their breakup.
The next time “Bennifer” (what fans call them) got together was in2021. And according towhat the media writes about them and what they themselves share ininterviews, the lovers are happy tobewith each other. Recently, itbecame known that Affleck proposed toLopez. J.Lois3years older than her fiancé.
Madonna and Ahlamalik Williams
The difference inage isnot anobstacle tohappiness inthe case ofMadonna and her boyfriend, dancer Ahlamalik Williams, who is36years younger than her. Their romance became known atthe end of2019. The singer has more than once been inrelationships with men 2or even 3decades younger than her, but her age difference with Williams isanew record for her.
Pauletta Pearson and Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington and his spouse, Pauletta Pearson, have been together for almost 40years. The actors met each other while filming amovie in1977. The age difference between them is4years.
Bythe way, Pearson didn’t agree tomarry Washington right away. Hehad topropose toher several times before heheard her say, “Ido.” Today, the couple has 4kids and doesn’t possess the secret toahappy marriage. Rather, they say that being happy during such along period ishard work.
Robin Wright and Ben Foster
Robin Wright had been dating the actor, Ben Foster, who is14years younger than her, for several years. The actress often brings upthe topic oftheir big age difference inher interviews. The celebrity was outraged that ifher man was 14years older than her, noone would even raise aneyebrow. But inthe reverse situation, the public keeps wondering how this iseven possible.
Édith Piaf and Théo Sarapo
Édith Piaf’s last husband, the actor and singer, Théo Sarapo, was 20years younger than her. The couple got together in1962. The lovers faced condemnation from Sarapo’s parents because they expected ayounger daughter-in-law. However, the couple defended their right tolove each other, and shortly before Piaf’s death, they were officially married.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
The former front singer ofNoDoubt, Gwen Stefani, is7years older than her spouse, the country singer, Blake Shelton. This isnot the first marriage for either ofthem— the musicians got together in2015, and both ofthem have overcome adivorce. Bythe time they got together, Stefani had 3kids from her previous relationship. According toher, Shelton managed tobecome atrue friend toeach ofher children.
Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid
The relationship between Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid looks alot like aroller coaster. They were first introduced toeach other in2013 byEdSheeran. This was followed byaromance, which ended inanengagement ayear later. However, the wedding never happened.
Instead, the singer and the actress, who is12years older than him, announced their breakup. However, one year later, they got back together. Intheir interviews and ontheir social media accounts, the couple confesses their love for each other, but nothing has been said about awedding.
What age difference inaromantic relationship seems optimal toyou?
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