Hollywood’s women have a history of romancing older men, and even marrying them at times. The men of showbiz too love dating much younger women. For some of them it works, but for most, it doesn’t. From compatibility issues to issue with infidelity, they have been through it all. But actresses and supermodels, from Katie Holmes to Rosie Huntington Whiteley have a knack of falling for men who are almost as old as their dads.
When a young Katie Holmes married a 40-something Tom Cruise, Hollywood did not foresee a favorable future for them. They might have been in love for years and had a daughter but things soon started to go south owing to their spiritual beliefs. Tom was a strict follower of Scientology, whereas Katie wanted nothing to do with it. And their age gap could not have helped the scenario. The couple divorced in 2012.
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Victoria’s Secret supermodel Rosie Huntington Whiteley has been in a relationship with actor Jason Statham for almost a decade now. The couple even have a child together but the 20-year age difference is too much to get over even if you’re both hot and famous, and we wonder if they feel the same way at times.
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British model Suki Waterhouse dated Bradley Cooper when she was just 22. Bradley was in his 40s and though the relationship lasted for almost a decade, critics judged Bradley for dating a girl so much younger. The couple eventually broke up, as they had very little common grounds.
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Swimwear model Nina Agdal was just 23 when she met and fell for Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in his mid-forties. Leo does not have a steady record with women, and almost none of his relationships last more than a few weeks. His knack for dating younger women is also well-known. Leo and Nina’s relationship surprisingly lasted for almost a year, before they broke up last year.
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When celebrated human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin married a 54-year-old George Clooney, many people said that their age would stand in the way of their relationship. George was 17 years older than Amal and had a bit of a reputation.But the couple has been one of Hollywood’s steadiest power couples and even welcomed twins last year.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones met husband Michael Douglas at a French film festival. In spite of the 25-year-old age difference, they hit it off almost immediately and were married two years later. Though they are known as Hollywood’s power couple, the massive age gap made their friends and families pretty apprehensive. Especially since Michael had been in an almost 20-year-old marriage before that.
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Yoga expert Hilaria Baldwin and actor Alec Baldwin are America’s newest sweethearts, and in spite of the 16-year age gap and three children are making it work quite well. Alec is not a womanizer, but his ex-wife was none other than Hollywood icon Kim Basinger.
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When 90210 hottie Anna Lynne McCord announced that she is seeing Dominic Purcell, who is 18 years older to her, her fans were shocked. Anna usually keeps a low profile with her personal life, but this news was not a happy one for her fans. Some called Dominic ‘too old’ for her, and the couple eventually broke up a few months later, only to get back together in 2017.
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One of the most understated power couples ever, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart’s relationship has survived the test of time. Not only are they more than 20 years apart, Harrison has had a string of bad marriages. But when he met Calista at a Golden Globes show in 2002, he knew she was the one. They became engaged seven years later and married in 2010.
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The Olsen twins have an unusual taste in men, and yet when Mary-Kate was seen out and about with 48-year-old French millionaire Oliver Sarkozy, her fans went berserk. Oliver was ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s half-brother and known to be a womanizer. But in spite of all the naysayers, the couple got married in 2015 in New York.
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Both the Olsen twins seem to have a knack for older men. Mary-Kate’s twin Ashley was in a relationship with 60-year-old Richard Sachs, and the relationship in fact, lasted quite long. They have a 30-year-old age gap, and Richard is known to have a thing for much younger women. It’s no surprise that it didn’t last.
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Model April Love Geary’s relationship with Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke is always under public scrutiny. Not only is April just 22, but Robin in 40-years-old and just came out of a ten-year-old relationship with actor Paula Patton. In fact, Robin has known Paula since he was 14, and people just presumed it would be very hard for him to move on. But they proved they are not paying attention to haters, as April announced her pregnancy last year.
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