49 Celebrity Couples Who Make It Work Despite Huge Age Gaps
When you picture your perfect partner, you probably think of someone who is your age—or at least in the same generation as you. But love doesn't always work that way, and some couples make it work despite a huge age gap. These May-December romances, as they're called, have faced their share of criticism, but they're still going strong.
Age gap: 14 years
Guy met his second wife, model Jacqui Ainsley, through mutual friends at a London hotel and are now married with three children. The couple splits their time between their London apartment and a country home in Wiltshire.
Age gap: 11 years
Despite their age difference, Alicia and Michael were cast as husband and wife in the dramatic film, The Light Between Two Oceans (guess the casting director didn't think a decade was too much either). The two started dating after working together and got married in a secret ceremony in Spain in 2017.
Age gap: 16 years
After 1o years in a committed relationship and two children together, Hilarie and Jeffrey got married in an intimate New York City ceremony in 2019. "There comes a point where you just don’t want to go another day by being inauthentic about it," Hilarie told People. The couple lives on a farm in upstate New York and have been together since 2009.
Age gap: 13 years
Hugh met Deborra-Lee on the set of an Australian television show called Correlli in 1995 and almost instantly knew he would marry her. After both admitted they had crushes on one another, they started dating and a year later, they made it official.
Age gap: 13 years
Viola wed her husband Julius in 2003, mere months after the actress prayed for love in her life. The couple is still married and share an adopted daughter, Genesis.
Age gap: 13 years
For these True Blood costars, it really was eternal love. Anna and Stephen began dating during their show’s first season in 2008 and got married two years later. They are now parents to twins Charlie and Poppy.
Age gap: 15 years
Ellen and Portia have been together since 2004 and said “I do” in 2008 after California’s same-sex marriage ban was lifted. Ellen told People, “It’s the first time that I’ve known in every cell of my being that I’m with somebody for the rest of my life.”
Age gap: 25 years
Rupert Murdoch, 88, and Jerry Hall, 63, caused a stir when they announced their engagement in 2016. The model and the media mogul married in London later that year, prompting Murdoch to tweet that he was “the luckiest AND happiest man in the world.”
Age gap: 20 years
Jason and Rosie met while filming Transformers: Dark of the Moon together in 2010 and began dating the same year. The two have been engaged since 2016 and welcomed their son, Jack Oscar Statham, a year later.
Age gap: 18 years
After meeting on Florida’s Little Palm Island, Christian Slater and his wife, Brittany Lopez, tied the knot in a spontaneous ceremony at the Miami Courthouse in 2013 after a few years of dating. The couple was just getting their marriage certificate, and reportedly decided they couldn’t wait any longer to make it official.
Age gap: 39 years
Dennis Quaid made headlines when he proposed to 26-year-old PhD student Laura Savoie while on a press trip in Hawaii after just four months of dating. The actor told Extra: “She was actually taking a selfie of us, and I put the ring in front and said, ‘Will you marry me?’—and then she fell down.” You know, in typical millennial fashion.
Age gap: 10 years
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger announced their engagement in January 2019, after keeping a low profile at the beginning of their relationship. The couple were married in June in a private ceremony. Pratt divorced actress Anna Faris in 2018, but the two still coparent their son Jack.
Age gap: 12 years
Brian and Megan have the set of Hope & Faith to thank for their meet-cute when she was 18 and he was 30. Since then, the couple has broken up and reconciled a few times, most recently calling off their 2015 divorce. They share three children together.
Age gap: 10 years
Maroon 5 frontman, Adam Levine, and his Victoria's Secret model wife, Behati Prinsloo, have been married since 2014 and welcomed two daughters, Dusty Rose and Gio Grace, in 2016 and 2018.
Age gap: 17 years
Heidi may have revealed her best anti-aging secret when she explained her thoughts on her and husband Tom Kaulitz’s 17-year age gap. “You have to just live a happy life without worrying too much about what people think because worrying is only going to give you more wrinkles,” Heidi told InStyle. The pair started dating in 2018, got engaged later that year, and made it official last summer.
Age gap: 13 years
Matt wed his publicist, Simon, in 2011. Now the two share three sons together. When asked about his secret to a happy marriage, Matt told Entertainment Tonight that the couple tries to take everything “one day at a time.”
Age gap: 10 years
The Vampire Diaries and Twilight stars began dating in 2014. Maybe it was their vampire backgrounds that helped forge their bond, because a year later the two tied the knot. They’ve since welcomed a daughter, Bodhi Soleil, to their family.
Age gap: 13 years
While Matthew and Camila tend to keep their relationship and family out of the limelight, it seems like everything is alright, alright, alright with their age difference. The couple met in 2006 and got married in 2012 and have three children together.
Age gap: 12 years
Beyonce and Jay-Z started dating in 2001, but were tight-lipped about it until their first joint appearance at the 2004 VMAs. The couple got married in 2008 in a secret ceremony in their New York City apartment and welcomed their first child in 2012, as well as twins in 2017.
Age gap: 11 years
Even though they met on the set of The Green Lantern in 2010, Ryan and Blake didn’t realize they had feelings for one another until a year later. The couple got married in 2012 and recently welcomed their third child.
Age gap: 10 years
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas got married in 2018 after a whirlwind romance. The singer, who is 10 years Priyanka’s junior, proposed after just two months of dating and they were married within the year. The couple first met at the 2017 Met Gala when they were both dressed by Ralph Lauren.
Age gap: 12 years
Jason Momoa told Esquire “anything is f*cking possible,” after he married his childhood crush, Lisa Bonet. The two were set up by a mutual friend in 2005 and, after YEARS of dating, tied the knot in 2017. The couple share two children together, Lola Iolani and Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha.
Age gap: 26 Years
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin may have gotten some side-eye when they started dating in 2011, but they’ve made it work despite their age gap. The couple got married just a year later in 2012, reports Us Weekly. Together they have four children.
Age gap: 34 years
Katharine is almost half her husband's age. The two played coy for a while, but Katharine admitted to ET in May 2018 that were a couple and got married in 2019.
Age gap: 22 years
Harrison and Calista, who have been married since 2010, don’t seem to notice their age gap. “It doesn’t faze me. Sometimes I even say, ‘Wow, I keep forgetting that he’s 22 years older than me,’” Calista told Hello! Magazine. “It doesn’t factor into our relationship at all. I like the way he looks first thing in the morning. It’s not handsome, it’s more cute. He looks like a little boy."
Age gap: 32 years
Sarah and Holland started dating in 2015 and went public the next year. "What I can say absolutely is that I am in love, and that person happens to be Holland Taylor,” Sarah told ET in 2016.
Age gap: 23 years
Emma says on her website that she first met Bruce at their trainer’s gym in 2007, and the couple got married two years later despite their 23-year age gap. They have two daughters together.
Age gap: 19 years
David and Amber got married in 2012 when he was 48 and she was 29. The couple had a daughter in 2017. Amber told the New York Post that their first date involved biking over the Brooklyn Bridge, followed by wine and cheese while watching the sunset. “There’s nothing more romantic in the entire city than that. That’s how he got me!” she said.
Age gap: 25 years
People were shocked when Catherine and Michael first started dating, mostly due to the fact that he’s 25 years older than her. But the couple has been married since 2000. "I think understanding, listening, being friends, all helps," Catherine told ET of their successful marriage.
Age gap: 23 years
Jennifer was just 19 when she started dating Sylvester, then 42. The couple split for a while after six years of dating, but eventually got married in 1997. “I’ve never had more fun. I learnt that from my wife…It took me 19 years to realize she’s always right,” Sylvester told The Telegraph. "I realized that women have a knack, at least Jennifer, for making incredibly erudite, wise, smart decisions. I always leap without looking. She always looks and never leaps. She’s incredibly safe. So now finally, I say: ‘Honey, you make all the decisions. Done, done, done. I trust you.’ I never had that before. Ever.”
Age gap: 19 years
Eddie, 57, and Paige, 38, have been a couple since 2012, reports E News. The couple has kept a pretty low-profile, but in 2013, Paige opened up to Vanity Fair about why she has steered clear of social media: "I'm in a relationship with a celebrity, so I felt like there's already enough of me out there," the Australian star said. "I felt like I was giving out too much information. I was giving people too much access. I like to keep as much private as possible now." They have one daughter together—Izzy Oona.
Age gap: 26 years
Dane and Kelsi have been together since 2017. “My girl @itskelsitaylor is one of my favorite people on the planet. She’s a talented singer but more importantly, she’s a genuine person. Check out her music and get to know her. She’s gonna go far!” Dane captioned a photo of Kelsi on Instagram in April 2017.
Age gap: 16 years
Elon and Grimes went public at the 2018 Met Gala. According to The Cut, they first connected after Elon realized Grimes had already made a joke about artificial intelligence that he planned to tweet.
Age gap: 31 years
The Rolling Stones guitarist married Sally, who is 31 years younger than him, in 2012, according to E News. The couple welcomed twin daughters just before Ronnie’s 69th birthday.
Age gap: 22 years
Steve and Anne got married in 2007 and had a baby girl together in 2012. “Oh, it’s fantastic,” Steve told the Daily Telegraph, per Vanity Fair, of becoming a first-time dad at 67. “You have all the time in the world. You’re all set and secure in life, and you’re not building your career, so you have a lot of time.”
Age gap: 25 years
Kelsey ended his marriage to Real Housewives star Camille Grammer after having an affair with Kayte, who is 25 years younger than him, reports Daily Mail. He later married her, and they have two kids together.
Age gap: 21 years
Warren was a known womanizer when he first started dating Annette, but he told People he was smitten with her immediately. The couple, who are 21 years apart in age, married in 1992. They have four kids together.
Age gap: 26 years
Larry and Shawn got married in 1997—his eighth marriage. The couple split in 2010 after Shawn allegedly had an affair, per People, but later reconciled.
Age gap: 26 years
Rod and Penny married in 2007, and renewed their vows in 2017. “She is my whole world. What a girl,” Rod said at the time, per the Daily Mail.
Age gap: 30 years
Jeff is 30 years older than his wife Emilie, and the couple have two kids together. “Jeff Goldblum is our rock and continues to be an exceptionally loving and passionate father,” Emilie wrote on Instagram in 2017.
Age gap: 39 years
Patrick is 39 years older than his wife, and he admits it can be weird at times. “My father-in-law is five years younger than me but he calls me son,” he told the Daily Mail.
Age gap: 35 years
Mel and Rosalind have been together since 2015, and they have one child together. Due to their immense age gap, the couple has faced some scrutiny over the years, reports Daily Mail. But in an interview with The Mirror Mel said: “Regarding age and relationships, it’s just a number. She is an adult and we dig each other. It might cause a problem and one has a trepidation about these things, but it’s working out great. She is a really special person.”
Age gap: 33 years
Despite the three-decade gap between these two, they’re “extraordinarily happy” together, a source tells People. The couple got married in April.
Age gap: 20 years
Josh and his model-wife love gushing about each other on social media. “Good morning, my love. You make it all good,” he captioned a shot of Kathryn on Instagram in 2018. “Back home with my love. Dogtown coffee, PCH drive, oasis sleep. Not even 24 hours back and already had 10000 smiles,” Kathryn captioned an Instagram shot of herself and Josh in April.
Age gap: 19 years
In 2009, Aaron Taylor-Johnson first met his now-wife (who's 19 years his senior), Sam Taylor-Johnson, on the set of Nowhere Boy, where she was his director. The two announced their engagement that same year, reports Daily Mail.
Regarding the age gap, in 2014, Aaron told Men's Health: “She’s such a young, beautiful soul that you wouldn’t even know.”
Age gap: 33 years
The iconic singer married his fourth wife, Alexis Roderick, in 2015, reported People. At the time, Billy was 66 and Alexis was 33. The couple now has two daughters: Della Rose and Remy Anne.
Age gap: 17 years
Mary-Kate Olsen married French baker Olivier Sarkozy in Manhattan after three years of dating, reports Us Weekly. The two now live in a Manhattan town house together, and Mary-Kate is a stepmom to Olivier's two children, Julien and Margo.
49 Celebrity Couples Who Make It Work Despite Huge Age Gaps
When you picture your perfect partner, you probably think of someone who is your age—or at least in the same generation as you. But love doesn't always work that way, and some couples make it work despite a huge age gap. These May-December romances, as they're called, have faced their share of criticism, but they're still going strong.
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