It’s not all that uncommon to see older men dating younger women, especially in Hollywood.
But how often do older women date younger men? Quite often, it turns out.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
Age difference: 23 years.
While you’ve probably heard of Aaron Taylor-Johnson from his work as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron , his wife is a celebrity all her own.
Sam is a filmmaker and director. Her biggest work is obviously Fifty Shades of Grey .
Sam is 52, and Aaron is 29.
Priyanka Chopra
Age difference: 11 years.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas married in 2018 and 2019. They had three different ceremonies to celebrate their marriage, and also they’re the most beautiful couple ever. Thanks.
Priyanka is 37, Nick is 26.
Demi Moore
Age difference: 15 years.
Oh hey, the OG unapologetic age difference couple.
When Demi Moore started dating Ashton Kutcher, people side-eyed their 15-year age difference. Which is wild, because George Clooney had been doing that same thing for years…but I digress.
They divorced in 2013.
Robin Wright
Age difference: 18 years.
Robin Wright married Saint Laurent public relations manager Clément Giraudet in 2018.
They tied the knot in France after roughly a year of dating, and honeymooned in Spain.
Mariah Carey
Age difference: 11 years.
We all know this one!
Mariah Carey married Nick Cannon in 2008. The two were married for 8 years, and had twins together.
Though they divorced in 2016, they happily co-parent their kids!
Gabrielle Union
Age difference: 9 years.
Queen Gabrielle Union (now Gabrielle Union-Wade) married basketball player Dwayne Wade in 2014, when she was 41 and he was 32.
They now have a daughter, Kaavia, who was born in 2018!
Sandra Bullock
Age difference: 17 years.
Let’s file this one under, “couples you fully didn’t know once happened.”
The two dated back when flared pants and popped collars were a thing, aka 2002.
Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa
Age difference: 12 years.
The age difference between the two clearly doesn’t play a role in their years-long love story. They have two children together—Lola Iolani and Nakoa Wolf—and didn’t formally marry until 2017!
Cameron Diaz
Age difference: 6 years.
After Cameron split from Justin Timberlake (who was 8 years her junior), she met Benji Madden. The two wed in 2015, and Cameron retired from acting to live a quieter life.
Julianne Moore
Age difference: 9 years.
Iconic redhead Julianne Moore married film director Bart Freundlich in 2003, but actually met on the set of he Myth of Fingerprints , which he wrote, directed, and produced.
Allison Janney
Age difference: 20 years.
Man, I love Allison Janney. (Honestly, though, who doesn’t love Allison Janney?) She met her boyfriend, Philip Joncas, in 2012 when he was a production manager on the film The Way Way Back .
Eva Mendes
Age difference: 6 years.
Ryan Gosling clearly has a thing for women older than he is, and I salute him. The man has good taste. The two got together in 2011, and now share two children.
Eva Longoria
Age difference: 6 years.
Before marrying her current husband, José Bastón, Eva Longoria was married to professional basketball player, Tony Parker, for 4 years. The two divorced in 2011, and she married her (older) husband in 2016.
Jennifer Aniston
Age difference: 8 years.
For a quick minute in pop culture history, Jennifer Aniston dated musician John Mayer. Even though that seemed like a fever dream, the two actually dated on and off for much of 2008 and 2009.
Jennifer Lopez
Age difference: 17 years.
Before settling down with A-Rod, Jennifer Lopez pulled a classic J-Lo and got together with one of her backup dancers.
Casper Smart was 17 years her junior, and the two broke up after a few months of dating in 2011.
