Age gaps are nothing new to Hollywood.
We’ve seen it since the olden days of Hollywood, with couples like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer.
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These days, we’ve got the Leonardo DiCaprios and the Dennis Quaids. Plus some other usual suspects.
Here are 10+ female celebs who are a lot younger than their partners.
1. Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor
Paulson may be 31 years younger than Holland, but that doesn’t stop their love.
“People look at me and Holland and say, ‘Mommy issues,’ but I parent her as much as she parents me, so that’s not it,” she told The Sunday Times .
2. Beyoncé and Jay-Z
A 12-year age gap doesn’t seem to bother this power couple!
While the exact date of this is a little blurry, Beyoncé previously told Seventeen that they met when she was 18. They didn’t date until a year after this.
3. Amal and George Clooney
There was only one woman capable of making the infamous bachelor settle down: Amal. He was 52 when he announced his engagement to the then-35-year-old international human rights lawyers.
Years later, they welcomed two children together.
4. Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres
“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,” the Arrested Development alum told People about Ellen, who’s 15 years her senior.
5. Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine
The world was stunned when the Maroon 5 crooner gave up his womanizing ways and settled down with the Victoria’s Secret model.
Ten years age difference or not, these two are happy as can be. They’re now married and have two daughters.
6. Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey
The Dallas Buyers Club actor was 36 when he first met the then-23-year-old.
Back then, she played extremely hard-to-get and even rejected a few times before agreeing to go on a date with him.
7. Camila Morrone and Leonardo DiCaprio
While she’s one of the many younger girlfriends Leonardo DiCaprio has had, she certainly appears to be making the most headway in the actor’s heart.
This is in spite of their 23-year age gap.
The Argentinian American actress has spoken out in defense about their age gap before.
She’s also had to handle haters commenting on it.
“I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date,” she told the Los Angeles Times .
8. Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Jason Statham
There’s a 19-year age gap between the two since Statham is 53 while the model is 33. But you wouldn’t know it since they look incredible together.
While not married, they also share a three-year-old son together.
9. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Here are some numbers for you: the couple has been together for 20 years and there’s a 25-year age gap between them.
Given this, they’ve clearly proved that age is just a number. They have one son together named Dylan.
10. Laura Savoie and Dennis Quaid
Mirroring his character from The Parent Trap , the actor is with a much younger woman.
But if you think he cares about their 39-year-old age gap, he made it pretty clear that he doesn’t while talking to The Guardian .
“That was really a laugh,” the actor said about people taking issue with their engagement at the time.
“Everyone comes from the perspective of their own life and so I can’t comment on the way they feel; I can’t even get angry.”
11. Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder
The Vampire Diaries star proved that he likes his women a bit younger when he dated his co-star, Nina Dobrev, and then married Twilight star, Nikki Reed.
The couple, who have welcomed one child, have 10 years between them.
12. Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford
Calista, Harrison’s third wife, may be 22 years younger , but that hasn’t stopped them from being insanely happy together.
Just look how cute they are! The pair have been married since 2010 and they have one child together.
13. Katherine McPhee and David Foster
This pair, who recently welcomed their first child together , met while Katherine was a contestant on American Idol .
After he finalized his divorce to Yolanda Hadid, they soon got the dating rumors started despite their 34-year age gap.
“It doesn’t make sense to a lot of people, but it does to us,” McPhee told *People* about her relationship with Foster.
She did, however, admit in another interview that she was initially hesitant over what people would think of their relationship.
14. Amber Tamblyn and David Cross
There are 19 years between the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants actress and her husband.
They announced their engagement in 2011 and have since gotten married and welcomed one daughter together named Marlow Alice Cross.
15. Hilaria Thomas and Alec Baldwin
The couple has proven to be unbothered by their 26-year age gap. Since meeting in 2011, they’ve had quite the whirlwind relationship .
They’ve since gotten married and welcomed six children, including one via surrogate.
16. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
It’s hard to tell since they both look so good together, but Ryan is actually 11 years older than his wife! He’s 44 while she’s 33.
That hasn’t stopped them from being one of Hollywood’s most adorable couples!
17. Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt
Katherine and Chris have roughly 10 years separating them. In case you were curious, Katherine is in fact the daughter of the iconic action hero/former Governor — Arnold Schwarzennegger .
Can you imagine sitting down to Sunday dinner with the Terminator and Star-Lord?!
18. Sofia Richie and Scott Disick
Sofia and Scott’s age difference was more than 15 years. The young model/influencer was Disick’s first serious relationship after parting ways with Kourtney Kardashian.
The couple dated for a short while before Scott initiated the split due to his own complicated personal/work dynamic with the Kardashian clan.
19. Paige Butcher and Eddie Murphy
Paige Butcher and Eddie Murphy first became a couple in 2015 and announced their engagement just a few short years later.
The couple’s 17-year age difference may seem intimidating to some, but Paige couldn’t care less.
20. Emilie Goldblum and Jeff Goldblum
Jeff and his wife Emilie have a staggering 30 year age gap. When Jurassic Park first hit theaters — Emilie was only 10-years-old!
Emilie is a contortionist as well as a retired Olympic rhythmic dancer .
21. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
After meeting on the set of The Light Between Oceans , Michael and Alicia fell fastly in love. They were wed two years later in 2017.
Alicia is 12 years younger than Michael, but the couple has never once felt a divide.
22. Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy
At one point in time, Felicity was actually William H. Macy’s student. The Shameless star was working as an instructor at New York City’s Atlantic Theater Company .
According to Felicity, she fell in love at first sight — despite being younger than William by 12 years.
23. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon
Julius Tennon is the man of Viola Davis’ dreams, so she wasn’t about to let something as trivial as a 12-year age difference spoil a good thing.
The Oscar-winning actress told Women’s Health that “Every way—anxiety went away, fear went away — he just made my life better .”
24. Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Before Megan Fox began dating Machine Gun Kelly, she was tied to Brian Austin Green on/off for six years; the couple had roughly a 13 year age difference.
This is ironic because that’s exactly the same amount of years separating her and MGK.
26. Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy
These two had 17 years separating them.
For a long time, their age gap was often the big discussion happening on the internet. But hey, we all have to make our own choices.
26. Hillarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey and Hillarie have 16 years between them and recently had the opportunity to work together on The Walking Dead .
Hillarie said that being able to work with her spouse was an experience unlike any she’d ever had prior.
27. Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis
No, this isn’t a picture of Bruce Willis with his daughter and grandchildren. That’s Bruce’s wife Emma (23 years his junior) and their young daughter Evelyn out for a walk in the woods.
Interestingly enough, Emma is closer in age to Bruce’s daughter Rumer than she is to her own husband.
28. Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart
Penny Lancaster is 17 years younger than her rockstar husband, Rod Stewart. Penny, an aspiring photographer, went to one of Rod’s shows years ago and started talking to him as a dare.
The next day, she received an invitation to attend his upcoming concert as his personal photographer.
29. Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
Anna first met her future husband Stephen Moyer while filming the HBO vampire drama, True Blood .
The couple’s on-screen romance eventually gave way to the real thing. Anna and Stephen have now been married for 10 years and have a 13-year age gap.
30. Jessica Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld
Age is just a number in a relationship. What matters most is finding joy with your partner and being able to make each other laugh — something Jerry Seinfeld has become an expert at.
Jess and Jerry hardly notice their 17 year age difference anymore.
31. Jacqui Ainsley Ritchie and Guy Ritchie
Jacqui is 13 years younger than the iconic director of Snatch and RocknRolla .
Despite their difference in age, both Guy and Jacqui have stated that their relationship fits as smoothly as a hand in a glove.
32. Alexis Roderick and Billy Joel
Alexis is Billy Joel’s 4th wife and she also happens to be 33 years younger than the legendary “Piano Man.”
The couple shares two young children together and according to Alexis, Billy is an incredibly hands-on dad.
