10 Female Celebrities in Relationships With Younger Men
Age gaps in relationships used to raise eyebrows, especially when the woman was older. Now? Less so. These celebrity couples barely hear the noise. Instead of following expectations, they’ve carved out something personal. Each of these women found connection and humor in a younger partner, and they’re doing it their way, with the spotlight watching.
Cher and Alexander Edwards
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Cher didn’t plan on dating a music executive 40 years her junior, but when she met Alexander “AE” Edwards in 2022, she didn’t overthink it. Their relationship kicked off after being spotted holding hands in Los Angeles. She’s been clear that outsiders’ opinions don’t concern her, telling CBS Mornings, “They’re not living my life.”
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
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They first exchanged DMs in 2016, when Chopra was 34, and Jonas was 24. By 2018, he proposed during a birthday trip to Greece. Their two wedding ceremonies—Hindu and Christian—were global events. Chopra says people bring up the age difference far more than she does.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
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Union wasn’t impressed when she first met Wade; he was divorced, younger, and an athlete. But something shifted. They began dating in 2009 and married five years later. She’s joked that she thought she was “dating a fetus,” but his support and perspective changed her mind. Now, they co-parent and document their life.
Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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Sam was directing Nowhere Boy when 18-year-old Aaron auditioned. By the time filming wrapped, he’d proposed. Their 23-year age difference birthed a decade of marriage and two children. Both changed their last names to Taylor-Johnson. In interviews, Aaron has credited Sam with grounding him, and they continue to work together on creative projects.
Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble
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They met in 2014 at a birthday party in Ibiza, and sparks flew. Jenner, 25 years older than Gamble, later admitted she questioned the age difference at first. “It’s a big number,” she said on The Kardashians, “but it’s a number.” The couple has now been together for nearly a decade.
Helena Bonham Carter and Rye Dag Holmboe
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After her split from Tim Burton, Bonham Carter began dating Rye Dag Holmboe, an art historian 21 years younger. They met at a wedding in 2018, and she described him as “ageless” in an interview with The Times. She added, jokingly, that his eyesight is going, and they say she’s siphoning off his youth.
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
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Though their six-year age gap is modest compared to others on this list, Mendes and Gosling have rarely discussed their relationship publicly. They met while filming The Place Beyond the Pines in 2011 and now share two daughters. In a rare interview, Mendes told The Times that Gosling’s gaze made her feel seen in a way she hadn’t expected.
Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp
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Swinton met Kopp on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia in 2004, where she played the White Witch and he played a centaur. They’ve been together ever since. Kopp is 18 years younger and often paints Swinton—he once said you could paint the same person every day and never run out of inspiration.
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
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Heidi Klum was already an established model and TV personality when she met Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz. They were first seen together in early 2018 and married the following year. Kaulitz is 17 years younger, but Klum told InStyle that it’s mostly strangers who fixate on the number. He even asked her children’s permission before proposing.
Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka
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Dancer and choreographer Bryan Tanaka worked closely with Carey during her performances before their romance became public in 2016. At the time, she was 47, and he was 33. The couple’s relationship has had a few on-and-off stretches, but they’ve continued to share holidays and red carpet appearances. Carey has largely kept the details private.