17 Celebrity Women Who Have Much Younger Partners

Age is nothing but a number for these stars with gaps ranging from seven to 32 years.

For some, dating someone who is much younger doesn't sound ideal. What if they're not as mature? What if they don't want the same things out of life? What if they don't have similar interests? But these celebrity couples with big age differences are making it work. From new relationships to marriages that have lasted over a decade, all of these celebrity women have partners who are several years younger than them.

And more power to them! Societal standards might mean that dating someone younger—especially a woman dating a younger man—is something that is still judged, but why? If the people in the relationship are happy, that's all that matters. These couple are helping change the narrative and showing that age doesn't have to be a big factor when it comes to love.

Read on to find out more about these 17 celeb couples. And for romances that started on set, check out 15 Onscreen Couples You Totally Forgot Dated in Real Life.

1
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

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There are some people in Hollywood who are known for just not seeming to age, and Gabrielle Union is definitely one of them. So, you may be surprised to hear that at 49, she is almost ten years older than her husband, 39-year-old former NBA player Dwyane Wade. The couple got married in 2014 and welcomed daughter Kaavia in 2018. Union is also step-mom to Wade's three other children, Zaire, Zaya, and Xavier.

For more on the Wade and Union family, check out Dwyane Wade's Kids Are Not Happy About His Revealing Birthday Photo.

2
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari

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Britney Spears and her boyfriend Sam Asghari got together back in 2016 when he starred in her music video for the song "Slumber Party." Spears is now 39 years old, while actor and fitness trainer Asghari is 27. The 12-year age gap doesn't seem to be an issue for Spears and Asghari, but just to put things in perspective, Asghari is two years younger than Spears' little sister, actor and singer Jamie Lynn Spears.

Read more from Asghari, check out Britney Spears' Boyfriend Just Slammed Her Dad on Instagram.

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Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles

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One of the newest couples on this list is Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles, who are nine years apart. The 36-year-old actor/director and 27-year-old singer reportedly began dating around the start of the new year. They met on the set of the upcoming film Don't Worry Darling, which Wilde is directing with Styles as one of the stars. While they haven't commented on the relationship, they were spotted holding hands at a wedding.

4
Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa

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Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa have been together since 2017 and share a young daughter named Rani, who was born in 2018. Hudson also has two sons from previous relationships. Fujikawa, 34, is a musician who was in the band Chief, and also founded a record label called Lightwave Records, according to Harper's Bazaar. Fujikawa is seven years younger than 41-year-old Hudson.

For more significant others with several years between them, here are 27 Celebrity Couples With Huge Age Gaps.

5
Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid

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Courteney Cox's partner is 12 years younger than she is. The 56-year-old Friends star is in a relationship with 44-year-old Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid. The couple first got together in 2013, split up for a while in 2015, and then got back together in 2016.

Cox also had an age gap with her ex-husband, David Arquette, who is seven years younger. According to Arquette, that age gap did cause some issues in their marriage, however. Read more about it with David Arquette Has an Apology for His Daughter With Courteney Cox.

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Holland Taylor and Sarah Paulson

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Actors Holland Taylor and Sarah Paulson have the largest age gap on our list with 32 years between them. They started dating in 2015 after Taylor messaged Paulson on Twitter. Regarding the age difference, Paulson told Modern Luxury (via People), "If anyone wants to spend any time thinking I'm strange for loving the most spectacular person on the planet, then that's their problem."

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Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa

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Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa have a 12-year age difference. Bonet is 53 while Momoa is 41. The acting couple met in 2004, got married in 2017, and share a 13-year-old daughter, Lola, and a 12-year-old son, Nakoa-Wolf. Bonet also has a 32-year-old daughter, actor Zoë Kravitz, from her previous relationship with musician Lenny Kravitz.

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

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Fans were surprised when Priyanka Chopra started dating Nick Jonas, but after about three years together, they're still going strong. The 38-year-old actor and 28-year-old singer got engaged in July 2018 only a couple months after they officially started dating, and got married only a few months after than in December of the same year. "I didn't expect the proposal at that point… It was two months!" she told Elle UK. "I thought it would happen, but it was still a complete shock."

For more, check out Priyanka Chopra Just Shared an Adorable Throwback of Herself at 17.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have a 15-year age difference. DeGeneres is 63, while de Rossi is 48. The couple have been together since 2004 and got married in 2008, but they first met in 2000. And while de Rossi said it was love at first sight for her, she didn't reconnect with DeGeneres for a few more years, because she wasn't yet out as gay publicly.

De Rossi is surely one of DeGeneres' favorite guests to have on her show. Who was one of the worst? Here's The One Guest Ellen DeGeneres Banned From Her Show.

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Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz

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For the past two years, Heidi Klum has been married to a man 16 years her junior. The 47-year-old model and TV host is with 31-year-old musician Tom Kaulitz.

"My boyfriend is many years younger than me, and lots of people are questioning that and asking about it," Klum told InStyle in 2018. "That's really the only time when age seems to be shoved in my face and I have to give an answer for it. I don't really think about it that much otherwise. 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."

For more on the supermodel's family, read Heidi Klum Just Posted a Rare Photo of All Four of Her Kids Together.

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Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka

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Mariah Carey might be one of the most famous women on the planet, but her current relationship is kept pretty low-key. The 50-year-old singer is dating a 37-year-old choreographer named Bryan Tanaka. Us Weekly reports that, Carey and Tanaka started dating in late 2016, broke up for a while in 2017, but soon got back together, and have been dating ever since.

12
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson

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Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's relationship has been a rocky one, but at the moment, the reality star and NBA player are together. The couple have an age gap of seven years—Kardashian is 36 and Thompson is 29. They share a two-year-old daughter named True, and in a preview for the new season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, they discuss possibly having another child.

13
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman

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Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman played exes on Parks and Recreation, but they're actually married in real life—since 2003. Will & Grace star Mullally is 62 while the man behind Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson is 50.

"When we met, I was 41, and I'd always had younger guys pursue me, and I was really sick of it," Mullally told GQ in 2017. "And so I met Nick and I thought, Oh, great, 'cause this guy's like 38! Turns out he was 29. And I was pissed."

14
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton

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Did you know that Gwen Stefani is seven years older than her The Voice co-star and fiancé Blake Shelton? That's right. Stefani is 51 while Shelton is 44. The singing pair got together in 2015 after they both went through divorces from other musicians. Stefani was married to Gavin Rossdale, with whom she shares three children, and Shelton was married to Miranda Lambert.

15
Shakira and Gerard Piqué

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Shakira wrote a song about her husband, soccer player Gerard Piqué, and it references their age gap. The track "23" includes the lyrics, "Hey, do you believe?/Do you believe in destiny?/'Cause I do as I did then/When you were only 23." The couple (who met when he was 23) have an age difference of ten years—exactly ten years, because they have the same birthday. She turned 44 and he turned 34 on Feb. 2.

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Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe

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Dancing with the Stars has led to a number of relationships over the years, and a recent one is that between Chrishell Stause and her DWTS partner Keo Motsepe. Selling Sunset star Stause is 39 years old and professional dancer Motsepe is 31. Stause said the age difference was initially an issue for her during an Instagram Live with DWTS winner Kaitlyn Bristowe. "I had a little bit of a hang-up at first because I was worried because he's younger," she said (via People). "But a lot of guys my age and older still don't want what I am looking for."

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Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble

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Lastly, we have Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is 65 and her boyfriend is 40. This means that Gamble is younger than Jenner's daughter Kourtney Kardashian and the same age as her daughter Kim. Regardless, Gamble and Jenner have been together since 2014.

Lia Beck
Lia Beck is a writer living in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. Read more
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