When it comes to love, the age gap between you and your partner seems to play a vital role in dictating emotions. However, this is not always the case for Hollywood celebrities. Despite scrutiny from the media, many of these 'age-gap' relationships still flourished to this date. From Jay Z to Michael Fassbender, this list summarizes famous stars who have a huge age difference with their partner.
20 Celebrity couples that have an unexpected age difference
Jay-Z & Beyoncé: 12 Years
Jay-Z and Beyonce started dating in 2001 when the famous rap star was already 32 years old while Beyonce was just a 20-year-old young star with an acting debut. After 20 years together, the couple was still head over heels for each other, despite some media accusations of Jay-Z's infidelity.
Bruce Willis & Emma Hemming: 23 years
The American actor had already been married once to Demi More, before tying the knot the second time, with Emma Heming Willis, in 2009. At the time of their marriage, he was 54 while Emma just passed her 30th birthday.
Mary-Kate Olsen & Olivier Sarkozy: 17 Years
Even though fashion star Mary-Kate Olsen filed for divorce with banker Olivier Sarkozy in 2020, their time together was admirable, given the huge 17-year age gap. During their romance, the couple received quite a lot of controversy due to Mary-Kate's habit of wild partying.
Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy: 12 Years
William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman have been happily married for nearly 25 years, since 1997. However, their 12-year age gap romance becomes even more admirable given that the Shameless actor already dated on and off with his wife since 1982!
Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart: 22 Years
The 22-year age gap may sound odd to most audiences. However, the Indiana Jones and Star Wars star and his wife have been living happily since marriage in 2009, and also have one adopted son together.
Hilarie Burton & Jeffrey Dean Morgan: 16 Years
Jeffrey established his reputation through the TV series The Walking Dead, while his wife rose to stardom with her role in the One Tree Hill. Despite their age gap, they've happily been together for 23 years, with a son and a daughter.
Jason Statham & Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley: 20 Years
'The Transporter' first met his wife in 2009 before dating her a year later. At the time, he was 41 years old, while the English actress was only 21! Rosie gave birth to their son Jack Oscar Statham in 2017, one year after their official engagement.
Rupert Murdoch & Jerry Hall: 25 Years
The Australian media tycoon Rubert Murdoch was married to former model Jerry Hall in 2016, despite controversy over their vast 25-year age gap. Now, Hall is already a 63-year-old woman, while Ruper's about to reach 90 years old.
Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds: 11 Years
While Green Lantern may be both a commercial and critic flop, it actually helped connect Blake Lively and 'Deadpool' Ryan Reynolds. Since marriage in 2012, the couple has been living happily with their three children.
Emilie Livingston & Jeff Goldblum: 30 Years
This may be the relationship with the largest age gap in this list. Regardless of the generation gap, the couple has been happily married for eight years and have two sons together.
George Clooney & Amal Clooney: 17 Years
Recipient of numerous prizes, actor, and filmmaker George Clooney tied the knot with his wife, Amal Clooney in 2014, just one year after they met. Despite the 17-year age gap, the couple is living happily together, with their two children, twins Ella and Alexander.
Hugh Jackman & Deborra Lee-Furness: 13 Years
Hugh Jackman, 51, and Deborra Lee-Furness, 64, first met on the Australian show Correlli in 1995. The Wolverine star married the Australian actress just one year later and adopted two children together.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Sam Taylor-Johnson : 23 Years
Known for his role as the 'Quicksilver' in Marvel movies, Aaron Taylor-Johnson shocked the world when announcing his engagement to Sam Taylor-Johnson in 2009. The British filmmaker and photographer is 23 years older than him!
Guy Ritchie & Jacqui Ainsley: 13 Years
The director of Sherlock Holmes (2009) tied the knot with Jacqui Ainsley in 2015. Before marriage, they already had 5 years of dating and 3 children together.
Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas: 11 Years
Nick Jonas is alleged to have a fondness for dating older women, as reported by harpersbazaar. This makes sense to know that the singer has been married to Priyanka Chopra, who is 11 years older than him, for almost 4 years.
Nikki Reed & Ian Somerhalder: 10 Years
The 'Vampire' couple has been happily married since 2014, just months after they started dating. They welcomed baby girl Reed Somerhalder in 2017.
Rod Stewart & Penny Lancaster: 27 Years
Rockstar Rod Stewart got married to English model Penny Lancaster, who is 27 years younger than him, in 2007. They have two sons together.
David Foster & Katharine McPhee: 34 Years
McPhee was a contestant in season 5 of American Idol in 2006, where David Forster was one of the mentors. However, the couple only started dating in 2017, after David Forster finalized his divorce from his ex-wife Yolanda Hadid. While the 34-year age gap makes this relationship bizarre, the couple still enjoys the moments together.
Alec Baldwin & Hilaria Baldwin: 26 Years
The American yoga instructor, podcaster, and author met her husband, Alec Baldwin, in 2011. They quickly fell for each other and got married in the same year. Since then, they have welcomed 5 children together.
Alicia Vikander & Michael Fassbender: 12 Years
The Xmen star is known to keep his life private from the media spotlight. Despite dating since 2014, his relationship with Alicia Vikander only became widespread after the newlyweds returned from their private wedding in 2017.