Despite societal norms and expectations surrounding age gaps in relationships, these 15 women have challenged conventions and found love with partners who are significantly younger than themselves.
Cameron Diaz
Married to: Benji Madden
Age difference: 7 years
Cameron Diaz met Benji Madden have been married for eight years, and welcomed a daughter, Raddiz, in 2019.
Elsa Pataky
Married to: Chris Hemsworth
Age difference: 7 years
Elsa started dating Chris Hemsworth in 2010 and they married less than a year later. The couple have three children together and live in Byron Bay, Australia.
Jennifer Lopez
Married to: Ben Affleck
Age difference: 3 years
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a very public relationship which ended in 2004. However, after Affleck’s divorce from Jennifer Garner, the pair got back together and married in 2022.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Married to: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Age difference: 23 years
The film couple meet in 2009, when Sam directed the movie Nowhere Boy. Aaron was 18 at the time and she was 42. They have been happily married since 2012 and recently renewed their wedding wovs.
Miranda Kerr
Married to: Evan Spiegel
Age difference: 9 years
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr met the Snapchat Founder in 2015 and married in 2017.
Eva Mendes
Married to: Ryan Gosling
Age difference: 6 years
Eva Mendes and Ryan Reynolds started dating in 2011 and tied the knot in 2016. They share two daughters named Amada and Esmerelda.
Priyanka Chopra
Married to: Nick Jonas
Age difference: 10 years
The couple met in 2017 and married in December 2018 at two separate ceremonies. They welcomed a daughter via surrogacy in 2022.
Gwen Stefani
Married to: Blake Shelton
Age difference: 7 years
The musical couple met on The Voice and made their relationship public in 2015.
They married in Oklahoma in 2021.
Gabrielle Union
Married to: Dwayne Wade
Age difference: 9 years
The couple married when Dwayne Wade was 32, and Gabrielle was 41 in 2014. They have a daughter named Kavvia who was born via surrogate in 2018.
Shakira
Was married to: Gerard Piqué
Age difference: 7 years
The Colombian singer married footballer Gerard Piqué in 2011 but split in 2022 after rumors of infidelity. Shakira released a song in 2023 titled bzrp music sessions, vol. 53 which alludes to the reason of their divorce.
Deborra Lee-Furness
Married to: Hugh Jackman
Age difference: 13 years
Deborra Lee-Furness met Hugh Jackman on the set of Australian TV show Corelli in 1995 and the couple tied the knot in April 1996.
Lisa Bonet
Was married to: Jason Momoa
Age difference: 12 years
Bonet and Momoa were in a long-term relationship dating back to 2005 but only tied the knot in 2017. In 2022, they announced their split and are currently separated.
Demi Moore
Was married to: Ashton Kutcher
Age difference: 15 years
The famous couple were married in 2005 but announced their split in November 2013.
Julianne Moore
Married to: Bart Freundlich
Age difference: 9 years
Julianne Moore met the American film director in 1996 and they married in 2003. The couple share two children.
Kris Jenner
In a relationship with: Corey Gamble
Age difference: 25 years
The media mogul met Gamble at a party in 2014, and in 2015, he made his first appearance on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
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