10 female celebrities married to or dating younger men: age-defying romances of Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble, Cher and Alexander Edwards, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas … but who has the biggest gap?
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But such romances are more common in Tinseltown – and beyond – than you might think. Here are 10 female celebrities who have embraced love with men who are years younger than them.
1. Cher and Alexander Edwards: 40 years
![Cher (right) and her boyfriend Alexander Edwards in southern France on the sidelines of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, in May. Photo: AFP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/9021e50b-3991-4003-a540-4a561158bbca_241f98ee.jpg)
Edwards once admitted to cheating on his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose on Instagram Live with DJ Big Von, saying, “I thought, ‘S***, I got caught.’ I got caught before, you know what I’m saying? And she’s just had enough.” But Cher made it clear that she was not bothered by his actions and stood by him, posting on X (formerly Twitter), “As we all know … I wasn’t born yesterday and what I know for sure … there are no guarantees. Anytime you make a choice you take a chance. I’ve always taken chances … It’s who I am.”
The couple have walked the red carpet and attended events together, and even sparked engagement rumours. After just six months of dating, they apparently broke up, but appeared to remain on good terms.
![Cher and Alexander Edwards at Balmain’s womenswear autumn/winter show during Paris Fashion Week, in 2023. Photo: X](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/08527d06-03ae-4841-8f9c-c672520be1f5_f37e8ee3.jpg)
However, just four months later, they were seen snuggling up together during Paris Fashion Week, per People, and seem to have been together since then.
2. Joan Collins and Percy Gibson: 32 years
![Joan Collins and Percy Gibson have enjoyed marital bliss for more than two decades. Photo: @joancollinsdbe/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/b627f399-5c53-4962-b5d9-a92b9525da6e_53621ce4.jpg)
![Joan Collins and Percy Gibson met while working on a play. Photo: @joancollinsdbe/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/8e383a93-51be-43c2-bb72-45001735b52d_e80ff572.jpg)
Despite Collins’ initial reservations about marriage, meeting Gibson changed her mind, and they tied the knot in London after two years of dating.
3. Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble: 25 years
![Corey Gamble has been dating Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner since 2014. Photo: @coreygamble/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/c64c5e80-f9be-40a7-b587-dc5be7401b4d_1638767f.jpg)
4. Brigitte Macron and Emmanuel Macron: 25 years
![France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron’s love story began when he was still in high school. Photo: AFP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/67916c2d-20e2-4290-be72-9c3f4eeba01e_3a62294d.jpg)
![Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte kept in touch for decade after he was shipped off to boarding school. Photo: AP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/7660a26e-2465-4eb8-9e41-d6906f281d6e_cd5b8184.jpg)
His parents initially thought he was dating Brigitte’s daughter, but they soon realised the truth and sent him to boarding school. However, the couple didn’t cut ties – they kept in touch and their love continued for the next 10 years.
![Tiphaine Auziere, daughter of French first lady Brigitte Macron, greets President Emmanuel Macron as he is sworn in for a second term as president after his re-election, in 2022. Photo EPA-EFE](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/7d93625c-f1c0-45f4-9d1f-e5cb7587ac25_ac707f82.jpg)
In 2006, Brigitte divorced her first husband and, a year later, at the age of 54, she married Emmanuel, who was 29 at that time. Despite the age difference, they continue to share a close relationship with Brigitte’s children, who are close to Emmanuel’s age.
5. Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson: 23 years
![Sam and Aaron on their way to the world premiere of Back To Black in April. Photo: @samtaylorjohnson/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/3e6556a8-dbfa-419d-ae4d-6cb3dbf8becb_bda518c3.jpg)
![Aaron Johnson and Sam Taylor-Johnson connected during auditions for a film. Photo: @aarontaylorjohnson/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/744fd3ba-2ae2-4ad0-a07c-22dedfd7d145_ea0ec252.jpg)
Sam also had two daughters from her previous marriage. Five months after she and Aaron’s second daughter was born in January 2012, they got married and both changed their last names to Taylor-Johnson.
6. Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz: 17 years
![Supermodel Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz met at a birthday bash. Photo: Reuters](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/35913fbd-8d74-49da-99cd-dce2717db40d_1126e908.jpg)
7. Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp: 17 years
![Tilda Swinton and visual artist Sandro Kopp met on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Photo: X](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/3ea4d11b-3341-4477-970a-11d619a080fe_96629ae1.jpg)
The Tilda Swinton, 63, first met the visual artist Sandro Kopp, 46, on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2004. Swinton played the White Witch, while Kopp portrayed a centaur in the film. Shortly after their meeting, they started their romantic relationship.
![Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp had an unconventional living arrangement. Photo: @cakeblanchett_/X](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/3473bdd2-34f9-4e74-a326-8da2e0263f21_671b088e.jpg)
After four years of dating, Kopp moved in with Swinton in the same house she shared with her ex-partner John Byrne, as well as their twins Honor and Xavier. Swinton told the Daily Mail that she never thought their living arrangement unconventional, and described her living situation as happy and uncomplicated. “The father of my children and I are good friends and I’m now in a very happy other relationship. And we’re all really good friends,” said Swinton.
8. Kim Cattrall and Russell Thomas: 14 years
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The two started their relationship in Vancouver. “We kind of liked each other, we kept in touch and then he came out to Vancouver,” Cattrall told People in a 2020 interview. “But he came and we got along great, and we’ve been together ever since!”
![Kim Cattrall (right) and Russell Thomas at June’s One&Only Aesthesis grand opening party in Athens, Greece. Photo: Getty Images](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/8bdfa23e-5a73-4ad9-8ef5-28e6fa7a7d92_0d5c0dd4.jpg)
Despite their 14-year age difference, they share a deep connection and a British background. “My partner is British, so I think I feel more British,” said Cattrall, who was born in England and raised in Canada, in a 2023 interview with The Times. For the first few years, their relationship was long-distance, but the Covid-19 pandemic brought them closer, leading them to move in together.
9. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas: 10 years
![Indian actress Priyanka Chopra (left) and US singer Nick Jonas first appeared together in public at the 2017 Met Gala. Photo: EPA-EFE](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/834e230c-73df-4397-9f55-e35ebc68f237_fe31f215.jpg)
Miss World 2000 winner Priyanka Chopra, 41, and Jonas Brothers singer Nick Jonas, 31, began their relationship in 2016 when Jonas slid into her DMs. Despite Chopra’s initial hesitation due to their age difference, they ended up attending the 2017 Met Gala together, sparking romance rumours.
One year later, speculation about their relationship intensified, as the couple was spotted on multiple dates. They also showed PDA on social media and attended events together.
10. Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade: nine years
![Gabrielle Union and ex-NBA star Dwyane Wade dated, broke up and got together again. Photo: @gabunion/Instagram](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/28/1212c2bd-b886-4050-a1f5-94046a54db05_d7491f3d.jpg)
Actress Gabrielle Union, 51, first met 42-year-old former NBA star Dwyane Wade at a 2007 Super Bowl party. They started dating in 2009 and took their romance public after one year.
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- Kardashians matriarch Kris Jenner is 25 years older than her boyfriend, while ‘Goddess of Pop’ Cher’s boyfriend is 4 decades younger than her
- Emmanuel Macron found his true love in high school, where his then future wife was a drama teacher, while Tilda Swinton and her current partner cohabit with her ex-partner and their kids