KATIE HOLMES AND TOM CRUISE
It was never impossible for Mission Impossible top biller Tom Cruise to get any woman that he desired. After all, the multi-awarded Hollywood A-lister has been every girl’s dream guy since he entered the industry. His boyish appeal combined with superb acting prowess resulted in high grossing movies and huge profit from the film producer’s investment money.
So, when he jumped up and down a couch on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005 because of his deep love for Dawson’s Creek star Katie Holmes, who is 17 years his junior, news, and the internet exploded. And although they divorced in 2012, the couple has a child together, whom they called Suri.
HARRISON FORD AND CALISTA FLOCKHART
Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart was born in 1964, the same year when famous American actor Harrison Ford married his first wife, Mary Marquant. That was a whopping 22 years age gap for the two celebrities, with the Indiana Jones star getting divorced and entering his second marriage, somewhere in between. He spent 20 years with his second wife, screenwriter Melissa Mathison, before eventually facing a divorce lawyer once again.
Fast forward to year 2010, Ford and Flockhart set aside their age difference and exchanged vows after eight years of being together. With the power couple’s individual and combined net worth, their son Liam will never have to worry about student loans or mortgage rates.
ALEC BALDWIN AND HILARIA THOMAS
“Young man, watch and learn”, this must be going on inside Alec Baldwin’s mind when he used a tried and tested trick to hit up on yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas, 26 years his junior. The Hollywood star revealed to New York Times that when he saw Thomas at a vegan restaurant, he flipped his business card on to her and said, “I must know you.” The old-school pick-up line may cause modern women to roll their eyes and cringe but when it comes to the Baldwins, no further investments are necessary.
Yes, you guessed right! Baldwin and Thomas instantly hit it off and tied the knot in 2012, giving life to four beautiful kids and another “bun in the oven.”
JAMES WOODS AND KRISTEN BAUGUESS
American actor James Woods has a reputation of chasing young women in their 20s. And as he gets older, the age gap between him and his ladylove widens.
Around middle of 2000s, he had an affair with Ashley Madison, who was only 19 while he was 58. After they broke up in 2013, the Nixon star moved on to 20-year old Kristen Bauguess. That time, Woods was already 66, making the couple 46 years apart. Actress Amber Tamblyn cried foul in Twitter and at The New York Times in 2017 when Woods allegedly tried to get on with her when she was just 16 years old. Woods vehemently denied the accusation. We wonder if a lawyer was on standby for his defense.
JACKIE O AND ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
Widowed at only age 34 when her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated, Jacqueline was left to care for her two small kids and to deal with insurance companies. She remarried after 5 years, to Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis, 33 years older, who has been her friend for a long while.
Ending abruptly after seven years due to Onassis’ death in 1975, the romance was described as “odd” by former assistant Kathy McKeon in the tribute Jackie’s Girl: My Life With The Kennedy Family. She shared that the couple were “very good to each other” and looked more like friends than lovers.
MEL GIBSON AND ROSALIND ROSS
Mel Gibson was a very in-demand and much-acclaimed actor. So, Hollywood lamented when he ruined his own career by forging one controversy after another. This includes his arrest in 2006 for suspected DUI and for irreverent anti-Semitic remarks. Then, police investigated reports of domestic violence on his ex-partner Oksana Grigorieva. He probably had to deal with a couple of attorneys to back himself up.
But Gibson decided to turn his life around, and 2017 proved to be his year of redemption. Hollywood welcomed him back with an Academy Award nomination for directing Hacksaw Ridge. He also earned a major role in the film Daddy’s Home 2. Most of all, his equestrienne girlfriend Rosalind Ross, 34 years his junior, gave birth to their first child together, Gibson’s ninth.
DON MCLEAN AND PARIS DYLAN
American singer-songwriter Don McLean is also known as the American Troubadour. He has a string of Billboard toppers to his credit, most notably the rock cultural touchstone American Pie and his ode to artist Vincent van Gogh Vincent, which both hit the number 1 spot. His album releases and concerts were very successful, lining him up alongside music icons Bob Dylan and The Beatles.
His current partner, 48 years younger Paris Dylan, is an Instagram model and social media star who enjoys music from the 60s and 70s. This explains why she easily fell for the musician in 2016, when she was only 24 and McLean was 73.
AL PACINO AND LUCILA SOLA
The Godfather star Al Pacino is one of Hollywood’s most important actors. He is well-known for high grossing films including Jack and Jill, Scent of a Woman, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Godfather I and II which proved to be great investments. He is also popular for dating famous beauties such as Diane Keaton, Jill Clayburgh, and Beverly D’Angelo.
But he started a buzz when he dated Argentinian actress Lucila Sola, who was born 36 years after him. The huge age gap didn’t seem to bother the couple who dated from 2011 to 2015 until they decided to be “just friends” as they were both “dedicated to their craft so sustaining a relationship was always going to be tough”, as relayed to The Sun.
MICK JAGGER AND MELANIE HAMRICK
Rolling Stones front man and founding member Mick Jagger is the ultimate embodiment of a rock star. He is famous for his ability to draw a crowd with his awesome voice and signature moves. But beyond that, he is also known for his affection toward beautiful and talented women including models Jerry Hall, Carla Bruni, Anita Pallenberg, Luciana Gimenez, and singer Marianne Faithfull.
His latest conquer is American Ballet Theatre dancer Melanie Hamrick who he started dating in 2014. Despite the 44 years age gap and striking difference in their music genre preferences, the couple seems to hit it off really well. In 2016, they welcomed their first kid together and named him Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger, probably prompting them to install a home security system.
AIMEE PRESTON AND STEVE TYLER
Aimee Preston used to be the personal assistant of Steven Tyler, 80s rock band Aerosmith’s front man, who was 40 years her senior and enjoying fame and high credit score way before she was conceived. This means that Preston is even younger than Tyler’s model-actress daughter Liv Tyler.
After some years of professional relationship, the two arrived and walked around holding hands at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party in 2016 and have officially been an item since then. Preston’s previous clients such as Christina Aguilera spouses David and Victoria Beckham, and Marla Maples (Donald Trump’s ex-wife) were reportedly shocked but happy for the couple.