10 Celebrity Couples That Prove Love Is Ageless
Some loves can withstand the trials of time!
-Kenneth Thapoung, BettyConfidential.com
When celebrity couples like Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris pollute popular media with news of breaking up or divorcing, marry or even dating someone WAY outside your age box can seem like an impossible and lack-luster task. But don't let the playboy and his former bunny discourage you from finding love with someone who's a tiny bit older or younger than you! Take some inspiration from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes or Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart.
Here's a list of 10 Hollywood couples like Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Nick Cannon andMariah Carey and others that have managed to stay together despite their age gaps:
1. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The attraction between Michael Douglas, 66, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 41, was anything but fatal when they tied the knot in 2000. Back in January, Michael announced on the Today Showhe had beaten his stage four cancer after a six-month struggle with the disease. But if that wasn't a Desperate Housewives testament to the strength of marriage, Catherine is now battling a bipolar II disorder. Oh! Did we mention there's a 25-year age difference? It's seems kinda miniscule now, doesn't it?
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2. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Han Solo hasn't flown solo in quite awhile. Harrison Ford, 68, and Calista Flockhart, 46, have one of the biggest age differences of all the Hollywood couples. But as cheesy and cliché a Valentine's Day proposal sounds, there must've been something Calista saw in the Star Warshero to convince her that he may be the one, but age wasn't a deterrent: "Sometimes I even say, 'Wow, I keep forgetting that he's [22] years older than me,' Calista told People in 2003. "It doesn't factor into our relationship at all." They were married in 2010.
3. Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim
Our favorite treasure hunter Nicolas Cage, 47, has endured three marriages in his quest for love, his current wife being waitress Alice Kim Cage, who's 27 years old. In April however, Nicolas was arrested for domestic violence against his wife and public drunkenness in New Orleans, when during a heated argument about where their rental property was (he must've been schwasted!), Nic yanked Alice by her arm to show prove he was right. Luckily for all the hopeful lovers out there, these two are still married in lieu of their two-decade age separation and domestic dispute.
4. Tina Turner and Erwin Bach
With marriage being so over-publicized nowadays, some couples have decided to go the European route and skipped the need for an official love license. Tina Turner, 71, has been living with German-born record company executive Erwin Bach, 54, for 10 years and even has a villa in France (lucky). What's more awesome is that the couple is happily living together without all the hoopla and paperwork of marriage. Looks like their love isn't defined but either age or wedding bands. These two make one proud Betty!
5. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
When Tom Cruise, 48, and Katie Holmes, 32, aren't spotlighted in tabloids for something harmless that's seemingly sinister, they're actually living a normal life with their three children. It's nothing new that the two have been madly in love with each other ever since Tom's inner child hopped all over Oprah's interview couch in 2005 when he professed his love ans or obsession with Katie. And what could be more romantic than a proposal atop the Eiffel Tower? It doesn't take scientology to see age is just a number.
6. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
Nice try guys, but there was no hiding your Moore-Kutcher 2005 wedding behind the walls of your Beverly Hills home. Demi, 48, and Ashton, 33, make one heck of a progressive couple when they sat down together with Piers Morgan in April and discussed why their marriage has worked thus far. Some reasons included working on the marriage when the getting's good, not bad, and unconventional romanticism. Instead of diamonds, Ash decorates showers Demi with Post-It notes with little messages of encouragement, love, or mere thought. Here's a Post-It for ya, "Aww"!
7. Brigitte Nielson and Mattia Dessi
Amazon…I mean amazin' model Brigitte Nielsen, 47, has been with to 32-year-old Italian model Mattia Dessi since 2006. They did have a spiritual wedding ceremony in the Dominican Republic in 2003. Why? Um, Brigitte hadn't finalized her divorce from her fourth husband. While many refer to Mattia as Brigitte's boytoy, she's been through enough marriages and Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace fashion shows to know that emphasis on age differences is so last season.
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8. Mira Sorvino and Christopher Backus
Like duh, I know, right? How could you not fall in love with 43-year-old Mira Sorvino? I mean she did invent the same Post-It notes Ashton uses, ya know? Mira married 29-year-oldChristopher Backus in 2004 at a courthouse in Santa Barbara . They've been going strong since. While both of them are novices to this whole marriage thing, age must not be a hindrance,consideing it's been a good seven years since they signed the marriage license. It's like totally a match made in heaven!
9. Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox
After playing Bree Van de Camp's young lover on Desperate Housewives, Brian Austin Green, 37, wanted to swap roles and see what it's like to be the cougar in the relationship! He married his 25-year-old on again/off again/ girlfriend Megan Fox. In a private wedding on the ever-sunset perfect island of Hawaii, the couple exchanged vows last June. When both partners have the face and body of near Greek gods and goddesses, age is just extra baggage on their love train.
10. Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey
Nick Cannon, 30, is the only man touchin' 41-year-old Mariah Carey's body since 2008. While their marriage may seem rushed considering they were only dating for a month, the two have said they were smitten with each other long before they were officially an item. To make their soul mate status legit in ink, Mariah and Nick permanently stenciled coordinating tats: Nick's tattoo reads "Mariah" from should to shoulder, while Mariah will forever be "Mrs. Cannon" on her lower back. Their love is in the ink, not the age.
But who says celebrities are the only ones who can have happy lives? We'd love to hear some of your timeless love stories, too!
Tell us: Is there an expiration age on love?
Kenneth Thapoung is one of BettyConfidential's fabulous interns
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