“Love knows no boundaries” and “Age is but a number”, these popular sayings imply that almost anything can be transcended when it comes to love. And that age is just an issue of mind. But age seems to be a barrier when it comes to women? While it is completely natural that a hero can never retire; it is assumed that once a female celebrity crosses 30 then her career is over. Male celebs dating much younger women is a pretty common sight. Both in Bollywood and Hollywood. But the dynamics are changing rapidly when it comes to dating and marrying older women too. Although there are still a lot of controversies and scrutiny but slowly the age bar has taken a back seat. Be it a small age difference or a huge one, these celebrities are setting the right example by going ahead and proving the point that age difference does not really matter. And that love triumphs over all else. While we wait for one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities, Priyanka to marry Nick, lets have a look at 13 such male celebrities who married older women.
#1 Sachin Tendulkar
He is the God of Cricket. The man who wowed us all whenever he came on the field is married to Anjali who is about six years older than him? Sachin believes that this age gap has actually made them more understanding towards one another. They have now been happily married for 23 years.They have two children named Arjun and Sarah.
#2 Abhishek Bachchan
One of the most talked about celebrity couples in Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have had to go through several hurdles before they ended up together. This Bollywood Power couple also had an age angle to their love story. Aishwarya was 2 years older than Abhishek. But neither the age barrier nor Aishwarya’s “Manglik Yog” could stop them from tying the knot. Abhishek Bachchan became one of the few B-town male celebrities to go ahead and let love have it way! Theirs is a story that is anything but adorable. They have a daughter named Aradhya and have been married for 11 happy years.
#3 Kunal Khemu
Kunal Khemu and Soha Ali Khan fell in love with each other in the sets of “Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge” in the year 2009. This celebrity couple had since then been very open about their relationship and had even moved in together in 2013. They tied the knot in 2015, after Kunal proposed to Soha in Paris. Kunal is 5 years younger than his wife, but their love and commitment to each other over the years have never let the age difference matter.
#4 Shirish Kunder
Shirish Kunder and Farah Khan are one of the most popular Bollywood celebrity couples. He is an editor turned director and she is a choreographer-director. They are among Bollywood’s power couples. Shirish is eight years younger than his wife. They met on the sets of Farah’s directorial debut “Main Hoon Na” and became good friends. Soon they were head over heels in love and neither their religious differences nor the age gap mattered any more. They got married in 2004 and have been blessed with a son and two daughters.
#5 Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar also falls under the list of male celebrities who married older women. Farhan and his ex-wife Adhuna who was six years older than him got married in the year 2000. They are blessed with two lovely daughters. But unfortunately due to compatibility issues, they parted ways in 2016.
#6 Sunil Dutt
At a time when male celebrities marrying older women was not at all common, Sunil Dutt went against the norm and married Nargis who was just a year senior to him. Nargis was also then a much bigger star than him. In addition to the age gap, a lot of complications came before they tied the knot due to their separate religious affiliations. Their’s was a picture perfect love story. It started when Sunil Dutt saved Nargis from the fire that broke out on the sets of “Mother India”.
#7 Raj Kundra
He may not be a Bollywood celebrity, but Raj Kundra came into the limelight because of Shilpa Shetty. They met during the promotions of Shipa’s perfume brand, S2, and love sparked between them. They soon got married in 2009 and are happily married.
#8 Karan Singh Grover
Karan and Bipasha tied the knot in 2016. Earlier, Karan’s mother was against the marriage since Bipasha was older than Karan by four years. But the couple managed to convince her that age is just a number when it comes to love.
#9 Saif Ali Khan
Although they have parted ways for some time now, Saif Ali Khan is among those male celebrities who did not let age matter when it came to matters of the heart. Amrita Singh was at that time a big star. When they got hitched, Saif was only 21 years old while Amrita was 33. The match was against the wishes of Saif’s parents but the couple was said to be deeply in love with each other at the time and age did not matter. In 2004, the couple ended their marriage on a bitter note.
#10 Hugh Jackman
If one has to make a list of Hollywood Celebrities who went ahead and got married to women older than them, then you cannot ignore Hugh Jackman (Popularly known to all his fans as Wolverine). Hugh Jackman married actress Deborra-Lee Furness when he was 28 and she 41. Despite the age gap of 13 years,they have a bond unlike any other couple and are still going strong!
#11 Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher was only 27 when he married 43 year old Demi Moore. Their’s was a difference of 16 years which made him among the youngest male celebrities to get hitched to their much older spouse. They divorced in 2013 after which Ashton went on to marry Mila Kunis with whom he has two children.
#12 Aaron Taylor Johnson
“Kick-Ass” star Aaron Taylor Johnson got married when he was only 21. He married director Sam Taylor Wood in 2012. This power couple of Hollywood share an age gap of 23 years. That love can surmount everything else, is a proof in their case. They have two children together and are happily married.
#13 Prince Harry
Though Prince Harry is not a Hollywood personality, he is a celebrity in his own right (Royalty). He married American actress Meghan Markle, who is best known for her role in “Suits”. The couple tied the knot in May 2018. They have an age gap of three years. She is 36 and he is 33 but that is insignificant when one gets to witness the love and care they have for each other. From holding hands whenever seen out in public, to not letting an opportunity go by without admiring and praising each other. They are true couple goals.
These are some of the male celebrities who married older women. While some of the marriages may have floundered and hit the rocks, others have only flourished and grown stronger. Love is a strong potion. It can overcome a lot of things. What is needed in the end is basic understanding and the desire to be together.
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