Meet the A-List ladies squashing the stigma of toyboys & how they use them to show off their money, sex & power status
MOVE aside, the old breadwinner hubby. Hollywood has a new obsession - sexy hunks who are decades younger than their partners.
For years, the vast majority of women have been dating men who are not only their senior but also wealthier - take Leonardo DiCaprio and his string of fresh-faced models, for instance.
The Titanic legend, 49, has seemingly never been papped with a woman aged 27 or older.
In 2022, the A-list actor dumped his long-term girlfriend, model and actress Camila Morrone, just months after she turned 25.
The pair had been together since 2018, when the dark-haired beauty was 20 - but when she approached her 25th birthday, people joked that their relationship was doomed... and it turns out they were right.
None of this is new - but looks like the tables have turned and now women, some of whom are fast-approaching their 70s, have left the partners their age to pursue much younger studs.
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One of them is Jackie Apostel, 29, who was recently spotted kissing her 19-year-olf boyfriend Cruz Beckham.
The singer - and the third child of Victoria and David Beckham - has been with the Brazilian singer since April, with the couple's romance kept fairly under wraps in its early stages.
Cruz has already taken the important step of introducing Jackie to the rest of the Beckhams brood as she's previously been pictured with the star-studded family and was sat front row at Victoria's latest Paris Fashion Week show sporting one of her designs.
The songstress is just one of the many females who've jumped on this trend - and even Brand and Culture Expert has spotted a shift in the dating scene in the world of celebs.
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''It's not been uncommon for Hollywood's leading ladies to go for younger men and to be seen as man eaters.
''But that’s completely changed now and stars like Cher, Madonna, Kris Jenner are dating younger men because they can - and they want to.''
Chatting exclusively with Fabulous, Nick said: ''Traditionally, it was the older man with the younger woman.
''But as times have changed so has the power shift and women are far more in touch with their money, their sexuality and the decisions.
''It's fabulous to see so many women take the reigns and show that age is nothing but a number!''
Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble
She is the ultimate momager of the Kardashian-Jenner clam, multi-millionaire businesswoman and general securer of the bag - and over the years, the 69-year-old Kris Jenner has also dated quite a few men.
After her first marriage to lawyer Robert Kardashian broke down in 1991 when Robert found out about the affair his wife had been having with professional football player Todd Waterman, Kris went on to tie the knot with Caitlyn Jenner that very same year.
The Jenners announced their separation in October 2013, with Kris filing for divorce year later - and it didn't take long for the matriarch to find lasting love again.
Kris met talent manager Corey Gamble, now 44, through a mutual pal in 2014 and the duo have built an enviable life together ever since - although they haven't tied the knot, as the 69-year-old confessed she doesn't need another lavish wedding ceremony.
The topic of the 25-year age gap has regularly been debate since the start of the loving relationship - to which Kris insisted she didn't care about the difference.
On an episode in May 2024, the business mogul addressed it: "I used to say to Corey all the time when I first started dating him, like, 'Why do you want to date somebody older than you?' I didn't get the age gap, and then he taught me that age is just a number."
It's not just more than two decades between the pair - the momager is also reportedly worth over ten times more than her sexy man, with Kris' net worth at an estimated $170million (around £130million) and Corey's at $15million (£12million).
According to Nick, this only goes on to prove that for some of our favourite celebs their partner's finances don't matter - and there are other aspects they've shifted their focus to.
''It's not about money - it's about compatibility and also a sense of independence which is really empowering for both partners.''
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
She's one of the OG models and he's one of the heartthrobs behind Tokio Hotel which shot to fame in 2007 thanks to their mega hit Monsoon - Heidi Klum, 52, and Tom Kaulitz, 35.
Like the fashion legend, the rocker is also from Germany - and the model, who met the former teenage superstar at a party, said she fell for Tom right away.
“It was to the point, so bad, that I couldn’t even look at him,” Heidi recalled in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres.
“You know when you’re immediately attracted to someone that you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I can’t look at him!’
''So, I had to sit next to him, instead of across, because then I would've had to look at him the whole time.”
In that same chat with the TV host, 66, the mum-of-three explained how it was their mutual background that was key to their relationship - and ultimately, wedding in 2019 - and not money.
“Maybe that was always the link that was missing. I needed a German.
''Yeah, we have the same roots and the same upbringing, the same understanding.”
The America's Got Talent Judge (net worth £124million) has long been vocal about their steamy bedroom antics - and even insisted that her hubby's age and stamina is what keeps her full of life.
''I have no back or knee pain and I have my husband', before chuckling their sex life was ''very good'' and saying she'd found her match in the hunk, in a chat with .
Heidi also added how she disliked the term ''toy boy'', referring to the younger male partner of an older woman, because she doesn't think their age difference matters.
Ahead of their engagement, : "Lately, I'm being reminded more about my age by people other than myself.
''My boyfriend is many years younger than me, and lots of people are questioning that and asking about it.
''That's really the only time when age seems to be shoved in my face and I have to give an answer for it."
She added: "I don't really think about it that much otherwise.
"You have to just live a happy life without worrying too much about what people think because worrying is only going to give you more wrinkles."
Nick said: ''The main factor that these women are all going for younger men is happiness, they may have all the money in the world and all the success but they haven’t been happy.
''Now they are showing the world that a younger man can make them happy and they are empowered to promote that.
''That happiness can be because they are successful, great in bed and treat their partners as equals and not trophies which is something we see in shows like Disney's Rivals which are outdated and the wrong values.''
A-list age gap relationships that have stood the test of time
- Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble - 25 years
The Kardashian matriarch, 69, met her younger man, 44, at a mutual friend's 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They've been together since August 2014. - Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson - 23 years
The director, 57, and actor, 43, reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham - 20 years
The model, 37, started dating actor Jason, 57, in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. - Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas - 25 years
Catherine, 55, was introduced to Michael, 80, a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas
From their humble beginnings as a summer romance in 2018 to their elaborate wedding celebrations that cost the pair an estimated $800k (£624k), Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have become one of the ultimate celebrity power couples, alongside Queen B and Jay-Z and others.
The couple - who share ten years between them, with Priyanka 42 and Nick 32 - have long been the topic of age gap relationships for many, and even Nick's mum, Denise Miller-Jonas, allegedly told the Indian actress her son was just seven when she won Miss World in 2000, .
Priyanka further added that it's very weird but people who are meant to be will be together - somehow.
"Which is unfathomable! That was 22 years ago or something. He was 7 and I was 17 - and he was sitting there and he was watching. It was so weird.
''I do think that people are meant to be with each other for whatever that duration in your life is supposed to be,'' said Priyanka, who had their adorable baby daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas via surrogacy in 2022.
In numerous interviews, Priyanka shared that she doesn’t think about the age gap.
During an appearance on , Priyanka said she doesn't give their age difference the same amount of attention that the public does.
"I mean, I don't think about it. I think people think about it a lot more than I do,” the dark-haired beauty said.
“I didn’t give it much of a chance because, I was like, ‘He’s 25 years old, he’s a rockstar. I want to get married, I want to settle down, I want to have a baby.’ I was 35 at the time”.
The film producer, who started dating Nick after he slid into her DMs on Twitter in 2016, also pointed out the double standard behind the criticism - that a woman is more likely to be judged for having a younger partner than a man is.
"I find it really amazing when you flip it and the guy is older, no one cares and actually people like it," she told InStyle.
The duo are not concerned with their ages - and in fact, the American singer "loves dating older women, and if anything it makes Priyanka even more attractive to him," a source close to Nick added.
Nick has "always been very mature for his age” and is “an old soul'' - and Priyanka has even joked that she calls her hubby ''Old Man Jonas''.
Prior to cheekily shooting his show on X - formerly known as Twitter - Nick had a rumoured fling with Kate Hudson, when he was 23 and she was 37.
In 2018, fans speculated the talented hunk was flirting with fellow actress Jenna Dewan - also 37.
Even though Nick may be a fan of dating older women, he was drawn to Priyanka for more reasons than just her age.
"He obviously thinks she’s beautiful, but he’s also drawn to her intelligence," the source added.
"She has this charisma and energy that draws you to her, and she’s fit in so well with his friends and family."
Cher and Alexander ''AE'' Edwards
The Oscar winning actress and pop queen, 78, has been married twice before - but it wasn't until she met rapper and music exec Alexander ''AE'' Edwards, 38, during Paris Fashion Week in 2022 that she found true love.
The Believe singer is almost 40 years older than her toyboy - but Cher insists that people's criticism of that number doesn't bother her.
Talking to Extra, the music legend - who received a dazzling diamond ring from her boyfriend as a Christmas pressie in 2022 - explained that they still have plenty in common as a couple.
However, the age gap means that AE doesn't always understand her references, she chuckled.
“Sometimes I’m talking to him and he has no idea who I’m talking about,” she told the publication.
“The other day, I said, ‘Do you know who, I don’t know, Clark Gable [is]?’ Somebody said, ‘Yes, of course,’ but most of my references.
''He’ll look at me and go, ‘I wasn’t born yet.’”
Despite the occasional missed reference, the 78-year-old star couldn’t be happier in her relationship with the rapper, whom she described as “reserved” and “more obviously shy” than she is.
“I hate to talk about how happy I am, but no, we have a great time together,” she told the outlet.
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“We can talk [about] music. We can talk about everything. He’s got a great sense of humour, he’s got the cutest son in the world, ever.
''We just get each other.”