Many actors laugh at the age gap.
Just recently, Jake Gyllenhaal appeared alongside his partner… 16 years younger than him. At the Golden Globes ceremony, the star actually rubbed shoulders with her dear and tender, Jeanne Cadieu.
A model met when she was only 20 years old… A “pathetic” situation to read some of the heated public feedback. We detail it for you here. But in the opposite direction, wouldn't that shock public opinion more? When the woman is older, or even much older?
We have to believe it, given the harsh reactions provoked by the latest feverish gossip, once again at the heart of the legendary Hollywood ceremony. Indeed, according to celebrity influencer Perez Hilton, a cult actress from the 2000s would have kissed her ex at the 2025 Golden Globes after-party. She is Kate Beckinsale, star of the Underworld saga (among others) and him, Matt Rife, recognized singer.
Only, Kate Beckinsale is 51 years old, and Matt Rife, 29 years old. Which does not fail to upset some…
“They were a couple before already??” : Kate Beckinsale scandalizes the patriarchy
Kate Beckinsale and Matt Rife, a pair 20 years apart (yes yes, like the comedy with Virginie Efira and Pierre Niney), shared a kiss at the Golden Globes after-party, if we are to believe the rumors spread on the Web – by Page Six in particular, with a source commenting in this way: “Her arms were around his neck, and his arms and hands were around her waist… They were very close, and I saw them kiss several times“.
Good, but that's not what upsets the public the most.
Because as Perez Hilton states, the two celebrities were already a couple in 2017. At the time, the singer was barely 22 years old, and the actress was in her forties. They are then photographed kissing.”outside the Villa Lounge in West Hollywood, sparking relationship rumors“. By the actress's own “confession”, they will go out together for a whole year before limiting the damage. Apparently, not in the most demonstrative way then.
And Internet users react in an exacerbated manner…
“But they've already been together?”, “They were a couple?”, “Wait, have they both already gone on a date?“, hallucinate some Internet users on Instagram, not always benevolent. When others focus on the actress' physique (for a change): “I don't recognize her face.” Or judge her bluntly: “Ah yes, so they like them younger…“.
Charming. We recall that in the “other direction”, much more normalized curiously, we attribute to the leader of the genre, Leonardo Dicaprio, a relationship of 19 years. The actor is 50. And recently again, our national Alain Chabat appeared on the red carpet with his partner Tiara Comte, actress: 23 years separate them. Photos extensively commented on again.
But Beckinsale's story makes us think a lot of one of the most controversial couples in Hollywood: the Aaron Taylor-Johnson pair, the revelation of the film Kick Ass, and, Sam Taylor Johnson, filmmaker of the 50 Shades of Trilogy. Gray and the recent Amy Winehouse biopic. 23 years separate them. And above all, they have been together for 16 years. And that doesn't really work: we tell you about it in this article.
