The world lost the plot after this photo of youthful Mary-Kate Olsen with her now husband Olivier Sarkozy (17 years her senior) went public.
THEY say age is just a number when it comes to falling in love and nobody proves this point more than the Olsen twins.
Mary-Kate set tongues wagging last year when she married Olivier Sarkozy, a man 17 years her senior but her twin Ashley is out to top this having just confirmed her relationship with 58-year old financier Richard Sachs. The twins are 30.
They’re not the only celebrity couples comfortable with a bit of an age difference though, here’s some of the world’s most famous couples who have the biggest age gaps.
photo galleryCeleb couples with a massive age gap
CRYSTAL HARRIS AND HUGH HEFNER - 60 YEARS.
Always one to date younger women, 90-year old Hefner has had no shortage of young flames. The most extreme is his current wife Crystal Harris who married the Playboy founder in 2012. She was 26 and he was 86 at the time of their wedding. Picture: Getty Images1 of 17
HUGH JACKMAN AND DEBORRA-LEE FURNESS - 13 YEARS
20 years into their blisfully happy marriage, Jackman and Furness have proved age really is just a number and that Hollywood marriages can actually work. The couple also have two adopted children aged 15 and 10 with Jackman describing his wife as “the greatest woman I have ever met.” Picture: Getty Images2 of 17
JOHNNY DEPP AND AMBER HEARD-23 YEARS
After one of the most viscious and heavily publicised divorces Hollywood has ever seen, Heard and Depp finally seem to be through the worst of it. Perhaps their 23 year age gap had something to do with the demise of their marriage however Heard’s main reason for filing for divorce from the Pirates of the Caribbean star was allegations of domestic violence, claims the actor vehemently denies.3 of 17
CALISTA FLOCKHART AND HARRISON FORD - 23 YEARS.
Although first meeting at the 2002 Golden Globes, this Hollywood power couple didn’t tie the knot until 2010. The couple have an adopted son Liam, born 2001 which they say keeps them young. Following their engagement in 2009, Ford told Hello! “I was 60 when I fell in love with Calista.” Picture: Getty Images4 of 17
MARY-KATE OLSEN AND OLIVIER SARKOZY - 17 YEARS.
When the news broke Olsen and French banker Sarkozy were dating in 2012, many said their 17 year age gap (and his 10 and 12-year old children) would be their downfall. Four years on, and an intimate New York wedding later, they’re still happy as larry. Picture: Getty Images5 of 17
JASON STATHAM AND ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY - 20 YEARS.
When you propose with a five-carat diamond ring valued at more than $400,000, a 20 year age difference probably isn’t going to be much of an issue. The ‘Transporter’ star and his model girlfriend got engaged in January, 2016 after dating for five years. Huntington-Whiteley told Self magazine, “we’re best mates. He makes me laugh everyday.” Picture: Getty Images6 of 17
ASHTON KUTCHER AND DEMI MOORE - 16 YEARS.
He may be happily married and have a baby with Mila Kunis but this only came after the end of Kutcher’s 6-year marriage to Demi Moore amid months of infidelity rumours. Their bitter divorce battle raged on for over two years as they bitterly fought over millions of dollars and smashed all our dreams of a fairytale couple. Picture: Getty Images7 of 17
ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA DE ROSSI - 15 YEARS.
TV host DeGeneres tied the knot with the Aussie actress back in 2008 taking advantage of the brief window when same-sex marriage was legal in California. 8 years on they’re still smitten, residing in their LA mansion with plenty of pets and no children. Picture: Getty Images8 of 17
GEORGE CLOONEY AND AMAL CLOONEY-17 YEARS
Every woman’s dreams and hearts died a little the day Clooney started dating human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. If anyone was to tame the playboy actor clearly Amal was the woman to do it. The couple became engaged in April, 2014 and were married a few months later. Picture: Getty Images9 of 17
AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON AND SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON - 23 YEARS.
Kick Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson dropped everyone’s jaw in 2009 when he started dating Sam Taylor-John, the director of Nowhere Boy, a John Lennon biopic the English actor starred in. He was 19 and she was 42 at the time. The couple have two daughters born 2010 and 2012 and were also married in England in 2012. Picture: Getty Images10 of 17
MICK JAGGER AND MELANIE HAMRICK - 43 YEARS.
Rolling Stones frontman met the 29-year old ballerina back in 2014 who is now pregnant with the singer’s eighth child.The baby, due to be born in January 2017 will have a 73-year old father. Jagger’s eldest child, Karis is 45 years old. The unconventional couple told The Sun they’re ‘surprised and happy.’ Picture: Getty Images11 of 17
ALEC BALDWIN AND HILARIA THOMAS - 26 YEARS.
After less than a year of dating, Baldwin tied the knot with the 26 years his junior yoga instructor. Despite some assuming the couple bonded over their love of headstands and downward dogs, they actually first met at a restaurant in New York City. The couple were married in 2012 and have three children together. Picture: Getty Images12 of 17
DONALD TRUMP AND MELANIA TRUMP - 24 YEARS.
The Slovenian model and soon to be America’s First Lady married 2016’s President-elect back in 2005 after years of courtship. Trump’s third wife, Melania gave birth to their son Barron in 2006. At the age of 70, Donald Trump will be the oldest ever to assume the US presidency to date. Picture: Getty Images13 of 17
ASHLEY OLSEN AND RICHARD SACHS - 28 YEARS
Considering her twin sister’s taste in men, it shouldn’t come as a surprise the news just broke Ashley is dating 58-year old financier Richard Sachs. The couple confirmed their relationship at a basketball game on Wednesday where they couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Olsen also previously dated director Bennett Miller, 19 years her senior. Picture: Getty Images14 of 17
ANGELINA JOLIE AND BILLY BOB THORNTON - 20 YEARS.
Thornton just told GQ he ‘never felt good enough’ for Jolie which might’ve had something to do with their 20 year age difference. There’s no denying the couple flaunted their relationship in bizzare ways (wearing vials of each other’s blood around their neck) but that did little to stop their 2000 Vegas marriage ending three years later. Jolie was Thornton’s fifth wife and the actress’ divorce from Brad Pitt will be her third. Picture: Getty Images15 of 17
CATHERINE ZETA JONES AND MICHAEL DOUGLAS - 25 YEARS.
One of the longest lasting Hollywood couples is that of Zeta Jones and Douglas. The couple have been married for 16 years and saying they’ve been through thick and thin is not an exaggeration. Douglas was diagnosed with tongue cancer back in 2010 and the couple were briefly separated back in 2013 but have since reconciled with Zeta Jones admitting their marriage was “hard work.” Picture: Getty Images16 of 17
SARAH PAULSON AND HOLLAND TAYLOR - 31 YEARS.
American Horror Story star Paulson finally confirmed she’s dating 71-year old Two and a Half Men mother Holland Taylor in March this year. The two actresses met at a dinner party more than ten years ago but after most of the world recognised their direct Twitter messaging as just blatant flirting, the couple finally went public. Picture: Getty Images17 of 17
