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To celebrate Liam Payne's 30th birthday on Aug. 29, 2023, Wonderwall.com is rounding up the stars who've famously dated older women over the years…
Harry Styles isn't the only former member of One Direction who's romanced an older woman… Singer Liam Payne first connected with one-named British singer and TV personality Cheryl in 2008 when he auditioned for the British version of "The X Factor" while she was serving as a judge.
At the time, he was 14 and she was about 25. Fortunately, it would be another seven years before things between them turned romantic. They were an item from 2015 to 2018 and even welcomed a son, Bear, in 2017.
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There's a 32-year age gap between Holland Taylor and her long-term love, Sarah Paulson. The "American Horror Story" actress and the former "Two and a Half Men" star were first publicly linked in 2015.
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Slim Jim Phantom — who came to fame as the drummer for the Stray Cats in the '80s — was just shy of his 23rd birthday when he wed Swedish model-actress and former Bond girl Britt Ekland, then 41, in 1984. The couple, who have more than 18 years between them, split in 1992 after welcoming a son together.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson met his wife, filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, in 2008 when he auditioned to play a young version of John Lennon in her feature film directorial debut, "Nowhere Boy." He was 18 or 19 at the time and she was 42. The duo got engaged a year after they met, welcomed two daughters and tied the knot in 2012.
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Harry Styles was in a serious relationship with Olivia Wilde, who's 10 years his senior, from late 2020 to late 2022. The duo connected when she directed him in the 2022 psychological thriller "Don't Worry Darling." It's not the first time the chart-topper has romanced an older woman, though… Back in 2012, Harry said he's open to dating anyone his mom's age or younger! (Mum Anne Twist was reportedly born in 1967.)
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Harry Styles was just 17 when he started seeing English actress and TV host Caroline Flack, who was 31 at the time. They connected in 2011 through their mutual ties to the British version of "The X Factor" — the reality TV show on which One Direction got their start that Caroline later hosted after initially presenting its companion show, "The Xtra Factor." Years later, Caroline, who died in 2020, said of her brief romance with the singer, "I've never felt I was much older than Harry anyway. I still feel 18 and probably act that way half the time."
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There's a 10-year age gap between Spanish professional soccer player Gerard Piqué and former long-term partner Shakira. The duo first connected in 2010 when he was in his early 20s and went on to welcome two sons together. They split in 2022.
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Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian — who's 13 years his senior — practically broke the Internet when they started dating in 2021 after she hosted an episode of "Saturday Night Live." It was fun while it lasted: The comedian and the mother of four broke up in the summer of 2022. But it wasn't Pete's first experience with an older woman…
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A few years before Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian made waves, the "Saturday Night Live" star had a brief but noteworthy fling with Kate Beckinsale. For the three months in early 2019, the age-mismatched duo (there's a 20-year gap between them) were Hollywood's hottest "it" couple.
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Nick Jonas's missus, Priyanka Chopra, is a decade older than him. They exchanged vows in 2018 following a whirlwind courtship of less than a year and welcomed their first child together in 2022.
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Hugh Jackman is 13 years younger than his wife of more than 25 years, Deborra-lee Furness. They first connected on the set of the 1995 Australian miniseries "Correlli" — his first big gig as an actor fresh out of drama school — and tied the knot in 1996.
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Jason Momoa's ex Lisa Bonet is 11 years older than him. The "Aquaman" actor and the former "The Cosby Show" star revealed in 2022 that they'd separated after more than four years of marriage and more than 15 years as a couple. (They got together in 2004 when he was just 25.)
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Portia de Rossi's wife, Ellen DeGeneres, is 15 years her junior. The "Arrested Development" alum and the comedian tied the knot in 2008 following a courtship of about four years.
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"Parks and Recreation" alum Nick Offerman is 12 years younger than his wife, "Will & Grace" actress Megan Mullally. They first connected in 2000 while co-starring in a production of "The Berlin Circle," got engaged in 2002 and quietly exchanged vows the following year.
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Snow Patrol rocker Johnny McDaid is 12 years younger than love Courteney Cox. They reportedly met through mutual pal Ed Sheeran in 2013, got engaged in 2014, split in 2015 and reconnected in 2016. They've been going strong ever since, though they're no longer engaged.
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If the rumors are true, The Weeknd and Angelina Jolie quietly dated in mid-2021. The Oscar-winning mother of six is 15 years older than the chart-topping musician.
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Ashton Kutcher's ex-wife, Demi Moore, is 15 years older than him. They started dating in 2003 when he was 25 and tied the knot two years later, but it wasn't meant to be: They split in 2011 and finalized their divorce in 2013. Two years later, he married second wife Mila Kunis, who's five years his junior.
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Tokio Hotel rocker Tom Kaulitz is 16 years younger than his wife, German supermodel Heidi Klum. They started dating in 2018 when he was 28 and she was 44.
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Dwyane Wade is nine years younger than his wife, "Bring It On" star Gabrielle Union. The retired basketball player and the actress reportedly met in 2007, though it's unclear when exactly things between them turned romantic. They married in 2014.
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Professional baseball player Cole Tucker is eight years younger than actress Vanessa Hudgens, whom he started dating in 2020.
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Let's be honest: Fitness model and trainer Sam Asghari might not be famous if he hadn't started dating Britney Spears, who's 12 years his senior, after they connected on the set of her 2016 "Slumber Party" music video. Thanks to their long-term romance, the aspiring actor, who married Britney in 2022, is now a celeb in his own right.