Sam Taylor-Johnson, aged 57, has admitted to being perplexed by the ongoing fascination with her 23-year age gap marriage to Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34. The couple met in 2009 on the set of the John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy, and have been together ever since, welcoming two children during their decade-long relationship.
Taylor-Johnson recently shared her thoughts on the subject in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life. She expressed her initial confusion about the public’s interest in their age difference, stating that it had ‘sort of gone away a little bit’ over the years. However, she acknowledged that the topic often resurfaces during press appearances.
Taylor-Johnson believes that people’s fascination stems from their difficulty in understanding love stories that deviate from societal norms. She emphasizes that she and her husband do not perceive their age gap as a significant factor in their lives.
The couple’s unique relationship has been the subject of research, with a recent survey revealing that only 0.4% of married couples in the US involve a woman who is more than 20 years older than her male partner. Despite the potential for skepticism, Taylor-Johnson asserts that cynicism never entered her thoughts when she fell in love with Aaron.
She credits her instinctive and passionate nature for her unwavering commitment to the relationship. Taylor-Johnson is currently gaining recognition for her latest biographical film, Back to Black, which explores the story behind Amy Winehouse’s album of the same name. She acknowledges that the public’s interest in Winehouse’s struggles with addiction was on a much larger scale than the attention she has received for her age-gap relationship.
