When Camila Morrone, 24, and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, first went public with their relationship in 2017, she and DiCaprio faced a lot of criticism.
Many thought these two celebs should find someone their own age, as their 23-year age gap was just too hard to ignore. But fast forward to today, and the couple is still going strong despite the huge age difference. What’s the secret to making this relationship work? Well, it may have everything to do with Morrone, herself, regardless of age.
Camila Morrone and Leonardo Di Caprio
In 2019, Camila Morrone made a statement following the outpouring of disapproval over her pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio.
“There are so many relationships in Hollywood — and in the history of the world — where people have big age gaps,” the actress said at the time. “I just think anyone should be able to date whoever they want to date.” So it looks like Morrone is okay with the age gap simply because it’s not uncommon and she wants to be with whoever she heard. And that’s pretty fair.
While a few people seemed to agree with Morrone’s sentiment, many just couldn’t ignore the fact that this wasn’t her boyfriend’s first rodeo with someone much younger.
During his relationship with Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively in 2011, DiCaprio was 36 while Lively was 23. It was a similar situation for his previous brief flings with Bar Refaeli, Erin Heatherton, Toni Garrn and Nina Agdal, all of whom had at least 10 years younger than DiCaprio. when they were with him but were no older than 25 when he broke up with them. That’s why many (sort of) joke about his refusal to date anyone over 25.
Knowing his past, it’s hard for people not to be convinced of their opinion of Morrone and DiCaprio’s age gap, seeing it as something that could end badly for Morrone once she reaches a certain age. But the actress apparently understands all the chatter, as she said, “I’d probably be curious too.”
Nevertheless, the two have continued their relationship and seem to be nearing the end of the game. But even if they are not, Morrone wants his identity to be more than “the super young person who dated Leonardo DiCaprio”.
“I feel like there should always be an identity besides who you’re dating,” she said. “I understand the association, but I’m confident it will continue to slip away and be less of a conversation.”
