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Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Kiesha Dosanjh
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis’ girlfriend, Eileen Kelly, has opened up about their 33 year age-gap relationship.
Kelly, 30 and Kiedis, 63, have been spotted out a number of times over recent months, and now, Kelly is speaking out about their relationship.
Baring all in a recent Vogue essay titled My Boyfriend Is Double My Age, Kelly, without mentioning Kiedis by name, penned: “My own boyfriend is more than twice my age, which is either alarming or impressive, depending on who you ask.
“It’s my first time dating someone significantly older, and sometimes I joke with friends that I’ve been missing out my whole life.”
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Kelly also said that dating an older man means he’s ‘simply had more time to get his s**t together,’ and isn’t biding time before ‘swiping on someone better’.
Elsewhere, the 30-year-old shared that the pair met at a birthday party, and bonded over the fact they regularly visit Hawaii, with Kiedis owning a home there.
The couple then planned a date, and Kelly revealed that the 33 year age-gap didn’t even register to her at first. However, before the date, she admitted to seeking advice from her best friend, who had also dated much older - who called Kiedis a 'spring chicken'.
Discussing public perception on age-gap relationships, Kelly said people respond differently based on 'who occupies which side of the gap'.
Using pop icon Cher, 79, who is currently dating, music executive Alexander "AE" Edwards, who is around 40 years younger, as an example, Kelly said the public reaction was. broadly, “Good for her.”
However, the 30-year-old said that when the shoe was on the other foot, the man is labeled as 'creepy' and 'gross,' while people say the woman 'must have daddy issues'.
“Is it really so difficult to imagine that connection can exist across generations, and that two people of different ages can find something real in each other?” she questioned.
Elsewhere in the article, Kelly expressed her love for her boyfriend, but emphasized her independence, stressing she’s ‘not at risk of losing everything’ if they break up.
Kiedis is yet to publicly speak on the relationship between himself and Kelly, which comes after a number of high profile relationships.
The Grammy Award winner is father to son, Everly Bear Kiedis, who he shares with ex-partner, model, Heather Christie.
Everly, Kiedis’ only child, was born in 2007, making him 18 years old. Speaking to Louder Sound in 2014, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman said: “He was born right after we came off a tour, which was very cosmically correct," he said. "Being a father is the coolest trip I’ve ever taken."