A man who was a teenager when he married a 71-year-old – weeks after meeting her at her son’s funeral – has paid tribute to his older wife ahead of their eighth wedding anniversary.
Gary Hardwickthen 18, fell in love with Walmart worker Almeda Errell, then 71, of Tennessee, and he popped the question just two weeks after meeting.
In a clip recently shared on Gary’s TikTok account, the 26-year-old can now be seen singing a song for his beloved wife, the elderly Almeda, now 80 years old.
The 19-second video began with captions detailing how they met, saying: “I met the love of my life when I was 18 and she was 71.”
The new beau continued: ‘Almost eight years later and we fall more in love every day,’ followed by a sweet video montage playing in the background.
Gary Hardwick, then 19, fell in love with Walmart employee Almeda Errell, then 71, and he popped the question just two weeks after meeting.
It seems their passion continues to grow, with Gary describing Almeda as his ‘babydoll’ and ‘queen’ in an emotional birthday tribute to mark her 80th birthday last week.
Full Instagram the post read: ‘Happy birthday to the most amazing woman in the world. Today is not only your day, but more importantly, today is about celebrating the birth of such a wonderful and genuine woman with such a heart of gold.
“I’m the luckiest man for every day I wake up next to you. You make me the happiest man every day and I want to always make you the happiest woman.
“You deserve the world and until my last breath I will work hard to give it to you. All my happiest moments are moments I share with you. I hope you have the most beautiful birthday today and I hope enjoy all your surprises my love.
“You are truly the love of my life and I love you with every beat of my heart. Here’s to celebrating my queen. Happy Birthday Babydoll’.
Gary, mid twenties too cook some salmon marinated in wine for his girlfriend – and treated her to some wine to mark the occasion.
The pair are no strangers to controversy and even have a joint OnlyFans account that sells explicit content to their subscribers.
And this isn’t the only time they’ve made headlines – Gary has been candid about their sex life.
In a clip recently shared on Gary’s TikTok account, the 26-year-old can now be seen singing a song for his beloved wife, the elderly Almeda, now 80 years old.
He said: “The first time we made love was on our wedding night. It was an amazing experience. There was such a deep connection there. She is a wonderful lover.’
The couple have even found themselves estranged from some family members – with Almeda’s son cutting her off as a result of her relationship with a man of a similar age.
Aaron and Indiana Elliott, two of Almeda’s six grandchildren, also found it hard to accept their relationship — especially Aaron, who is three years older than his stepfather.
Aaron said: “I only called him grandpa once and that was when I was drunk. In my head, I see him more as a friend than a grandfather. But you know, our grandmother is happy.’
Indiana, 17, added: ‘How can you not be supportive of this? For me personally, whenever they first got together it was a little weird. But I mean, we live in the 21st century and those things shouldn’t matter.”
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