Peter Andre, 50, defends Leonardo Di Caprio’s age-gap romances and discuss his own marriage
They may travel in different circles, but Peter Andre has defended Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio.
With the Mysterious Girl singer, 50, comparing the actor’s age gap to his own marriage to wife Emily MacDonagh, 33, stating that ‘age doesn’t matter’.
It comes after the Hollywood actor, 48, hit back at claims he was in a relationship with Love Island’s Maya Jama, 28, after they were introduced by mutual friends.
Leo denied the new set of rumors after a source told it The sun that the Titanic star – who has also been linked to 27-year-old Gigi Hadid – and the British beauty “are in regular contact and have gone on a string of dates.”
Bring to his OK! column Peter wrote: ‘Although [Maya Jama is] 28, 20 years younger than him, you can’t help but admit that Leo looks great,’
“As you all know, Emily and I have been together for almost 11 years and have known each other for 13 years.”
“Even though she’s younger than me, I don’t think age matters because we’re so happy together!”
In the same boat: ‘Age is just a number’: Peter Andre, 50, defended Leonardo DiCaprio, 48, for dating younger women when he opened up about his own marriage to wife Emily, 33
Heartthrob: It comes after the Hollywood actor, 48, hit back at claims he has started dating Love Island’s Maya Jama, 28, after they were introduced by mutual friends
Peter married doctor Emily in 2015 and they share children Amelia, nine, and Theo, six, as well as Peter’s children Junior, 17, and Princess, 15, from his relationship with Katie Price.
The family man revealed last year that he has plans to move to Australia with his wife and their children as his mother Thea’s health deteriorates.
However, the Mysterious Girl hitmaker revealed that he is struggling to arrange the trip due to his children’s school schedules.
He revealed that the “whole family” will make the journey down.
Writing in his new! In a column in the magazine, Peter said, βIf everything goes according to plan, it will be December and we will all be going to Oz as a family.
‘We want to get there as soon as possible and stay as long as possible, but that is difficult with the children’s school.’
“They have different timings, which makes it complicated.”
On Monday, Maya was pictured wearing a gold “Leo,” further fueling romance rumors with the actor β but all was not as it seemed.
Lovebirds: Peter said, ‘As you all know, Emily and I have been together for almost 11 years and we’ve known each other for 13 years’
Family: He married doctor Emily in 2015 and they share children Amelia, nine, and Theo, six, as well as Peter’s children Junior, 17, and Princess, 15, from his relationship with Katie Price
The TV personality looked fabulous in a striped bikini as the picture enjoyed some time off after the popular ITV show came to an end last month.
She was very busty in a red and blue patterned bikini top, while wearing a straw hat.
Maya sported a glamorous makeup look with a touch of nude lipstick, while her dark brown locks were styled in loose curls.
Despite the link to Leonardo, Maya’s zodiac sign is actually Leo.
Maya’s birthday is August 14, which makes her zodiac sign Leo.
It comes after an insider told it The sun that Maya had been in a relationship with Leo, they said, “They’ve both recently had long-term relationships, so neither of them rushes into anything – they’re having fun and seeing how it goes.”
The duo reportedly spent time in New York last month, where they were both for work. They were also photographed leaving the Le Piaf club in Paris with friends last month.
βThey live in different countries and Maya has been in a long-distance relationship before and knows it’s hard, so they take it day by day. Leo has definitely courted her, he loves spending time with her,β the source added.
Good looks: On Monday, Maya was pictured wearing a gold ‘Leo’, further fueling romance rumors with the actor
Couple alert? The duo reportedly spent time in New York last month, where they were both for work. They were also photographed leaving the Le Piaf club in Paris with friends last month
Former flame? Leo was previously linked to 27-year-old supermodel Gigi Hadid
In February this year, the two were spotted partying together in London on two different nights, over BAFTA weekend.
The Oscar winner was recently rumored to be dating 27-year-old model Gigi Hadid, though their reported romance “failed.”
The two reignited the dating rumors last month, when they were both spotted at the same Oscars after-party β Beyonce and Jay-Z’s bash at the legendary Chateau Marmont.
Prior to that, Leo was in a five-year relationship with model Camila Morrone, 25, who he split with last year.
Among some of the other famous women Leo has been associated with are Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli, Blake Lively, Erin Heatherton, Toni Garrn, and Nina Agdal.
Meanwhile, Maya recently ended her long-distance engagement to NBA star Ben Simmons, 26, last year after a year together.
Before that, she was in a four-year relationship with British rapper Stormzy, 29.