He has been hit by a wave of backlash after rumors of an affair with 19-year-old model Eden Polani spread.
And now, Ulrika Jonsson has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the love life of Leonardo DiCaprio, 48, speaking out about her disapproval.
The 55-year-old presenter revealed this week that the age difference between the Titanic star and his rumored model is “disgusting”, adding that it “gives me the creeps”.
Leonardo, who has a reputation for dating women younger than him, raised eyebrows when he was photographed posing with Eden at a party in Los Angeles recently, but has furiously denied any reports of an affair.
However, the snap has caused social media to crash as many have noted that Eden is so young that her high school education was cut short by the Covid pandemic. And besides, she wasn’t even born when her hit movie Titanic was released in 1998, 25 years ago.
‘Gives me the creeps’: Ulrika Jonsson, 55, slammed Leonardo DiCaprio, 48, this week when she called his rumored affair with 19-year-old model Eden Polani ‘disgusting’
Controversial: Hollywood actor Leonardo (left) has been hit with a wave of backlash after rumors spread of an affair with 19-year-old model Eden Polani (right).
Intervening in the debate, Ulrika criticized the Hollywood actor in her recent column for Sun.
Comparing it to his own experience, the television personality questioned, “Why would I want to be with such a young man?”
Taking up the controversial column, she wrote: “I know I’m not the only one who finds Leonardo DiCaprio’s pursuit of much younger women not only disgusting but repugnant.”
“While I understand that the glitz and glamor of a Hollywood star must be irresistible, it is incomprehensible that someone so young would consider spending her formative adult years with a man old enough to be her father.
She concluded, “The idea that I could date or, heaven forbid, be in a relationship with an 18- to 19-year-old man not only feels wrong and counter-intuitive, it’s a step too far.” I’m afraid it gives me chills.
Ulrika is not alone in condemning the alleged affair, as stars including Katherine Ryan and Dionne Warwick have criticized Leonardo.
The Titanic actor has made sure to dismiss claims of a link between him and model Eden, while a source told DailyMail.com: “They were sitting next to each other at a party listening to music” although not they commented on whether there was ever any romantic connection between the two.
Apparently absent from the event was Leo’s current girlfriend, Victoria Lamas, who at 23 is 25 years his junior and almost half his age.
Not Impressed: Taking up her column in The Sun, Ulrika wrote: “I know I’m not the only one who finds Leonardo DiCaprio’s pursuit of much younger women not only disgusting but repugnant.”
Fire? Model Eden (pictured) was photographed sitting next to Leo at a music party in Los Angeles, sparking rumors.
Awkward: Many fans realized Eden wasn’t even born when Leonardo’s hit movie Titanic was released in 1998, 25 years ago (pictured with Kate Winslet)
Reputation: The star has always made headlines with her relationships, being famous for dating women under the age of 25.
It’s unclear if he’s still with Lamas, as he was apparently last seen in public with the model in late December.
His most recent yachting outings have been with other women, and most recently he enjoyed a guys’ night out to watch the Los Angeles Lakers.
The latest speculation surrounding Leo’s love life comes amid an ongoing controversy over his dating habits; The Titanic star only dates women under the age of 25, and even he split with his last serious girlfriend, Camila Morrone, weeks after he reached a milestone on his birthday.
His latest series of short flings follows his August 2022 breakup with model-turned-actress Camila, whom he had been dating for four years.
Leonardo was photographed getting close to Gigi Hadid at a party in New York City in September.
The pairing appeared to be the first time the Oscar winner had dated a woman over the age of 25, and Gigi would also be the first woman he has dated who is a mother.
The star has always made headlines with her relationships, dating model Gisele Bündchen for five years before she turned 25, to a five-year romance with Bar Refaeli that ended when she turned 25.