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The Sun
17 hours ago
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- The Sun
I'm 25 with a pensioner fiancé – people call us ‘disgusting' & my parents aren't happy but sparks flew as soon as we met
A WOMAN has revealed her relationship with a man 51 years her senior and says people have dubbed their romance 'disturbing' – including family members. Diana Montano wasn't looking for love when she met Edgar through a mutual friend. 5 5 But as she laid eyes on him, sparks flew. The 25-year-old, who hasn't been in a relationship with someone older before, was sceptical about how people would react; especially her family. And they weren't all too pleased when meeting the pensioner for the first time. But Diana doesn't care what anybody else thinks and says her relationship with Edgar is the most 'intimate and passionate' one she's ever been in. 'I've had some family members who don't agree and think I'm ruining my life,' said the licensed vocational nurse. 'But it doesn't bother me too much. 'I understand how my relationship may appear at first glance, but I know I am happy. 'I had originally planned to talk to my mum privately about it, but I ended up speaking to her when other family members were nearby. 'You could tell by her facial expressions she was not thrilled by the idea of it – but my aunt was so supportive. 'My dad had a similar reaction; I couldn't totally tell what he was thinking, but he wasn't very happy. I'm a fit gran & I fell in love with an AI bot despite having a boyfriend - but I was heartbroken when our chat vanished 'Luckily, my parents understand I am an adult who makes my own decisions. 'All they want is for me to be careful. 'My friends were definitely surprised when I told them, but they love Edgar. 'Sadly, online, it's a different story.' Online abuse Diana and Edgar have had their relationship called 'disturbing' and 'disgusting' by strangers. They've also been sent harsh criticism, such as: 'Your parents did a horrible job', 'This should be illegal' and 'I hope you die before him'. While the pair expected the onslaught of hate, and have learned to deal with it in their own way, they wish people wouldn't always assume the worst. Diana said: 'The comments are extreme, but they make us laugh. 'I've also had a lot of positive words, with people asking how they can find a relationship like ours and asking if Edgar has any brothers. 'For us, though, our age gap isn't the centre of our relationship. 'Yes, it's obvious, and we've had people stare at us in public. 'But everything with him feels so natural. 'Our conversations flow, he treats me with respect and he's actually so full of life.' 5 5 The pair's romance began when Edgar asked their mutual friend, whom he had previously dated, for Diana's number in July 2023. She said: 'He seemed like a gentleman and completely respectful. 'I didn't initially think I would end up getting into a relationship with him since he was so much older than me. 'But he was so handsome. 'My feelings grew after a few months and he told me he liked me from the first day we met and wanted to keep seeing me.' After a year of back and forth messaging, the pair flew to Hawaii and made things official. Diana, from San Diego, US, said: 'He confessed he wishes he was younger so I'd marry him. 'I said I'd marry him as he is now. 'We talked more about our feelings seriously after that and when we got back from our trip, I said yes to being his girlfriend. 'It's just a very exciting, passionate and happy dynamic. 'He makes me want to take care of him and be patient. 'Edgar brings out the best in me – and I bring out the best in him. Diana Montano 'Any fear I have of suddenly losing him is similar to the fear I have with others in my life. 'It doesn't have to do with his age, since he's extremely healthy and fit. 'I think of him more as a 50-year-old.' Edgar has recently taken on a skydive and regularly goes skiing, hiking and to the gym. Diana says he's more active than most people her age. With a zest for life, they go travelling every two months to explore the world. For now, though, they're taking in spending each moment together and hope to share their love story to inspire others – and break the stereotype. Diana added: 'It's a very healthy relationship, which is difficult to find at my age, as there are so many toxic people out there. 'I'm able to maintain my freedom and live life how I want. 'I feel more inclined to be my true self. 'Although we've both found happiness in each other, it's in spite of our ages. 'But if anyone is getting inspired by our relationship and desires a relationship with an age gap, be mindful that they can be tricky. 'I'm very lucky to have met Ed and that he's been such an amazing person to me, but it's not always that case in age gap relationships. 'People should always be attentive to how those they date act, because the risk of emotional, physical and financial abuse increases as your partner's age does. 'But I love being with someone who is mature, patient and understanding. 'I've met my soulmate; there's no one my age like him.' 5
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dennis Quaid, 71, gushes about the 'paradise' of being with wife Laura, 32, after three divorces
Dennis Quaid gushed that his 'life is paradise' being with his fourth wife Laura Savoie following the heartbreak of three divorces. At 71, the Emmy-nominated actor is 39 years older than the St. Louis-born blonde, whom he first met at a 2019 business event and wed just one year later. Laura also technically works for Dennis as he appointed her as founding partner of his production company, Bonniedale Films, in 2021. 'Every day is paradise with her. It really is,' Texan-born Quaid told Fox News Digital on Monday. 'It's the closest relationship I've ever had with anybody. Every day is paradise. What can I tell you? I don't know why God had waited so long to bring her, for her to come along, but [I'm] really glad he brought her into my life, or I walked into hers.' Savoie impressively holds two Master's degrees from Texas McCombs School of Business and the University of Notre Dame - according to LinkedIn. Back in 2019, the Holy Marvels producer-host told The Guardian that chatter over their substantial age gap was 'really a laugh.' 'I didn't go out looking for an age gap or someone really younger than me. I met her at a business event and then the relationship developed,' Dennis defended at the time. 'You have no control over who you fall in love with. I don't fall in love easy. But I can't let what a few people think control all that. I've been married three times and this is the final one, I know it is. I feel like I have a real partner in life.' On November 8, Quaid will celebrate the 18th birthdays of his fraternal twins Zoe and Thomas, which will mark the end of his $13,750/month child support payments to third ex-wife Kimberly Buffington. The two-time Independent Spirit Award winner and the 53-year-old real estate broker ended their 11-year marriage in 2018. Last year, Dennis admitted he was jealous of the level of fame his second ex-wife Meg Ryan achieved during their nine-year marriage, which ended in 2000 amid cheating rumors on both sides. 'When I met Meg, I was here as far as career thing and she was here and then [eclipsed my own career],' Quaid recalled on Who's Talking to Chris Wallace on September 6. 'I tried to be a big person and tell myself that didn't bother me, but people are human. She was ascending as I went into rehab.' The Broke actor continued: 'Meg is really such a great, sweet person and really talented and deserved all her success. I don't regret anything about my marriage to Meg. We got [our 33-year-old son] Jack Quaid out of it who is really going on to maybe eclipse both of us.' Dennis and the 62-year-old rom-com queen weren't just a couple as they also co-starred in three films together - Innerspace (1987), D.O.A. (1988), and Flesh and Bone (1993). And Quaid's first marriage to his Our Winning Season co-star P.J. Soles ended in 1983 after four years of wedded bliss. Last week, Paramount+ canceled Jennifer Cacicio's crime drama Happy Face after only one eight-episode season, so the SAG Award winner will not be reprising his role as serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson. Dennis received rave reviews for his role as Chief John Bouchart in Christian Swegal's father-son crime thriller Sovereign, which Universal Studios will release on DVD August 26. Quaid's other upcoming films include Lionsgate sequel I Can Only Imagine 2, Netflix sci-fi fick War Machine, Babak Najafi's action thriller The Florist, and Nathan Smith's animated fantasy Saurus City.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Dennis Quaid says 'every day is paradise' with wife 39 years his junior
Dennis Quaid is living the dream. It's been five years since the "Sovereign" star, 71, married Laura Savoie, 32, and he's still firmly in the honeymoon stage. "My life is paradise," Quaid told Fox News Digital when asked what he loves most about his wife. "Every day is paradise with her. It really is." He continued, "It's the closest relationship I've ever had with anybody. Every day is paradise. What can I tell you? I don't know why God had waited so long to bring her, for her to come along, but [I'm] really glad he brought her into my life, or I walked into hers." The couple married in June 2020 in Santa Barbara, California, after meeting a year earlier at a business event while she was working toward her second master's degree at the Texas McCombs School of Business, according to her LinkedIn profile. There's a significant age difference between the two, but as Quaid told Fox News Digital last year, he doesn't notice it. "I haven't spoken out about the age difference of my wife. Other people have. But…I really don't think about it," he admitted. "She's got so much going on that, you know, I just don't notice it. She's just, she's the light of my life." "I wasn't looking for it, and she came along, and it's God put us together," he added. In 2019, after Quaid became engaged to Savoie, he told The Guardian that all the attention they'd received for their age gap was "really a laugh." He explained, "I didn't go out looking for an age gap or someone really younger than me. I met her at a business event and then the relationship developed. You have no control over who you fall in love with. I don't fall in love easy. But I can't let what a few people think control all that. I've been married three times and this is the final one, I know it is. I feel like I have a real partner in life." Quaid's first wife was actress P.J. Soles. They were married in 1978 and split five years later. In 1991, he and Meg Ryan were wed, and in 2004, three years after divorcing the "When Harry Met Sally" star, he married real estate broker Kimberly Buffington. They divorced in 2018. "It really doesn't bother us," he told The Guardian of the backlash to his engagement with Savoie. "Everyone comes from the perspective of their own life and so I can't comment on the way they feel; I can't even get angry." The couple had originally planned a Hawaiian wedding, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, their plans shifted. Instead of their planned nuptials, they eloped: on June 2, 2020, they were married at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara, California, with only their pastor as their witness. "Just looking into her eyes, she was the most stunning bride," Quaid told People of the intimate affair. Savoie told the outlet that she has "never met someone who is so in love with life. It's like nothing can bring him down." She added, "Just getting to do life with someone who lives that way is inspiring for me. It changes my perspective and it brings so much joy to every day." "It was love at first sight," Quaid insisted. "I just love who she is as a person. Her character, her intelligence, of course, her beauty. And her point of view of the world." He repeated similar sentiments about the difference in their ages, telling People, "There's just something timeless about us, while Savoie said that she appreciates certain things about her husband's maturity, "like the wisdom that Dennis has." "We both had to go through things to be who we are now and who we are now was ready for each other." According to Quaid, their shared faith played a role in their quick connection as well. "We're both Christians, and right from the start God has always had a hand in the relationship," he said. "I think that's where the real strength comes from."
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sophia Loren's son reveals how his mother saw husband Carlo Ponti - who met legendary Italian star when she was 15 while he was 37 - as a 'father figure'
Sophia Loren's son has described how her husband Carlo Ponti - who was 37 when he began an affair with the legendary 15-year-old actress in 1950 - acted as a 'father figure' for his mother. Speaking to The Times, director Edoardo Ponti, 52, spoke of the how the 22-year age gap affected the budding star, who is now 90. 'In addition to the romantic love and the attraction, he provided that sense of security, that sense of protection, which my mother was always in want of,' he explained. Sophia, who grew up not knowing real real dad that well, was brought up just outside Naples - but aged around 16, her mother Romilda relocated them to Rome and tried to track him down for financial support. He refused. But whereas Romilda decided to make her way back, Sophia decided to set up camp in the Italian capital. 'Imagine today a 16-year-old daughter telling her mother, "I'm not leaving. You go, I'll stay",' Edoardo continued. 'I mean, it's absolutely unthinkable. Every character that my mother has built on screen comes from the fabric of her trauma - there's no question. She understood that poverty for an artist is gold, because adversity, not knowing where your next meal is going to come from, all of those elements create such a wealth of inner life. '[She understood] the humility of being in the service of something, her characters, her directors. She has never been the diva. She's always a team player.' Sophia has previously recounted meeting her husband at a small town beauty pageant. And in excerpts of her memoir Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life - shared in an issue of Closer Weekly, the actress had also recounted similar sentiments of feeling a paternal fondness for her late husband. 'By that time whenever I went out it was with Carlo,' she reminisced in her autobiographical book. 'True, he was married and we had to be careful, only later would our fondness turn into love.' He helped launch her career as a sought-after star when the Italian film producer casted her in some of her first starring roles in Anna and I Dream Of Zorro. Upon meeting him, Sophia knew Carlo would be someone in her life forever. 'I was content to be lucky enough to finally have someone beside me who knew how to speak to me, who could give me advice, who supported me in the parts I chose, which is crucial when an actor is just starting out,' she said. Sophia added: 'I was trying to get ahead but without taking any false steps, and knowing that Carlo was on my side was a huge help. There was something fatherly about his presence, too, and I'd never had a real father.' 'He gave me a rootedness and stability that kept me grounded, while the world around me seemed to swirl dizzyingly, excitingly.' Two years later the couple welcomed their first child Carlo Ponti, Jr and another son, Edoardo, in 1973; their eldest is an orchestra conductor while the latter is a director whose debut film Between Strangers also starred his mother During their early years of courtship, he was still married to first wife Giuliana Fiastri. But during the summer of 1954, both Sophia and Carlo knew they were destined to be. 'It was there, while making Woman Of The River, that we finally understood we'd fallen in love. Our intimacy had turned into love,' she wrote. He had proposed marriage to Sophia in 1957, prompting for a divorce from Giuliana which was forbidden in his native country at the time. However, Carlo could not deny his strong feelings for the sex symbol and married her by proxy after obtaining annulment documents in Mexico. As a result Sophia and Carlo would have wound up on the hook for concubinage and bigamy in their native country and so they annulled their marriage in 1962. The pair eventually worked out a deal with Giuliana whereby they all moved to France and obtained citizenship there. Giuliana gave Carlo a divorce under French law in 1965, and the next year he remarried Sophia whom he stayed with until his death in 2007. Two years later the couple welcomed their first child Carlo Ponti, Jr and another son, Edoardo, in 1973; their eldest is an orchestra conductor while the latter is a director whose debut film Between Strangers also starred his mother. Sophia has four grandchildren and told Closer she regularly keeps up with them, chatting daily with her family on FaceTime during lockdown. 'My approach to life is very simple,. Enjoy all the good news that my children tell me about their lives,' shared the Marriage Italian Style star. Sophia, who lives in Geneva where she gave birth to both her sons, said: 'The beauty of my grandchildren fills me with joy although they are far away in California.' A few years ago she told the New York Times that what she enjoys about life in Switzerland is that 'It's calm. When you live in a big city like Rome or like New York, there's so many things going on and the streets and the cars. Here, it's a really very peaceful place. And then, of course, it's the center of Europe.' In the Times article however, Edoardo also revealed that his brother often complained is mother 'wasn't like the others' at school drop off, despite the star wearing jeans to be as lowkey as she could. Sophia drew international acclaim for the 1960 film Two Women which was also about the ravages of World War II in her native Italy. Her performance in the Vittorio De Sica movie made her the first person ever to earn an acting Oscar in a language other than English. However she has not appeared onscreen in a feature film since Nine, Rob Marshall's 2009 movie adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name. Nine was based on the seminal Italian movie 8 1/2 directed by Federico Fellini whom Sophia never worked with despite the two being stars at the same time. She has kept working since Nine - she dubbed a role in Italian for the 2011 Pixar movie Cars 2 and has appeared in a short film. A decade ago she also played her own mother Romilda in the Italian miniseries My House Is Full Of Mirrors, based on a book by her sister Maria Scicolone, who once spent a decade married to Benito Mussolini's jazz pianist son Romano.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Woman Helps 97-Year-Old Walking Alone in the Heat. Then Uncovers Surprising Link to Her Late Father (Exclusive)
A chance encounter on a hot afternoon led to an unexpected bond between two women, nearly seven decades apart in age After a tense morning in June, Estrella Quiroz set out for a quiet lunch to clear her mind. On the way, she noticed an older woman walking in the heat and, although it wasn't something the Miami-native had done before, she felt compelled to offer the woman a ride and some food from Wendy's. What began as a spontaneous act of kindness led to an unexpected friendship, and despite their age difference, 29-year-old Estrella and 97-year-old Lilian discovered a surprising connection neither of them saw coming. 'In the car she was like, 'Why are you taking me?' And that's when I was like, 'you remind me of my grandma,'' Estrella tells PEOPLE exclusively. 'If that was my grandma, I would 1000% want a stranger to do the same – a nice stranger.' While driving Lilian to run errands, Estrella was surprised to learn that she is a former accountant who lives alone on government assistance and relies on public transportation to get around. 'She's very savvy. Even after we pulled out of Wendy's, and I was going to drop her off at home, she was literally directing me,' Estrella recalls. 'She was very aware of where I was driving…I was really impressed by her sharpness.' Estrella just so happened to capture their first encounter. Although it was her first time vlogging and showing her face on TikTok, Lillian was a natural in front of the camera. 'I did reels with voiceovers, but never with my face,' Estrella explains. 'So I posted [the video] just on a whim, and then overnight it went viral, and the next morning people were asking how they could support [Lilian], and so I opened a GoFundMe with the goal of making $5,000.' In less than 10 hours, supporters had raised over $8,000 to help Lilian with food, bills, and a new walker, as the majority of her social security checks go towards rent, with very little leftover for herself. At the time of publication, the GoFundMe has raised over $22,000. 'It was beautiful to see people still overpouring in Lillian's cup,' Estrella says. Even Wendy's sent her a gift card. 'I don't even think she understands,' Estrella admits. 'I tried to explain the virality. I tried to explain a video. She was super confused.' Despite this, Lilian was visibly grateful for the support, as seen in a follow-up video where Estrella gives her an envelope full of cash. However, of everything Estrella learned about Lilian that day, what struck her the most was the fact that she was from the same city as her late father. 'She was born in León, Nicaragua, and that surprised me because my dad passed away, and he's currently buried in León, Nicaragua,' Estrella reveals. 'It's not the capital. It's not a popular city at all. So it was very surprising.' When Estrella was just 17 years old, her father was deported to Nicaragua. Three days after her 18th birthday, the 50-year-old collapsed while getting off a bus and died alone in the hospital. In the days leading up to his death, Estrella's father left her three voicemails, which she didn't listen to until after the grim news. 'My dad left me these voicemails, and he tells me that he hopes a million angels look after me, and that he loves me,' Estrella recounts. Since then, she's felt a deep sense of guilt for missing his calls, not knowing they would be his last. But the voicemails he left behind became a quiet source of comfort – something she could return to. In time, they helped her find a new sense of direction and meaning. In college, Estrella decided she wanted to see the world and, despite not having the money, she made it happen through credit cards, scholarships, and loans. 'I'm the daughter of immigrants. So you grow up with having very little, and so there's a lot more gratitude with everything that you do get,' she explains. After visiting 45 countries, she met her co-founder, who helped her create Last Farewell – a company incorporated in June 2024, whose 'mission is to leave no words left unspoken' through planned last messages and personalized memorial pages. 'Being a first-time founder has been terrifying, but I think about my dad and I think about the courage he had and my mom, how resilient she's been,' Estrella said in a video on her company's website. "I feel self-called to it because I know the words that my parents have left behind are so meaningful to me. And my dad – penniless – left something that has impacted me so greatly.' During her travels, Estrella met strangers who opened up their homes and hearts to her – small acts of kindness she plans to pay forward. 'And even if it's not money…if we have nothing. Well, at least we can give our energy to someone,' she says. Estrella believes her father deeply influenced her generosity – growing up, he gave all he could, and she feels a responsibility to do the same. 'I really do think Lilian was an angel in my life, a living angel,' she tells PEOPLE. 'I just think she came at the right time.' Estrella didn't expect a random day in mid-June to carry such weight, but the encounter ended up changing the course of both her life and Lilian's. Since giving the 97-year-old a ride, Estrella has remained committed to checking up on her new friend and has even offered more rides to strangers in hopes of making a small difference in people's lives, just like Lilian did in hers. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
