A Babestation model has hit back at critics of age-gap relationships after revealing her husband is older than both of her own parents – and all three of his children are older than she is.
Olivia Eden, 31, who has worked for the webcam platform for three years, says her 63-year-old husband’s family setup regularly raises eyebrows, but insists she wouldn’t want a man her own age anyway.
The pair met when Olivia was just 22, and after she made her intentions clear on their first date, they were engaged only three weeks later.
‘I Never Notice The Age Gap’
Olivia, who has racked up 46,900 followers on Instagram (@oliviaedentv), said: “My husband is actually older than my parents.
“All of his children are at least seven years older than me. But honestly, I never notice the age gap.”
She said she has never been drawn to men closer to her own age, adding: “I have never dated guys my age, most men I have dated have been at least 20 years older than me.
“There is just something about older men that I love; there’s no comparison to them and guys my age. My husband looks like he has been carved by an angel.”
For Olivia, the appeal goes beyond looks. She said older men bring an old-school courtesy she feels is missing from her own generation: “Manners and chivalry: little things like always opening the car door for me, holding the umbrella and not letting me walk on the outside of the pavement along a main road.
“These days younger men take longer to get ready than me and I’m not here for that.”
Three Weeks From First Date To Engagement
The couple first crossed paths at the gym, where Olivia noticed her now-husband smiling and waving at her before she realised she recognised him from Facebook.
She said: “He was giving me cheeky smiles and waving at me. I knew I recognised him from Facebook. I went through liking all of his photos to get his attention so that he would message me.
“He sent a message asking me out for dinner, so I just sent him my number. I knew we were getting married already. I didn’t want to waste any more time.”
Olivia says she laid her cards on the table straight away, telling him exactly what she wanted from a relationship on their very first date.
She said: “He was obviously divorced and had three children, all older than me. I said, ‘I want to get married and have kids, so if you don’t want to do it again, don’t waste my time.’
“Three weeks later he proposed.”
‘Nobody Really Batted An Eyelid’
Despite the unusual dynamic, Olivia insists her own family took the news in their stride, and says she has no time for online critics who assume she is only in it for money.
She said: “Honestly, nobody really batted an eyelid. My family are just content that I am happy and know what I am doing.
“I’m 1,000% sure that people like to say I’m a golddigger behind my back. People are just jealous and don’t understand that we can be happy with an age gap – but we are.”
Rather than creating an awkward stepmother-stepdaughter dynamic, Olivia says she has become close friends with her husband’s daughter, who is nine years her senior.
She said: “We were instant best friends. We got on like a house on fire and still do. She was a glamour model growing up too, an absolute icon, so we immediately became so close.
“I’m not trying to be anyone’s stepmum, but it is an occasional joke. I don’t mind having a laugh with them about the gap because I know it’s all in good nature. They can see I make their dad happy and that’s all that matters.”
‘Any Age Gap Will Work’
Olivia, who describes herself as “an old soul” with a love of old music and black-and-white films, jokes that the generational divide occasionally shows: “If he mentions something that happened back before the mid-90s assuming I know what he means, I just say, ‘I don’t babe, I wasn’t born yet.'”
The couple, who have been together for nine years and married for five, are still hoping to start a family of their own. Olivia said: “The children part hasn’t happened yet but it will when it is meant to.”
Her comments come as Disney+ comedy-drama “Alice and Steve” – which follows a relationship between an older man and his best friend’s 26-year-old daughter – has reignited debate around age-gap romances.
Olivia says the show’s popularity proves people are too quick to judge couples based on the numbers alone, insisting relationships like hers can work just as well as any other.
She added: “It is most definitely not too big to work. Any age gap will work so long as your man feels appreciated and feels like a king in his own home.
“People need to stop judging age-gap relationships.”
