Sunday 27 November 2022 04:26 PM Helena Bonham Carter, 56, admits she jokes about 21 year age gap with boyfriend ... trends now
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Helena Bonham Carter has admitted she and her younger boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe regularly joke about the considerable age gap in their relationship.
The actress, 56 - who began dating the art historian, 35, in 2018 - insisted her love is an 'old soul in a young body' and an 'ageless' man.
She told The Times: 'There are people I've been involved with who aren't necessarily their age, maturity wise, whereas [Rye] is ageless.'
Hilarious: Helena Bonham Carter has admitted she and her younger boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe regularly joke about the considerable age gap in their relationship (pictured in 2014)
The Enola Holmes star hilariously added of her toyboy: 'His eyesight is going, so we say I'm siphoning off his youth at night.'
Cher was recently forced to defend her relationship with boyfriend Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years younger than her.
And while discussing the subject, Helena said: 'Good on men for appreciating different kinds of beauty and finding other things sexy.
Happy couple: The actress, 56 - who began dating the art historian, 35, in 2018 -