27/10/2025
Meet Charlotte and Julie. They sometimes get mistaken for mother and daughter - but they're actually a couple with 27 years between them. After nine years together, they say they're proof that age-gap relationships can work.
Charlotte, now 30, explained how the two first bonded online over their shared love of Holby City. They ended up finding a lot in common and when they met in person, they "just clicked". From Julie's perspective, she "wasn't looking for anything" but when she found Charlotte, only her son and parents' opinions mattered.
Julie shared: "All three of them were absolutely brilliant. My son was proud of me for being my true self and he and Charlotte get on brilliantly."
Online critics accuse Charlotte of having 'mummy issues', a concept that confuses her as she insists she behaves older than Julie.
Charlotte said: "I moved out at 19 and I was very mature at that age. Even before I met Julie I was the designated driver when I went out. I'd socialise with people in their 50s and 60s. I was very old-fashioned for my age and I still am."
She added: "There's a lot of negativity towards age-gap couples. People throw around the word 'grooming' but as long as you're of adult age, I don't see the problem. Obviously, there are going to be people that don't agree with it. But we've been together for nine years and we're still going strong. I probably love her more than the first day I met her."