Hilaria Baldwin says she and Alec are in therapy over huge age gap

Hilaria Baldwin has candidly opened up about why she and her husband, Alec Baldwin, are in therapy.

Yoga instructor Hilaria tied the knot with 30 Rock star Alec back in 2012, and the pair went on to welcome seven children together: Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, María Lucía, and Ilaria. Meanwhile, the 30 Rock star is also a dad to his 30-year-old daughter with ex Kim Basinger, Ireland Baldwin.

Now, the pair has quite a sizeable age gap - as do many celebrities in Hollywood - with Hilaria recently explaining that this is exactly why she and Alec go to therapy together, even if their difference in age is a bit of a ‘flex’.

She recently appeared on Caroline Stanbury’s Uncut and Uncensored podcast, where she explained how the 26-year age gap affects her relationship with her husband.

Hilaria Baldwin has opened up about her age gap with her husband Alec Baldwin (MEGA/GC Images / Getty Images)

"I don’t believe that age is just a number, at least in our situation," the 41-year-old said of her marriage with Alec, who is 67.

"I think that there’s certain things where I have to look at him and say he has 26 more years of experience. And sometimes that’s a flex, and sometimes that means that we need to do a little therapy."

The one thing Hilaria says she's learnt during their relationship is that 'you can't please everybody', adding: "I think that is a big lesson for me."

She also stressed the importance of 'knowing what you want' by the time you enter your 40s, as she continued: "That's a beautiful thing, you know, for your relationship ... you know what you want, and there's probably a confidence that you have now that is extremely sexy and extremely just comforting."

The mum of seven then went on to admit that she and her hubby, like everyone, have 'normal, marital arguments'.

However, she noted that such tiffs have nothing on their 'desire to both want to be there and to both want to make it work', adding: "When you have that, I think you can go through anything together."

As we say, Hilaria and Alec are far from the only celebrities with notable age gap relationships.

Hilaria and Alec have a 26-year age gap (Instagram/@hilariabaldwin)

Another famous couple who fit the category are none other than 50-year-old Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor. 82.

Sarah previously addressed their living situation, which she previously explained was the 'secret' to their long-lasting relationship.

Speaking to The Guardian a few years back in 2020, the American Horror Story star opened up about the discrepancies she felt when it came to people's opinions on her age gap relationship compared to other famous heterosexual couples.

"I don’t remember people going nuts about Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, in terms of their age difference," she explained.

Joining Douglas and Zeta-Jones (25 years) in the age-gap relationship department also include the likes of Al Pacino and Noor Alfalla (54 years), Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie (39 years), Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson (23 years), Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone (23 years), Jason Statham and Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley (20 years), George and Amal Clooney (17 years) - list goes on.

Pointing to her 32-year age gap with Holland as the 'predominant interest' in their relationship, Sarah wondered: "I think people are fascinated by it, because it’s so not typical."

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