'I dumped boyfriend, 62, and married another older bloke - I'm no gold digger'
A woman has been branded "black widow" after dumping her 62-year-old boyfriend to marry another bloke, 36 years her elder.
Model Willow says she is a "happy wife with a happy life" after finding love with 60-year-old partner Rob. The 24-year-old moved in with her new beau just three hours into their first date in Los Angeles, US, after she was "bored in a hotel room" and decided to message him. They initially matched on Tinder four years ago but their romance was put on pause as Willow began dating another man.
Willow sparked a reaction online when she began dating 62-year-old David and told Barcroft TV they have a "truly unbelievable connection". At the end of last year, Willow said she was branded a money grabber online and people called her partner "grandpa" on their TikTok page - she insisted she is not a "gold digger" but she prefers older men as "you don't have to babysit them".
When David and Willow called it quits she decided to hit up Rob for a date. "She's completed my life," Rob said after the couple shared their story on Love Don't Judge recently. Willow's mum married the couple in Beverly Hills one month after they became official.
Willow previously dated a 62-year-old man, Dave, and 'instantly fell in love' (Barcroft TV)Appearing on Love Don't Judge, Willow's mum said she was "surprised" when she first learnt about her daughter's new relationship, but she added that their relationship is "fun" and she "couldn't ask someone to love their daughter as much". The proud mum described marrying the pair as an "adventure". "Our wedding day was incredibly casual, it was just focusing on pretty much how we love each other and that's it," Willow added.
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Despite their happiness, the couple has received judgement for their age gap. Willow said: "They [online trolls] call me the black widow because this is like my second or third age gap relationship. I don't know why they're calling me that- they are all still alive." She added: "A lot of people do assume that I need him [Rob] to take care of me or I'm using him or he's a sugar daddy. That's not the case at all. We have a really healthy, balanced relationship."
Willow and Rob have a 36-year age gap but say they have a 'healthy and balanced' relationship (XXXXXXX/Youtube)Rob, who has been married in the past, expressed that he told his mum, 25 years ago, that if he were to marry again it would be to "woman who hasn't been born yet". Speaking about the night things heated up with Willow, he said: "I was half asleep. I was laying down, I was exhausted. I heard her voice saying she was in LA and probably had the fastest shower and hair blowout I've ever done in 60 years. She pretty much moved in three hours into our first date. I think it was meant to be. Has she changed my life? She's completed it. I'm done."
The pair say they are not ruling out having children in the future, but Willow said she might "feel guilty for loving another child". The 24-year-old sadly had a little girl who passed away after suffering spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and doctors said it was unlikely she would make it beyond two years old. "I gave her the absolute best life I possibly could, I was a good mum," Willow said. She hopes to heal from her heartbreaking loss before considering starting a family with Rob. She is now spending a lot of her time focusing on her music career which is "taking off".
Willow has been called 'the black widow' and a 'gold digger' for dating older men (Barcroft TV)Willow and Rob said they have been subject to a lot of hate since sharing their relationship - with some dubbing Willow a "scammer" and "gold digger" or describing them as looking like "dad and daughter". But a number of people came to their support after their Love Don't Judge appearance.
One individual said: "I don't know why people make this such a big deal. They are two adults. Let love happen." Another wrote: "Do you and do what makes you happy. As you are happy, that is all that matters."
"This girl is so young, and has been through massive trauma losing her baby - let's not judge her," said another. "They are a beautiful couple," added one other.
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