Before that, Kiedis, now 63, had a relationship with Heather Christie, who was 22 years his junior. When the pair welcomed their son, Everly Bear, in 2007, Kiedis was 44 and his partner was 21.

In the latest episode of My Therapist Ghosted Me, Williams and her co-host Joanne McNally discussed age-gap relationships, with the former I’m a Celebrity campmate saying: “Do you know who else I find really disappointing, because I really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Anthony Kiedis.”

Seemingly referring to his romance with Vestergaard, Williams continued: “He is like 54 or something, and he is going out with a 19-year-old. And it is like, ‘Dude, what are you talking about?’”

McNally replied: “I've seen this. I just accept now that most men, all men, are drawn to – I'm going to be very careful how I say this – significantly younger women. That's all I'm going to say. It is what it is and I don't think there's any getting away from it. We judge it but it's not going to change.”

“I would have to say that it is not all men,” Williams continued. “Because I do think it is a very specific thing.”

Addressing why younger women might decide to date older men, McNally added: “And of course, people like him [Anthony Kiedis] and rockstars like him can get away with it because no 19-year-old girl wants to be going out with some old lad who is driving a Toyota Corolla around town.

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I recently turned 60, and I've been on a journey with my health and fitness, having been morbidly obese for more than 15 years. I am now in the best shape of my life. I am more muscular, stronger, faster, have better endurance, etc., etc., than at any other time in my life. 60 year old me could beat 25 year old me's ass any day of the week. I also have the good fortune of having good genetics for facial aesthetics, and I'm finding that women of all ages are attracted to me. It's insane. Attraction isn't logical, it's instinctual. People want what they want and come up with justifications in hindsight. If you have a handsome face and the body of a Hollywood A-lister, you don't need money or fame to attract women. It doesn't matter how old you are, if you've got the goods, they want it.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I 100% agree with this, attraction is just as much the animal in us as it is the human. Also, good on you for getting fit, I hope I'm still kicking ass like that when I get to 60. The big difference I think is that you're probably not out here trying to hook up with jailbait.

I for one don't give two shits about age gaps after 30, everyone involved has hit their developmental markers and that's as adult as you get. I'm also not gonna stand between two adults hooking up regardless of development, it's legal and it's not my place to kink shame.

Anthony Kiedis though, he wwrote in his autobiography that hr fucked a 14 year old, found out immediately after that she was 14, fucked her again anyways, and them wrote the song Otherside about the experience. Doesn't matter who he's dating or what his explanation is, he's a pedophile and that's not acceptable.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've not dated anyone under 35, and 30 is my lower limit.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

Thanks for clarifying, I was definitely side-eyeing your earlier comment before seeing this one.

Yeah age-gap relationships when everyone is 30+ don't bother me at all as long as everyone is consenting.