Twenty six years after he stole millions of hearts in Titanic,Leonardo DiCaprio is still just as much of a Hollywood star as he was back then. He's also not one to date people outside the public eye. In those two decades, the Oscar winner has courted an array of models, actors and, if rumours are to be believed, intergalactic superstarRihanna.
But there's a trend in Leo's dating behaviours that is becoming more noticeable by the year, and as he's linked to 28-year-old model Neelam Gill this week, that trend has once again been made clear. He only ever seems to date women at least two decades younger than him (well, as far as the public know...)
At 48, the breakup with his most recent girlfriend continues to highlight the trend. Last year, the actor made headlines for breaking up with his model girlfriendCamila Morrone, who had just celebrated her 25th birthday. They had been dating for five years, making her 20 when they started seeing each other, with a 23 year age gap between them. Now, DiCaprio has been linked to Neelam. Whilst she is over 25, there is still a clear 20-year age gap between them.
It's a running joke in Hollywood. In 2020, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais poked fun at Leo saying, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, nearly three hours long… Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere, and by the end, his date was too old for him.’
And while yes, a lot of the jokes are funny, is it time to cast a more critical eye over the tradition and ask if it isn’t more disturbing than funny?
Leonardo DiCaprio Memes
Maybe by the time he's a pensioner, he'll have changed his Tinder age bracket to include 30 year olds.
Side note: HBD Netflix!
So sexc bbz lol
Even the LA Times were saying it how it is.
Here, we take a look at his previous girlfriends, from the rumoured to the long-term, and what it is they've all got in common.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Dating History
1 of 18Bridget Hall, 1994
Bridget Hall and Leo dated in 1994, meaning he's been going out with models for more than 20 years.
2 of 18Naomi Campbell, 1995
Before he was a massive movie star, Leo reportedly had a fling with original supermodel Naomi.
3 of 18Demi Moore, 1997
They supposedly hooked up in 1997 - but neither of them have ever commented on it.
4 of 18Kristen Zang, 1996-1998
Leo dated Kristen, a model and actress, for 15 months between 1996 and 1997, just before he shot to fame in Titanic. At the time, it was claimed she was the love of Leo's life - but alas, they weren't meant to be.
5 of 18Helena Christensen, 1997
Yet further evidence Leo has a thing for Victoria's Secret models.
6 of 18Eva Herzigova, 1998
The original Wonderbra model reportedly had a month-long affair with the actor which was kept under wraps as she was in the process of divorcing Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres.
7 of 18Gisele Bundchen, 2000-2005
The pair were together for five years while Gisele was in her early twenties, but ultimately, the supermodel decided to break up with him. 'No longer numbing myself with smoking, drinking and too much work, I was becoming more and more aware of things that I'd chosen not to look at,' she wrote in her memoir Lessons. 'Was I alone in wanting to do some serious soul-searching while he stayed the same? In the end, unfortunately, the answer was yes.'
8 of 18Bar Refaeli, 2005-2011
Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli model Bar Refaeli met at a party thrown for U2 in Las Vegas, and had an on-off relationship until 2011.
9 of 18Blake Lively, 2011
Blake Lively might be half of one of Hollywood's most powerful couples with Ryan Reynolds, but she dated Leo for five months back in 2011.
10 of 18Erin Heatherton, 2011 - 2012
Another Victoria's Secret model! She later said, 'He's [DiCaprio] a wonderful person and he's a friend of mine, I wish him all the best.' So no bad blood, then.
11 of 18Kat Torres, 2013
The Brazilian model said she with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013 - but some of his friends denied they were dating.
12 of 18Toni Garrn, 2013-2014
You guessed, it's another Victoria's Secret model! She dated Leo when she was 22.
13 of 18Kelly Rohrbach, 2015
The pair were reportedly even engaged, but they broke up around New Year 2016 - apparently it was a friendly split, though.
14 of 18Rihanna, 2016
Sources denied they were an item, but this didn't stop the rumour mill going into overdrive. They were spotted being very close at Coachella in 2016, which came just a year after the two reportedly were kissing at a Playboy Mansion Party.
15 of 18Nina Agdal, 2016
The Victoria's Secret model dated Leo in 2016 when she was 24.
16 of 18Camila Morrone, 2017 - 2022
Leo's latest girlfriend Camila Morrone is also a model, and was 25 years old when she received the ceremonial dumping. Previously, she defended their 23-year age gap, saying, 'I just think anyone should be able to date who they want' However, the pair split up in August 2022 after four-years of dating.
17 of 18Gigi Hadid, 2022-2023
Speculation of a relationship between Gigi Hadidand Leo first began in 2022 after they were seen together during New York Fashion Week. Recently, they were once again spotted at an intimate gathering in the Hamptons for the 4th of July celebrations, where an insider mentioned that the atmosphere was 'electric' between them. However, it has been reported by a number of sources that the rumoured couple are no longer dating after their short-lived, but highly talked about romance.
Allegedly, the chemistry between the model-actor pair was just not there. They tried dating some time ago to see if there could be anything there, but there just wasn't,' an alleged insider explained to Us Weekly.
18 of 18Neelam Gill, Present
28-year-old British-Indian model Neelam Gill is reportedly Leonardo's new girlfriend. Yes, she is over 25 but this doesn't eliminate the pattern. There is still a 20 year age gap between them.
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