Age gap between Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin explored as entrepreneur says she felt like a "kid in an adult’s home" after moving in with actor

Hilaria Baldwin has shared the struggles she dealt with when she moved in with her husband Alec Baldwin, especially since he is so many years older than her. The couple, who wed in 2012, have a 26-year age difference.

During a recent episode of their show The Baldwins, Hilaria revealed that at first she felt like a guest rather than a joint owner of their home.

"I used to do things very much the way Alec wanted them. I lived with tremendous anxiety and tremendous stress... I almost felt like I was a kid in an adult’s home." She said.

Hilaria had previously confessed that, prior to meeting Alec, she was judgmental of couples with considerable age gaps. During an episode of the Witches Anonymous podcast in 2022, she admitted to having had stereotypical views of such couples.

Hilaria Baldwin assumed older men sought younger, submissive partners, and younger women were nothing but gold diggers. But after experiencing such a relationship herself, she changed her mind, saying:

"Now that I’m in that relationship, and people will say those things about me regularly, I realize, I’m like, 'Oh, my God, what was this trained into my head?'"

Alec pointed to Hilaria’s past relationships with younger men, mentioning that before meeting Alec she had dated “very young, handsome, and fit” guys who were around her age. He also remembered asking her for permission before their first kiss, which she appreciated a lot.

A look into Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin’s relationship

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin met in February 2011 at a restaurant in New York City. Their chemistry was instant, but Alec was a little more cautious with his approach in the beginning.

Rather than making a grand gesture, he simply took Hilaria’s hand and said, "I must know you," before handing her his card. According to People, encouraged by a friend, Hilaria called him, which led to their first date.

By April 2012, Alec proposed to Hilaria Baldwin at a lighthouse in East Hampton, New York. remembering the night of the proposal she shared:

"He took me out to Montauk, and ... he got down on his knee, and then I don't remember the rest because I started crying."

The pair married two months later, on June 30, 2012, in a ceremony attended by friends and Hollywood stars, including Tina Fey and Woody Allen. They renewed their vows five years later.

The Baldwins had always wanted a big family, and they now share seven children: Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, María and Ilaria. Alec also shares an older daughter, Ireland, with his previous wife, Kim Basinger.

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Now, through The Baldwins, their reality show, the couple is giving fans an inside look into their marriage and family life.

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