A teenager told Loose Women that he has a ‘healthy’ sex life with his wife – despite her being a 72-year-old grandmother. Gary Hardwick, 19, met pensioner Almeda at a pizza restaurant when he was only 17-years-old and popped the question after just two weeks of dating.
The loved-up couple appeared on the show via live link from Tennessee to defend their unconventional romance.
When Linda Robson cheekily asked the pair if they had a healthy sex life, they responded with laughter and nods.
Gary, who was previously in a relationship with a 77-year-old, said “everything” about Almeda attracted him to her.
He said: “Everything about her from her beautiful eyes, but mainly her personality – he personality has always been amazing.”
And the couple, who have received some criticism for their relationship, defiantly told their critics they have “found happiness.”
Gary told the panel: “We want to let people know that they too have someone regardless of their age, same-sex relationship and inter-racial relationships.
“Let us have our happiness and find your own way of happiness.”
But even the pair’s own family find their relationship difficult to comprehend.
Almeda’s son hasn’t spoken to her since the day she met Gary, and her grandchildren, Aaron and Indiana, have found it hard to accept – particularly Aaron, who is only three years older than his step granddad.
Aaron said: “I only called him Grandfather once and it was when I was drunk.
In my head, I see him as a friend more than a grandfather. But you know, our grandmother is happy.”
