'Bizarre': Aaron Taylor-Johnson has a message for people who criticise his age-gap romance
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has defended his highly scrutinised relationship.
At just 22-years-old, Aaron married Sam Taylor-Johnson, a woman 25 years his senior.
But the Bullet Train actor is defending his relationship, reminding those with something to say that his career began much earlier than most.
READ MORE: 'Silently suffering': TV host reveals years-long battle
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has defended the 24-year age gap in his relationship. Instagram
Aaron scored his first acting gig at age six, a fact he told Rolling Stone UK that fans need to remember.
"What most people were doing in their twenties, I was doing when I was 13," he said.
"You're doing something too quickly for someone else? I don't understand that. What speed are you supposed to enjoy life at? It's bizarre to me."
The star is married to director, Sam Taylor-Johnson. Instagram
The couple first met in 2009 on the set of Nowhere Boy, a John Lennon biopic directed by Sam. At the time, Aaron was just 18 years old.
The duo have worked together more than once, releasing their film A Million Little Pieces in 2019, but Aaron points out that any criticism directed toward their work together hurts more than most.
"There's a protectiveness that I feel; I think it's really difficult. There's also part of me that feels like if something didn't work, I'm the one that's responsible," he explained.
"Sam is actually a great filmmaker and a wonderful storyteller. People will think there's sort of a bias to me saying it, but I think when they see Back to Black [her upcoming project], everyone's going to realise how fantastic a filmmaker she is."
The couple share four children, Wylda, 13, and Romy Hero, 11, as well as Sam's two daughter's from her previous relationship, Angelica, 25, and Jessie, 15.
READ MORE: YouTuber dies of cancer at 36
The couple share two daughters together, as well as two daughters from Sam's previous relationship. Instagram
Aaron credits their daughters as the reason he will never work on a TV show. "I don't want a jobbing career," he said, explaining that it would take too much time away from his family.
"You realise it's your job to protect the purest, most innocent thing that's come into the world. And it's your duty to be their role model," he continued.
"You are going to be reflected in their choices later on in life, from who their partners are to how they carry themselves in the world."
Most viewed in Celebrity
Brandi Glanville reveals disturbing diagnosis: ‘Finally ready to tell you’
Major clue that Lady Gaga has secretly married Michael Polansky after mysterious vanishing
Grammy-winning singer collapses on stage mid-show in Nashville
Dolly Parton’s sister shares heartbreaking new detail about the singer’s secret cancer battle
