{"id":7320,"date":"2025-06-23T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/7320\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:30:09","slug":"anna-camp-defends-18-year-age-gap-with-mature-jade-whipkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/7320\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Camp defends 18-year age gap with &#8216;mature&#8217; Jade Whipkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Age ain\u2019t nothing but a number.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Camp, 42, defended her relationship with girlfriend Jade Whipkey, 24, following backlash to their 18-year age difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve dated men exactly my age and Jade is FAR more mature than any of them,\u201d the \u201cYou\u201d actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLHzvXhNTmt\/c\/18068535845003744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in the comments<\/a> of an Instagram post celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/19\/celebrity-news\/anna-camp-42-and-girlfriend-jade-whipkey-24-make-red-carpet-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their red carpet debut<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n<p>Anna Camp, 42, defended her relationship with Jade Whipkey, 24, following backlash to their 18-year age gap. Instagram\/@jadewhipkey<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve dated men exactly my age and Jade is FAR more mature than any of them,\u201d the \u201cYou\u201d actress recently commented on Instagram. Instagram\/therealannacamp<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more in common than anyone else I\u2019ve ever dated and can literally talk about anything and everything,\u201d Camp continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is entitled to their opinion, and I\u2019m wishing everyone well \ud83d\ude42 Especially this Pride month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d star\u2019s response came after several online users expressed their disapproval over her romance with Whipkey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more in common than anyone else I\u2019ve ever dated and can literally talk about anything and everything,\u201d Camp continued. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is entitled to their opinion, and I\u2019m wishing everyone well \ud83d\ude42 Especially this Pride month,\u201d the \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d star concluded. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\u201cjust cuz they are gay doesnt excuse the weird ahh age gap [sic],\u201d one critic commented on the same Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in my mid 30s and I can\u2019t imagine having the necessary common ground to start a relationship with a 20 year old. What could they possibly have in common?\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A third person claimed, \u201cRegardless of celebrity or gender: if a 42 year old is with a 24 year old, it\u2019s about power or control, even on a subconscious level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Whipkey and Camp made their red carpet debut at the \u201cBride Hard\u201d premiere in LA last Wednesday. FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p>They confirmed their romance on social media in May. Getty Images for 21Seeds Infused Tequila<\/p>\n<p>Camp and Whipkey made their red carpet debut last Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere of \u201cBride Hard\u201d at the DGA Theater Complex.<\/p>\n<p>They smiled happily and wrapped their arms around each other while posing for photos at the event.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTrue Blood\u201d alum and the on-set stylist <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/celebrity-news\/anna-camp-is-dating-a-woman-after-skylar-astin-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed their romance<\/a> with a photo shared on Instagram Stories in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer smile is a poem, her eyes are roses, her laugh is music for dancing,\u201d Whipkey captioned the snap of Camp at an outdoor restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Camp was previously married to her \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d co-star Skylar Astin. Barry King<\/p>\n<p>The exes called it quits in 2019. Michael Buckner<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the duo was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/16\/celebrity-news\/anna-camp-makes-out-with-new-girlfriend-jade-whitkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seen passionately kissing<\/a> while out in LA.<\/p>\n<p>Camp was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/03\/24\/anna-camp-dating-drummer-michael-johnson-after-skylar-astin-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously linked to drummer Michael Johnson<\/a> following her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/04\/23\/anna-camp-files-for-divorce-from-skylar-astin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorce from Skylar Astin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She and her \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d co-star were married for three years from 2016 to 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Age ain\u2019t nothing but a number. 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