Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Camila Morrone defends their 23-year age gap

Camila Morrone wants to create her own identity so people are less concerned with her dating Leonardo DiCaprio, who is twice her age.

Model-turned-actress Camila Morrone isn’t bothered by the 23-year age gap between herself and boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio.

“There’s so many relationships in Hollywood – and in the history of the world – where people have large age gaps,” Morrone, 22, told the Los Angeles Times about her Oscar-winning beau, 45. “I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date.”

Argentinian model Camila Morrone at the 2019 Met Gala. Picture: Angela Weiss / AFP

While the young beauty chooses to ignore those who don’t approve, she does understand the general interest fans have in DiCaprio’s love life, saying, “I probably would be curious about it, too”.

Morrone went on to share her hope that new movie Mickey and the Bear will help create a public persona for herself outside of her superstar boyfriend.

“I think more and more now that people are seeing the film, I’m slowly getting an identity outside of that,” she said. “Which is frustrating, because I feel like there should always be an identity besides who you’re dating.

“I understand the association,” she added, “but I’m confident that will continue to slip away and be less of a conversation.”

The couple went public in January 2018 and have been spotted together several times since.

Leonardo DiCaprio and model girlfriend Camila Morrone in Downtown Manhattan. Pictured: Backgrid Australia

This article originally appeared on The New York Post and was reproduced with permission