Olivia Wilde isn’t the type to talk at length about her nearly year-long relationship with Harry Styles, but to Vogue, she addressed her feelings on the sexist criticism she has received
being a woman in her 30s dating a man a decade younger—by saying she’s honestly unbothered by it on a personal level. Wilde is 37; Styles is 27.
“It’s obviously really tempting to correct a false narrative,” Wilde started when asked if she wanted to address the commentary. “But I think what you realize is that when you’re really happy, it doesn’t matter what strangers think about you. All that matters to you is what’s real, and what you love, and who you love.”
She continued: “In the past 10 years, as a society, we have placed so much more value on the opinion of strangers rather than the people closest to us. [But] I’m happier than I’ve ever been. And I’m healthier than I’ve ever been, and it’s just wonderful to feel that.”
Wilde avoided talking about Styles during the interview to protect her privacy, but Vogue noted Wilde spoke glowingly about a “friend,” likely Styles, “who accompanied her on a recent trip to her parents’s home” while Styles was there in D.C. or who gave her a “beaded Éliou necklace” with her kids’ names that’s similar to one Styles wears.
The last real source update on Styles and Wilde’s relationship came in July, when a source told Entertainment Tonightthat their romance wasn’t just casual. “It’s obvious that this was not a rebound or a short fling,” the source said. “They care so much about each other and have a deep connection.”