A WOMAN has hit back at trolls who claim she is a ‘desperate cougar’ and ‘groomer’ for marrying her sons’ friend.
Tanya, 44, met her now husband Josue, 26, when he was just 19 as he was her sons’ close friend.
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But the pair soon began to develop feelings for each other after breaking up with their significant others.
Tanya told Love Don’t Judge: “We met through my oldest two sons, people always judge our relationship.
“‘This is lowkey giving cougar desperation vibes,’ ‘Is that your mum?’ ‘She had to pay him to stay,’ they call me a groomer.”
Josue admitted that he fancied Tanya as soon as he saw her.
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He revealed: “The first thing that came to my mind was ‘She’s hot.'”
But it wasn’t the same for Tanya, who found him ‘loud and annoying’ at first.
A year after breaking up with their previous partners, the pair began dating but it was a rocky start.
Josue said his emotional immaturity got in the way as he acted ‘toxic’ and would check through her phone.
While Tanya is already a mum-of-four, Josue has no children and plans to get his wife pregnant.
“She’s twice my age and I want to get her pregnant,” he said adamantly.
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Josue said his relationship with her sons was still the same and they regularly hang out.
“I don’t tell him what to do I don’t mummy him,” he added.
For those who troll the couple over the age gap, Tanya has one thing to say.
“When we got together, he was 21 and I was 38, at 21 years old you’re able to drink alcohol, you’re able to gamble, you’re able to go to war for your country why are you not able to love who you want?” she asked.
A-list age gap relationships that have stood the test of time
- Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble – 25 years
The Kardashian matriarch, 69, met her younger man, 44, at a mutual friend’s 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They’ve been together since August 2014. - Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 23 years
The director, 57, and actor, 34, reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham – 20 years
The model, 37, started dating actor Jason, 57, in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. - Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 25 years
Catherine, 55, was introduced to Michael, 80, a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
The pair admitted things haven’t always been easy but that they ‘love each other a lot’ and have no plans to change.
The video was a hit on Love Don’t Judge’s YouTube channel and people were quick to share their thoughts in the comment section.
One person wrote: “That was her sons’ friend. What a mess!!”
Another commented: “If they are happy, I wish them the best. She’s not a predator.”
“Nice couple and very normal. It’s refreshing to see people on here like them. Much success for their future,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I would never sleep with somebody as young as my sons are.”
“‘I felt like I was dating a teenager,’ says the woman interested in a 19yr old that she got with a year later,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “If they’re happy, good for them. But I don’t know if he’s ready for parenting…”
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