Aaron Taylor-Johnson responds to critics of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s marriage
The autumn man star Aaron Taylor Johnson couldn’t be happier in his marriage to his wife Sam Taylor Johnsondespite what critics have to say about their age difference.
The actor, 33, met Sam, 57, when she directed him in 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere boyand the couple married in 2012. With more than twenty years between them, their relationship has often come under public scrutiny.
“What you have to realize is that what most people did in their 20s, I did in my 13s,” Aaron revealed in his April/May 2024 book. Rolling stone Britain cover story.
Reflecting on the reaction, he continued, “Are you doing something too fast for someone else? I do not understand that. At what speed should you enjoy life? It’s bizarre to me.”
The star, rumored to be the next James Bond, lives on a farm in Somerset, England, with his wife, with whom he shares “four beautiful daughters.”
The couple have two children together, Wylda and Romy Hero, born in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Aaron is also stepfather to Sam’s children from her former marriage to an art dealer Jay Joplin: Angelica (born June 1997) and Jessie (born September 2005).
Aaron sang his partner’s praises in the candid interview, calling her “a great filmmaker and a great storyteller.”
‘People will think there is prejudice when I say it, but I think there is when they see it Back to black [her upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic]everyone will realize how fantastic a filmmaker she is,” he enthuses.
Together with Nowhere boythe couple worked together on the 2019 film A million little pieces. “There is a protection that I feel; I think it’s very difficult,” he admitted about their on-screen collaboration. “There’s also a part of me that feels like if something doesn’t work, I’m the one responsible.”
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For her part, Sam has noted in the past that she shared a “connection” with her now husband when they worked on their first film together. Sunday Times in 2017: “He was very intense and absolutely determined [about us dating]”.
“I literally found my soulmate,” she said at the time. “I feel so blessed: every day I wake up happy. We spend every minute of the day together.”
Aaron, famous for his roles in action-packed – and sometimes violent – films, is also careful not to take his work home with him.
“It’s important for me to get rid of that and shed that skin when I come home at night to cuddle my kids,” he explained in his Rolling stone interview. “People see and perceive this during my career, and that’s okay. But I’m just trying to combine my family and my work. I live a normal life; dental appointments”,
He added: “Careers don’t necessarily take a back seat, but there does need to be a different thought behind the choices you make.”