Hallmark Stars In Relationships With Uncomfortable Age Gaps

Hallmark actors are not strangers to playing romantic leads on-screen. We have seen many tropes play out on the network, from a return to a hometown sweetheart, a date with a secret prince, or even going on a fake date and then falling in love. Rarely, if ever, do we see romantic leads having a wide age gap on the network — but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in real life.

A big age gap is not a trope that many viewers are interested in because it can be a bit uncomfortable. In 2020, many viewers called out the network for their film "Christmas She Wrote," which starred Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal. Many expressed their concern that Neal looked much older than McKellar, who in real life, was just six years younger than her co-star. 

Although Hallmark viewers aren't fans of seeing huge age gaps on-screen, this hasn't stopped several actors from having wide (and sometimes uncomfortable) age gaps off-screen. They say you can't help who you fall in love with, and for many Hallmark stars, that rang true. Whether it was a couple of years or ten, many actors you have seen on the network have fallen for someone much older than them or much younger than them. It seems that for many of these couples, the age gap has not interfered with their love as they continue to go strong. If you're curious about which Hallmark stars have found love with a big age gap, Nicki Swift has got you covered.

Lacey Chabert's relationship with her husband David Nehdar is so fetch! The "Mean Girls" star-turned-Hallmark actor has kept her relationship with her husband extremely private, but one thing is known about the couple, and that's their age difference. The couple has an 8-year age gap, but it doesn't seem to bother Nehdar and Chabert. The pair have been happily married for ten years. Although their 2013 nuptials were a bit chaotic with last-minute changes and mayhem, it was perfect for Chabert, per People.

"The Christmas Waltz" actor has notoriously kept her love life private, even with her wedding. "I didn't want it [the wedding] to feel like an event. I wanted it to be personal," she said. "He's not in the business and we like our privacy, and I just think relationships are hard enough without the opinion of strangers. So we try to keep it as personal and private as possible."

Nehdar is noticeably missing from her social media pages, but now and then, fans will catch glimpses of the daughter the two share, Julia Mimi Bella Nehdar, who was born in 2016. Being private about their relationship has seemed to work for them as they seem to be happily in love.

Adrian Greiner and his wife Jordan Greiner have baby faces, but don't let that fool you. Although they both have a youthful look, the "Entourage" star is much older than his wife. Adrian married Jordan in 2022 when he was 45 and she was 29. The couple is just shy of having a 20-year age gap with a 17-year difference between the two. 

It seems the large age gap didn't affect their romantic life. The couple eloped in Morocco in 2022, per People. "It wasn't planned, Adrian told the outlet. "We embraced the serendipity of the moment and made the decision to tie the knot — literally, we didn't have rings so used string for rings." Since tying the knot, the couple has not slowed down.

In 2023, the couple welcomed a baby boy. Jordan announced the news on social media with a carousel of photos during her pregnancy. She wrote, "We are happy to announce the arrival of our son who was born a few weeks ago ... All rejoice this gift to the world, Seiko Aurelius Grenier, our exquisite golden one, welcome earth side!" Congratulations rolled in for the new parents, and while they have never publicly commented on their large age gap, it doesn't seem to have stopped them from falling in love and extending their family.