There’s been plenty of rumors about Leonardo DiCaprio in the past when it comes to his dating history…
And after the news of his recent split from Camila Morrone, an insider has revealed why he has an age preference.
We all know Leo.
Born in 1974, he has a long-spanning career including many highly critically acclaimed movies. He’s known for being able to play many different types of roles, from romantic hero to criminal mastermind.
He started early.
DiCaprio’s first roles were in commercials, then he transitioned into recurring roles in soap operas and sitcoms in the ’80s.
One of his first movie roles was in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
This is where DiCaprio first rose to success, and earned the first of (his many) Academy Award nominations.
In the film, DiCaprio portrayed a mentally impaired teenager.
Alongside co-stars Johnny Depp and Juliette Lewis, his performance was incredibly raw, and gained him critical acclaim.
He built on this success with 1996’s Romeo + Juliet.
The Shakespeare remake was directed by Baz Luhrmann, and has a heavily stylized, dream-like feel.
He played Romeo to Claire Danes’ Juliet.
Danes was just 18 years old at the time, while DiCaprio was a youthful 22.
DiCaprio found international fame after 1997’s Titanic.
The movie, directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time after its release.
It tells the story of the tragic sinking of the Titanic, in 1912.
The story is told through two young lovers who come from different classes. Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater, a society girl trapped in a loveless engagement, while DiCaprio played the iconic Jack Dawson.
The chemistry between the pair was undeniable.
DiCaprio became a household name after the movie, thanks to his character’s quick wit, inherent likeability, and dreamy, brooding quality.
For many, he’s the ultimate heart-throb.
With his floppy hair, beautiful eyes, and handsome smile, DiCaprio became one of the premier hunks of the ’90s.
And he’s made the most of it.
He’s well known for being a ladies’ man and has had a string of beautiful and famous girlfriends – including Naomi Campbell and Blake Lively.
Oh, and of course Gisele Bündchen.
Here the pair are pictured together at the 2005 Oscars. Bundchen is now married to NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
But if you thought dating DiCaprio would be a dream come true?
Well, Gisele has quite a different narrative.
She spoke out about her lifestyle change since dating Leo.
“No longer numbing myself with smoking, drinking, and too much work, I was becoming more and more aware of things that I’d chosen not to look at.”
“Was I alone in wanting to do some serious soul-searching while he stayed the same?”
“In the end, unfortunately, the answer was yes.”
But, another celeb has opened up about how life with DiCaprio is…
DiCaprio’s Titanic co-star Kate Winslet has opened up about her experience working closely with the star.
During her time making the movie, Winslet was open about being bullied for her appearance.
She claims she did not fit conventional beauty standards and was often only up for “fat girl” parts.
But she said that her work with DiCaprio changed her perspective…
“It’s really important that you are the shape that you are,” he said.
Winslet recalled that this comment forever changed the way she thought about her appearance.
And it’s fair to say his love life is almost as famous as his career.
DiCaprio has never been married…
But his string of exes includes some of the universally accepted most beautiful women in the world.
His most recent girlfriend, Camila Morrone, celebrated her birthday just months ago.
Camila Morrone has just hit twenty-five years old.
The legendary model was known to many as the girlfriend of the (eventual) Academy Award-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio.
But ever since cementing her status as a twenty-five-year-old, many have been saying the same old thing.
Many joke that DiCaprio likes to date women under the age of twenty-five.
And now, the same crowd is joking that he may ditch Morrone for someone younger.
After Morrone turned twenty-five, one person tweeted: “It’s the final countdown.”
Another wrote: “Happy Birthday sweetie!!! It’s time for us to break up.”
It appears that one particular person does have a theory.
Reddit user called ‘TrustLittleBrother’ created a hilarious but eerily accurate chart following DiCaprio’s relationships from 1999-2019.
And the results were interesting.
Because according to the graph, DiCaprio has never dated someone over the tentative age of twenty-five.
In fact, many of his relationships ended at this age.
If you can believe it, a majority of his longer relationships usually ended when his partner had reached the titular age.
But the pattern is interesting.
Although the graph may have been constructed as a joke, it does perfectly match up with DiCaprio’s dating history.
DiCaprio is even older than Morrone’s mother.
It turns out that Lucila Solá is actually 2 years younger than her daughter’s boyfriend was. Which doesn’t sound awkward at all.
But that’s not all, Camila previously discussed her twenty-three-year age gap in an interview with Los Angeles Times back in 2019.
And she hit the nail on the head with this one.
“There are so many relationships in Hollywood and in the history of the world, where people have large gaps,” she said.
“I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date,” she added.
She even spoke about how frustrating it is to be known as Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend.
“I think more and more now that people are seeing the film, I’m slowly getting an identity outside of that,” Camila said.
“Which is frustrating, because I feel like there should always be an identity besides who you’re dating. I understand the association, but I’m confident that will continue to slip away and be less of a conversation,’ she concluded.
And now, reports suggest there is trouble in paradise.
Clearly, fans started predicting this a while back.
But it was not only fans who took jibes at DiCaprio for dating women under the age of twenty-five…
Amy Schumer, who co-hosted the Oscars this year, baffled the audience when she made a joke about the actor’s love life.
“Leonardo DiCaprio is doing so much for the planet,” Schumer said.
“He will leave it in a better shape for his girlfriends,” she added.
A source told PEOPLE that DiCaprio has split from Morrone after dating for 4 years…
But the saddening news hasn’t exactly come as a shock to fans.
And it further solidifies rumors about DiCaprio.
Let’s take a look at his past relationships…
Gisele Bundchen (1999-2004)…
The first of DiCaprio’s women to receive the graph treatment was Gisele Bundchen, who dated the actor from 1999-2004.
And there was quite the age gap.
When they were dating, Bundchen was only eighteen while DiCaprio was twenty-four. However, the two eventually parted ways. Supposedly, DiCaprio wanted the model to change her lifestyle while refusing to change his – ouch!
Bar Refaeli (2005-2010)…
Next on the list was Bar Refaeli, a supermodel who DiCaprio dated from 2005-2010. The couple met when the model was only twenty years old and were together for 5 years before they broke up. She was twenty-five at the time – funny huh?
Blake Lively (2011)…
This may shock some readers, but next on the list was Gossip Girl actress, Blake Lively, who dated DiCaprio back in 2011 when she was twenty-three.
To date, she is the only one of his girlfriends not to be a model.
It seemed Lively broke the model trend, even though she still remains to be one of the most beautiful women working in Hollywood today. At least we know she found her perfect match in Deadpool actor, Ryan Reynolds.
Erin Heatherton (2012)…
Lively was a short-lived romance and 5 months later, DiCaprio had gone back to his model addiction, eventually dating Victoria’s Secret model, Erin Heatherton who was twenty-two at the time. Sadly this romance would also be a short one.
Toni Garrn (2013-2014)…
Next, the actor found himself romancing the German model, Toni Garrn, who was twenty at the time. Their relationship would last until 2014. When Garrn was only twenty-one. Starting to see the pattern yet?
Kelly Rohrbach (2015)…
By this point, DiCaprio was creeping into his forties and began dating swimwear model, Kelly Rohrbach, who was twenty-five.
Nina Adgal (2016-2017)…
After the split then came Danish model, Nina Adgal, who was twenty-four when she first met the famous actor.
Camila Morrone (2018-)…
Now we finally reach the modern day with DiCaprio’s most recent girlfriend, Argentine model, Camila Morrone.
They got together when DiCaprio was forty-four years old, while she was only twenty-one.
But why?
Well, it seems an insider knows the reason behind his peculiar age preference…
They told the New York Post that “by the time girls reach 25, they’re looking for more — they’re looking to get married and settle down.
They added: “That is not what Leo wants. He does not want a family and does not want to be around women who may press him for that.
“The minute a girl meets him, the clock is ticking. If she gets too old, in a couple of years, she is gone. If she gets too close, in a couple of years, she is gone.
“He’s gotten older but his taste has not gotten any older.”
Obviously, we don’t fully know what caused him and Morrone to split, but it is pretty interesting!
What do you think of their comments?