Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis\u2019 girlfriend, Eileen Kelly, fiercely defended their 33-year age gap and clapped back at criticism.<\/p>\n
While the sex educator, 30, didn\u2019t specifically name Kiedis, 63, in her \u201cMy Boyfriend Is Double My Age\u201d Vogue essay published April 21<\/a>, she wrote about \u201cdating someone significantly older.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is something to be said for a man who\u2019s simply had more time to get his s\u2013t together, and my much older boyfriend seems genuinely excited to be with me,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis\u2019 girlfriend, Eileen Kelly, defended their age gap in an essay for Vogue. Seen here: the couple in March. Getty Images for Gagosian<\/p>\n In the essay titled \u201cMy Boyfriend Is Double My Age,\u201d the podcaster wrote about \u201cdating someone significantly older.\u201d Seen here: Kiedis and Kelly at a Los Angeles Lakers game in March. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cHe is fully aware that he\u2019s one lucky bastard,\u201d Kelly added.<\/p>\n The \u201cGoing Mental\u201d podcast host shared that she and Kiedis met at a birthday party, explaining that their \u201cage gap didn\u2019t register at first.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI had met someone interesting and magnetic; if anything, I assumed we\u2019d just become friends,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut when we exchanged numbers and made plans to get coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is something to be said for a man who\u2019s simply had more time to get his s\u2013t together, and my much older boyfriend seems genuinely excited to be with me,\u201d Kelly (photographed above) stated. Instagram\/@eileen<\/p>\n The sex educator claimed that Kiedis (seen above in January 2025) was \u201cfully aware\u201d he was \u201cone lucky bastard.\u201d Getty Images for FIREAID<\/p>\n Kelly called out beliefs that an older man dating a younger woman is \u201ccreepy\u201d and \u201cgross,\u201d while the latter is believed to either \u201chave daddy issues\u201d or \u201cbe a gold-digger.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs it really so difficult to imagine that connection can exist across generations, and that two people of different ages can find something real in each other?\u201d she questioned.<\/p>\n The businesswoman also slammed the \u201cunsolicited commentary in public,\u201d including remarks such as, \u201cIs that your dad?\u201d and \u201cYour daughter is so beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly (seen above) shared how their \u201cage gap didn\u2019t register at first.\u201d Instagram\/@eileen<\/p>\n She described the musician (seen here) as \u201cinteresting and magnetic.\u201d Redferns<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Kelly also reflected on how she cut ties with a friend who judged her relationship, saying, \u201cWe speak less now.\u201d<\/p>\n The podcaster stated that people\u2019s opinions about her relationship are, moreover, a reflection of themselves.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the inside, we\u2019re mostly just two people doing the regular, ongoing work of moving through life together,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it really so difficult to imagine that connection can exist across generations, and that two people of different ages can find something real in each other?\u201d Kelly (seen above) questioned. Instagram\/@eileen<\/p>\n Kiedis (seen above in 1992) and Kelly were reportedly first seen together in November. Getty Images<\/p>\n Kelly and Kiedis have been spotted together on several occasions since November, according to E! News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0People<\/a>.<\/p>\n The couple was recently seen holding hands while at a post-Grammy party in February.<\/p>\n The following month, they were also seen together<\/a> at Madonna and Guy Oseary\u2019s Oscars bash and a Los Angeles Lakers game<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t