{"id":2463913,"date":"2026-06-17T15:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2463913"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:22:23","slug":"olivia-wilde-says-people-were-f-ing-pissed-by-her-10-year-age-gap-with-harry-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/olivia-wilde-says-people-were-f-ing-pissed-by-her-10-year-age-gap-with-harry-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Wilde Says \u2018People Were F&#8212;ing Pissed\u2019 by Her 10-Year Age Gap with Harry Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Olivia Wilde described her relationship with Harry Styles as \u201csweet,\u201d \u201cdomestic\u201d and unaffected by public judgment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilde addressed the backlash over their 10-year age gap and noted the double standard compared to Jason Sudeikis&#8217; relationship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She reflected on the intense criticism she faced, saying her happiness seemed to anger people during that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/olivia-wilde\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Olivia Wilde;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Olivia Wilde&quot;}\">Olivia Wilde<\/a> is well aware of the negative reactions the public had to her relationship with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/harry-styles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Harry Styles;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Harry Styles&quot;}\">Harry Styles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 42-year-old actress and director discussed her nearly two-year romance with the 32-year-old British pop star and the criticism it received during the Wednesday, June 17 episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2xLOnvD5Czc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Call Her Daddy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Call Her Daddy&quot;}\"><em>Call Her Daddy<\/em><\/a> podcast with host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/all-about-alex-cooper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alex Cooper;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alex Cooper&quot;}\">Alex Cooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPeople were f&#8212;ing pissed,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI think that it also had a lot to do with the kind of parasocial relationship people had with, have with him, which is a burden that is very weighty and not something I envy and he carries it with grace. I think that is an enormous responsibility that all those stars have to carry that&#8217;s f&#8212;ing impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the former couple&#8217;s 10-year age difference was discussed, Wilde noted that she still doesn&#8217;t quite understand why the shift in dynamic seemed to get such a negative response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOh, man. I don&#8217;t know. It really did upset people, though,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was crazy. I don&#8217;t know how much I understand it yet. That&#8217;s one of the factors that I never really felt like, I fully, I don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles spotted out in London in 2022.<br \/>Credit: Neil Mockford\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behind-the-scenes, Wilde described her romance with the \u201cAs It Was\u201d singer as the \u201cloveliest relationship,\u201d calling it \u201cso sweet and so beautiful and really, actually, very domestic and kind and lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think that we existed in this, like, little bubble and the judgment never really got into that bubble, which was a miracle and testament to us making that happen,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilde said she felt like no matter what she did during that time, it upset onlookers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde leave New York's Rubirose Italian Restaurant in August 2022.Credit: Robert Kamau\/GC Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/A8.JP1i0sbTgm6sqMjZUcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTg4MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f5a953053a6258c3f211a2072afbf3a9\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde leave New York&#8217;s Rubirose Italian Restaurant in August 2022.<br \/>Credit: Robert Kamau\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think that people were mad,\u201d she said. \u201cIt&#8217;s almost like the happiness made them mad. I would go to shows and dance, and people were like, \u2018Oh, bitch. You slut.&#8217; Oh, man. I don&#8217;t know. It really did upset people, though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time (late 2020), the news of Wilde&#8217;s split from longtime fianc\u00e9 Jason Sudeikis had been announced, though she said it actually happened months prior around the time of her birthday in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilde pointed out that her ex Sudeikis, 50, had been dating Keeley Hazell, 39, with whom he had an 11-year age gap that wasn&#8217;t commented on publicly. She recalled spending Thanksgiving after their split with their kids, Otis, 12, and Daisy, 9, when Sudeikis spent time with Hazell abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cJason was photographed with his girlfriend on the beach in Costa Rica or something. And the press were like, \u2018Yay for him! He looks so happy, so wonderful,&#8217; \u201d Wilde said. \u201cAnd I was like, if I was away from my children on a national holiday, frolicking on a beach, it&#8217;d be like, \u2018Just burn her at the stake now. Take her out. Take the kids away from her forever and burn her to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/olivia-wilde-says-people-were-f-ing-pissed-by-her-harry-styles-relationship-12000619\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Olivia Wilde described her relationship with Harry Styles as \u201csweet,\u201d \u201cdomestic\u201d and unaffected by public judgment Wilde addressed the backlash over their 10-year age gap and noted the double standard compared to Jason Sudeikis&#8217; relationship She reflected on the intense criticism she faced, saying her happiness seemed to anger people during that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2463914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[352292,367450,310574,359444,22535],"class_list":["post-2463913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-harry-styles","tag-intense-criticism","tag-jason-sudeikis","tag-olivia-wilde","tag-relationship"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Olivia-Wilde-Says-\u2018People-Were-F-ing-Pissed-by-Her-10-Year.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463915,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463913\/revisions\/2463915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}