Artist Sam Taylor-Wood, 42, to marry 19-year-old toyboy actor Aaron Johnson

Daily Mail ^ | October 30, 2009 | Lizzie Smith

[C19fan]

With an age gap of 23 years they said it would never last. But today artist Sam Taylor-Wood, 42, announced she is to marry her 19-year-old toyboy Aaron Johnson. The couple met when she cast the relatively unknown teenager as John Lennon in her debut feature film Nowhere Boy, which premiered in London last night. A spokesman for the couple confirmed their wedding plans this afternoon and said they were 'very happy'.

[C19fan]

No mention of Ladbroke's odds that the wedding will ever take place and over/under on how the marriage lasts if it does occur.

[elhombrelibre]

Damn those cougars; they won’t leave me alone either.

[Boardwalk]

She looks 52 not 42!

[ClearCase_guy]

Love her Halloween costume! But don’t evil witches usually wear black?

[Puppage]

Aren’t they from that new show The Gay Boy & The Nose?

[a fool in paradise]

He looks about as much like John Lennon as she does.

[GraceG]

Her Hand looks weird....

[Boardwalk]

For a 23 year old he has big crows feet around the eyes!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Photo keeps being pulled, I think we’re posting something not allowed.

Mods, sorry about that.

[a fool in paradise]

AP photos are not permitted on FR? I knew that Getty Images were not.

Which wireservice photos ARE permitted?

[Admin Moderator]

AP images are verboten.

[Deb]

She’ll have someone on the side to actually talk to.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Thanks, I’ll file that for future reference.

[auboy]

Why the long face, Sam?

[C19fan]

If you are going to marry a cougar at least marry a hot one. ;)

[GonzoGOP]

over/under on how the marriage lasts if it does occur.

Low guess, when he gets cast on a movie with a hot starlet his own age.

Max, 5 years. He will be 28, she will be over 50. She seems to be in low maintenance as it is. And he doesn't seem like the deep contemplative, the physical is not important type.

[Dysart]

So, let me get this straight— she’s gets Johnson and he’s got Wood.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

While it would not be my first guess, actual love cannot be discounted in such cases. There are some people who psychologically are more in tune with a different age group than they are with their physical peers.

Among their peers, they are uncomfortable and loners, but with the age group they prefer to associate, they are relaxed, sociable and friendly.

And feeling relaxed, sociable and friendly with your spouse is a great help to your personal comfort. Since it is the vast majority of your time, not physical intimacy, it is where your satisfaction lies.

[latina4dubya]

I really like the actress Kristen Scott Thomas, who plays Aunt Mimi in this movie...

[NonValueAdded]

Is there a cougar ping list?

[SkyShot]

Guilty

[a fool in paradise]

True people CAN fall in love on the casting couch but most co-star hookups last until the next film.

[SolidWood]

Aaron Johnson... Levi Johnston?

[SolidWood]

EWWW!

[pennboricua]

The return of Tiny Tim.

[BertWheeler]

I don’t care what anyone else says, I think it’s sweet!

[elcid1970]

You have got to be kidding me.

That face couldn’t get a job in a soup kitchen!

[a fool in paradise]

Artie Johnson?

[GnL]

Guilty, with extreme prejudice.

[a fool in paradise]

40 years ago NOW told us how wrong such workplace hookups were. With the roles reversed, we are now told that they are “empowering”.

[BertWheeler]

That’s where you made your mistake. You took anything put out by NOW as a serious statement.

[fieldmarshaldj]

She looks like a Whippet.

[HGSW0904]

No way. That whippet is a beautiful dog. She’s just a dog...

Whoever said the return of Tiny Tim owes me a new keyboard. Coffee everywhere...

[kcvl]

[Hacklehead]

That boy just won the lottery. It pays to have a strong gag reflex.

[C19fan]

Great point. Pre-nups are illegal in the UK.

[Oldpuppymax]

Sure can’t blame the kid for being dazzled by such a beauty, huh! No doubt the wedding would be on even if she were an unemployed librarian, don’t ya think!

[ichabod1]

Oh, KAK, she is NOT pretty. At least she isn’t following Kim Bauer.

[ichabod1]

Actually, I take that back. She might be presentable, she might even be marriageable. But he does kind of look like her children.