Influencer Lorna Luxe, 41, was left staggered earlier this week when her husband John, 62, was criticised over their 21 year age gap.
The star, real name Lorna Andrews, took to Instagram to post a video answering questions about their romance – in which she revealed they had been married for 15 years, had the 21 year age gap and purposefully chose not to have kids.
While many lauded her for candour over their romance, a number of cruel social media users criticised her former banker husband for their age gap.
Vile critics likened John to Jimmy Savile, who was lauded as a philanthropic TV star before being outed as one of the UK’s most prolific pedophiles – reportedly abusing children from the mid-1940s until 2009, two years before his death.
As well as drawing similarities between John and Savile, he was also branded a ‘predator’ – something she spoke about in a video the following day, saying: ‘I think you were equally as shocked as me… It just got a bit mean didn’t it?’
Influencer Lorna Luxe, 41, was left staggered earlier this week when her husband John, 62, was criticised over their 21 year age gap
Lorna admitted she was shocked and stunned at the cruel slur, as she shared a video telling fans the couple were laughing at the critics – but branded the claims ‘a bit mean’
Vile critics likened John to Jimmy Savile , who was lauded as a philanthropic TV star before being outed as one of the UK’s most prolific pedophiles – reportedly abusing children from the mid-1940s until 2009, two years before his death (Savile pictured in 1970)
Lorna and John met when she was 25 in the midst of her eight-year stint as a Virgin Atlantic air hostess, before marrying in NYC shortly after and going on to live together in Hove, East Sussex, and later Horsham and now Warwickshire.
While the sexagenarian previously worked as a banker, following his stage three cancer diagnosis last year and Lorna’s continued success as an influencer, he gave up his job to focus on his health and helping his wife work.
Amid much fascination with their age gap romance, Lorna took to Instagram on Sunday to share a sweet video of the couple with details of their love story.
Over a sweet video of them cosying up in the street, she penned: ’21 year age gap. Married 15 years. He’s a Libra. He dresses himself. I don’t pay the bills but my business pays for our lifestyle. We don’t share a bathroom but we do share clothes…
‘We don’t have kids and that was choice not situation’.
She added a caption reading: ‘Frequently asked questions… I love watching John flourish after a rough year, he’s in his main character energy and I couldn’t be prouder to have him by my side. Love this man x’.
Followers soon flooded the comments section, with vile trolls writing: ’21 years gap no its not love is love ITS DADDY ISSUES IS DADDY ISSUES…
‘Do I even want to know your ages when you met ?… Damnnn what a way to romanticize being with a predator and best compliment you can do bout him is that he dresses himself… He’s going to die 21 years before you. Sad…
Unkind comments flooded the post, before others jumped to the sweet couple’s defense
Over a sweet video of them cosying up in the street, she penned: ’21 year age gap. Married 15 years. He’s a Libra. He dresses himself. I don’t pay the bills but my business pays for our lifestyle’
Lorna and John met when she was 25 in the midst of her eight-year stint as a Virgin Atlantic air hostess, before marrying in NYC shortly after and going on to live together in Hove, East Sussex, and later Horsham and now Warwickshire
‘Those types of age gaps definitely have jimmy Saville vibes about them… except when he’s well into his late 60’s early 70’s you are in your prime and he’s slowing down’.
The following day, she shared a selfie video taken in the couple’s car, in which she commented on the unkind nature of the responses.
Lorna said: ‘I think you were equally as shocked as me. I couldn’t get my head around it. It’s like nuanced isn’t it?… It just got a bit mean didn’t it?…
‘We had a bit of a giggle yesterday didn’t we? What do you say when someone is accusing your husband of being Jimmy Saville?’
Her defenders were quick to jump in, with one user writing: ‘The Saville comment though. People are weird. keep being you ❤️ I love your story’.
Last year, Lorna spoke to The Times about their relationship and how they divide their cash and work flow, saying: ‘When I met him I was an air hostess on £12,000 a year. So there was definitely an imbalance of cash…
‘But we just share everything, and as it’s tipped over the other side, it’s never been an issue. It got to the point where John going to work every day was costing us money, because we were having to turn down jobs and he couldn’t take my photos…
‘So we made an executive decision that he would leave the bank. It took him two years. He left in December, and then he got diagnosed with cancer in January.’
Last year, Lorna spoke to The Times about their relationship and how they divide their cash and work flow, saying: ‘When I met him I was an air hostess on £12,000 a year. So there was definitely an imbalance of cash’
John is currently in remission for stage three cancer
