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Stanley Tucci Defends 21-Year Age Gap With Wife Felicity Blunt in Newly Aired Interview

His remarks revisit how loss shaped his second marriage and family life.

Overview

  • The Open Book With Jenna podcast, which aired Thursday, featured Tucci saying his relationship with Felicity Blunt "made sense" despite a 21-year difference.
  • He said Blunt brought security to him and his three older children after his first wife, Kate, died of breast cancer in 2009.
  • He recounted meeting Felicity in 2006, reconnecting at Emily Blunt and John Krasinski’s 2010 wedding, and marrying in 2012.
  • He said he is terrified of death and aging, citing his late wife’s illness and its lasting effect on their family.
  • Previous interviews show he once tried to end the romance over age-gap worries before they welcomed son Matteo in 2015 and daughter Emilia in 2018.