Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 36, kisses wife Sam, 59, in rare Wimbledon public appearance
There was a spot of tonsil tennis taking place in the stands at Wimbledon on Tuesday (7 July), as Aaron Taylor-Johnson packed on the PDA with his wife Sam.
The couple weren't shy about showing their love for each other on the ninth day of the tennis tournament and shared a passionate kiss in their seats while sat alongside their teenage daughters.
The Taylor-Johnsons managed to distract a few attendees from what was unfolding on the court with their loved-up display - especially as them stepping out in public together is something of a rare occurrence.
Aaron - who is an actor with an enviable CV thanks to his roles in hit films such as Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron and 28 Years Later - looked dapper in an all-white ensemble.
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He wore a single-breasted suit and brown loafers, while his filmmaker wife Sam wore shorts and a waistcoat, and she was seen adoringly hanging off his arm.
The pair brought their daughters Wylda, 15, and Romy, 14, along to experience Wimbledon with them too.
And it appears Aaron, 36, might have been casting his mind back to the tips and tricks he learnt while starring in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging when he was sat in the stands with his brood.
Photographers captured the moment he and Sam shared an affectionate smooch on Tuesday afternoon while enjoying the tennis.
Elsewhere, they were seen holding hands, smirking and giggling - suggesting their love is still burning strong, even after being together for almost two decades.
Back to Black director Sam, 59, met the actor when she was 42 and he was 18 on the set of Nowhere Boy in 2009 - which is a film that she was at the helm of, while Aaron was taking on the lead role.
Speaking about the dynamic they had while working together on set, Sam told Harper's Bazaar in 2019: "We were very professional through the entire film... but everyone on set knew.
"And as soon as we finished, he told me he was going to marry me. We had never been on a date, or even kissed."
Aaron added: "And a year to the minute after we met, exactly one year to the minute, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me."
Their love story snowballed quite quickly from there, as shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed their first daughter Wylda Rae in July 2010.
Their second child, another girl called Romy Hero, was then born in January 2012, which is the same year that the stars tied the knot in Somerset.
Aaron has also taken on the role of a fatherly figure in the lives of Sam's children Angelica and Jessie Phoenix, whom she shares with her ex-husband Jay Jopling.
But it's not all been sunshine and roses for Aaron and Sam, as the pair have previously admitted that the constant discussion surrounding their 23-year age gap has gotten on their nerves.
Sharing his thoughts on the running commentary about it online, Aaron previously told Vulture that he found the 'attention was intrusive'.
"But having to deal with that early in my career probably got me to a place where I can more quickly just go, 'Oh, f**k it' instead of wanting to rip someone's head off for asking questions I don't like," he added.
Sam has previously described her husband as 'an old soul', which might be why their age gap really doesn't mean much to them.
"We spend every minute of the day together," she once told told the Sunday Times. "My friends call him Benjamin Button because he has — on the outside — such youth, and on the inside, he is so wise and settled. He doesn't like parties. He likes being at home and cooking for the family. He likes walking the dogs. He loves his chickens - he collects the eggs and makes breakfast for everyone."
Aaron brands opinions of his relationship 'bizarre'
Speaking of the discourse surrounding their difference in age in 2019, the mother-of-four told The Daily Beast: "We've been together for over a decade now, so I feel like it is less of a conversation for people.
"It doesn't worry me, and it's not something that is difficult to talk about because it's such a positive story, that we're a decade later together and working together and raising a strong family together.
"That may be a positive message for people out there."
Taking a tougher approach to their critics in 2024, Aaron said he finds people who are concerned about their relationship quite 'bizarre'.
“What you gotta realise is that what most people were doing in their twenties, I was doing when I was 13," he said.
"You’re doing something too quickly for someone else? I don’t understand that. What speed are you supposed to enjoy life at? It’s bizarre to me."
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Sport, Wimbledon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Olivia Burke