Demi Moore, 46, discovered love with a much younger man, Ashton Kutcher.
What she can’t understand is how the relationship with the 31-year-old actor and producer has made her the poster child for the new breed of older women dating a younger man – cougars.
Moore, who turns 47 on Wednesday, said: “The most overwhelming part of meeting someone that you already felt you had such a deep and old connection with is that your feelings are greater than the time you’ve had to actually be with one another.
“Now we’ve had the physical time together. The love he has for me makes me a better person by giving me the courage to take risks. I can fail and have someone who loves me just the same. I never knew it was quite possible.”
Moore said she tried to go with the flow when she realised she was being used to represent older women seeking relationships. “I’m certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow, I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl. I don’t know why that is. But I just kind of step back sometimes and say, ‘There is some reason, and what is it that I have to share in a positive way?’”