A man who was a teenager when he married a 71-year-old – weeks after meeting at her son’s funeral – has paid a gushing tribute to his older wife ahead of their eighth wedding anniversary.
Gary Hardwick, then 18, fell for Walmart worker Almeda Errell, then 71, from Tennessee, and he popped the question just two weeks after dating.
In a clip recently shared to Gary’s TikTok account, the now 26-year-old can be seen singing a song for his beloved wife, senior citizen Almeda, now aged 80.
The 19-second video started with captions detailing how they met, saying: ‘Met the love of my life when I was 18 and she was 71’.
The young lover continued: ‘Almost eight years later and we fall more in love each day’, followed by a sweet video montage playing in the background.
Gary Hardwick , then 19, fell for Walmart worker Almeda Errell, then 71, and he popped the question just two weeks after dating
It seems their passion continues to grow, with Gary describing Almeda as his ‘babydoll’ and his ‘queen’ in an emotional birthday tribute to mark her 80th birthday last week.
The full Instagram post said: ‘Happy birthday to the most amazing wife in the world. Today is not only your day, but most importantly, today is about celebrating the birth of such a wonderful & true woman with such a heart of gold.
‘I’m the luckiest husband for every day that I get to wake up beside you. You make me the happiest man each and every day and I want to always make you the happiest woman.
‘You deserve the world and until my last breath I’ll work hard to give you that. All of my happiest moments are moments I share with you. I hope you have the best birthday ever today and I hope you enjoy all of your surprises my love.
‘You’re truly the love of my lifetime and I love you with every beat of my heart. Here’s to celebrating my queen. Happy Birthday Babydoll’.
Gary, in his mid-twenties also cheffed up some wine-infused salmon for his sweetheart – and treated her to some wine to mark the occasion.
The duo are no stranger to controversy, and even have a joint OnlyFans account selling explicit content to their subscribers.
And this isn’t the only time they’ve made headlines – Gary has been candid about their sex life.
In a clip recently shared to Gary’s TikTok account, the now 26-year-old can be seen singing a song for his beloved wife, senior citizen Almeda, now aged 80
He said: ‘The first time we made love was on our wedding night. It was an amazing experience. There was such a deep connection there. She’s a wonderful lover’.
The couple have even found themselves estranged from certain family members – with Almeda’s son cutting her off as a result of her relationship with a man similarly aged to him.
Aaron and Indiana Elliott, two of Almeda’s six grandchildren, also found it difficult to accept their relationship – particularly Aaron, who is three years older than his step-grandfather.
Aaron, said: ‘I only called him grandfather once and it was when I was drunk. In my head, I see him as a friend more than a grandfather. But you know, our grandmother is happy.’
Indiana, 17, added: ‘How can you not be supportive about that? For me personally, whenever they first got together it was a little bit weird. But I mean, we live in the 21st century and those things really shouldn’t matter’.
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