I’m trolled for gorgeous holiday pics with my 71-year-old man as I’m so much younger than him – but it’s true love

A WOMAN in a relationship with a man old enough to be her grandad had defended their controversial relationship.

Anica Lazić, 32, came under fire after sharing photos of herself sunning it up on holiday with her 71-year-old lover, Lazar Ristovski.

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Anica and Lazar have been together for two years – but their relationship still continues to raise eyebrows.

Anica, a psychology graduate and actress, has even had to turn comments off on her Instagram profile.

She was prompted to do this after a slew of criticism about their unconventional romance.

Trolls even claimed her feelings towards Lazar were “not real love”.

Like Anica, Lazar is a famous actor in their homeland of Serbia.

He has starred in nearly 100 films, including a small part in the James Bond thriller ‘Casino Royale’ in 2006.

Their age gap has raised eyebrows in their hometown of Serbia, as well as on social media.

But Anica remains unaffected by the opinions of strangers.

She recently said of her OAP beau: “Lazarus means ‘God helps’.

“It is believed a man with that name was sent by God to help the Earth.

“I know it’s so.”

She continued: “You are a winner, a benefactor, our greatest artist.

“A protector, an optimist, a patriot, someone who is bold and brave, and a great friend.”

In March this year, Anica shared a photo of her walking out of the sea hand-in-hand with Lazar in the Maldives.

The lovebird called it one of her favourite images of them together.

She wrote: “When he leads, I don’t ask where.”

A-list age gap relationships that have stood the test of time

1. Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble – 25 years
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2. Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 23 years
   The director and actor reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage.
3. Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham – 20 years
   The model started dating actor Jason in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together.
4. Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 25 years
   The pair was introduced at a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.