In April this year, Laura Brown - the Australian former editor-in-chief of InStyle magazine - married her long-term boyfriend, writer and comedian Brandon Borror-Chappell in Hawaii.
The New York-based couple started dating in 2015 and have an age gap, which Borror-Chappell referenced in an article he wrote titled, "My girlfriend is way more successful than I am and is 16 years older."
For reference, Brown is 48 and Borror-Chappell is 32.
"I think the curiosity stems from a combination of genuine interest in the age gap between Laura and me and the fact that she is successful - and quite publicly so," Borror-Chappel said in the personal essay.
Speaking to Mia Freedman on Mamamia's No Filter podcast a few years prior, Brown said she met Borror-Chappell by chance.
He was the breakfast waiter at a hotel she regularly stayed at - they started flirting and "had good banter".
"I never was particularly good at New York dating culture. I think as I sort of grew up and was established, I was glad to meet someone that just made me feel better," she said.
"My boyfriend thinks I'm really cool and do great stuff and that's it. There's no threat. There's something in that gap that in the right way can be great."
