Trending Now: Kathy Griffin, 65, Reveals She Fell in Love With 23-Year-Old: ‘We Just Clicked’ – Fans React

Since her divorce from Randy Bick, Kathy Griffin has been navigating the dating world — and it led her to an unexpected romance with a 23-year-old man.

Griffin opened up in a The Cut essay, published Wednesday, December 31, about a short-lived relationship with someone four decades younger.

“Speaking of curveballs, I accidentally fell in love with a 23-year-old. Because of his age, he didn’t have the usual sexism, misogyny, and biases that guys my age tend to have. He seemed to see me. I know that sounds really corny,” Griffin, 65, wrote.

“Oh God, it sounds so lame! But I felt really comfortable with him, and I felt very content just hanging out.”

Griffin admitted that, despite their best efforts, the romance “never could’ve lasted.”

“We both knew that. But it was nice to know that my heart could still feel like that in my 60s, and it was nice to have the universe show me a guy that I really got a kick out of but also respected. I thought he was smart. I thought he could roll in different worlds,” she shared.

“It sounds cliché, and maybe he was an old soul, but I don’t know, we just clicked. And that click thing? It doesn’t happen all that much. So even though there was a big age difference, I’m glad that we were able to capture it for a little while.”

Looking back on the relationship, Griffin noted that the man was “too young” for her. “He told me he never wanted to have kids and that he could be with me forever. And I was like, ‘You don’t know that. You’re 23. You have no idea,’” she said.

“I just wouldn’t do that to him. I mean, when I was 23, I thought I knew a lot of s***, but I didn’t. So I had to set that dove free.”

She emphasized that, despite everything, she “really was in love” with him.

“He touched my heart. He came along at a time in my life where I was like, ‘Men suck, and there’s only bad ones, and why do I pick the worst ones?’ And then he appeared, and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, well, he’s cool, but it’s dumb, because he’s too young.’ We gave it a shot anyway, and we both went with it for a while, and then it came time to go,” she continued.

Griffin has had her share of romantic ups and downs. She was married to Matt Moline for five years, briefly dated Steve Wozniak and married Bick in 2020 — though that marriage ended after five years.

“I haven’t been with a guy my age since I was in my 30s. I don’t know what it is, but my ex-husband was 18 years younger than me. Pretty much since then, I’ve only been asked out by younger guys. So I’m constantly called a cougar, but I don’t mind,” Griffin wrote.

“I kind of am a cougar, which to me just means you have the freedom to choose the person that you want as opposed to the age bracket that society tells you is the only option for you.”

This story was originally published by Parade on Dec 31, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.