Lionel Ritchie, 71, Is Going Viral For Dating A 30 Year Old

It must be pretty weird dating a woman who is younger than your daughter and who was probably conceived by her parents banging to your music, but somehow I don’t think 71-year-old pop legend Lionel Ritchie is complaining.

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People initially assumed the worst when they saw Ritchie’s name trending, but thankfully he’s still alive and kicking, and dating 30-year-old Lisa Parigi to boot:

Lionel Richie, 71, and his Bae, Lisa Parigi, 30, I call it love. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PonnFxFxyQ

— Mtembezi™ 🇿🇦 (@AdamMaina_) February 22, 2021

Thank goodness Lionel Richie is trending for living his best life. Had a mini heart attack 😅

— Elle (@lyndz_20) February 22, 2021

Like we pondered in the blog about 37-year-old Scott Disick and his 19-year-old girlfriend the other day, the one question I always have when I see a couple with such a vast difference in age is; what the hell do they do together when they’re not shagging? What do they talk about? The difference in interests, knowledge and goals between lovers with a 41-year age gap just seems like it would be way too extreme.

99% of the time when you see an age gap this big you assume the woman is just in it for the money, but I feel like even at 71, Lionel Ritchie can probably still pull 30 year olds. I mean look at the guy – 71 years old and not a single grey hair to be found! You don’t put out classics like ‘Hello’, ‘Easy’ and ‘All Night Long’ to date old ladies after all. Come to think of it, the only shocking part here is that he isn’t dating two thirty years old at the same time.

Well anyway, if you’re still reading, here’s what Lisa Parigi looks like: