It has been revealed she has been secretly dating New Zealand–born actor Martin Henderson.
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And it appears Demi has a thing for the younger man as Martin is 12 years her junior.
The pair were spotted enjoying a romantic getaway in Connecticut last week in pictures obtained by US magazine Life & Style.
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Demi and Martin headed out for a spot of lunch at Nine Main Bakery and Deli in New Preston before going grocery shopping on their way back to the house where they were staying together.
"She is beyond heartbroken. Even though Ashton cheated on her all the time, it was with random girls, it wasn't a relationship like it is with Mila and that is what is killing Demi now."
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Age-gap relationships
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - 12 years(01 of09)
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It's easy to forget that there's quite a big gap in age between Brad and Ange, probably because he looks so much younger than his 46 years (credit:X17online.com)
Madonna and Jesus Luz - 28 years(02 of09)
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The 10-year age gap with Guy Richie obviously wasn't enough for Madge, because her next flame was just 23 years old - while she was aged 51. It seemed like a fling at first, but they lasted a fair old while before splitting up in early 2010 (credit:WireImage.com)
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon - 10 years(03 of09)
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There's a decade in age between Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon, she's 39 and he's 29 - but that's not much of a gap at all by modern celeb standards (credit:Getty Images)
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones - 25 years(04 of09)
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Quarter of a century is a fair old age gap in anybody's book, but Mickey and Cath seem happy enough together - and she was comfortable enough with the reputation that their marriage earned her to mock it in Intolerable Cruelty (credit:X17online.com)
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster - 26 years(05 of09)
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For years Rod was known as the oldest swinger in town, but Penny has firmly tamed his roving ways and he seems devoted to her (credit:WireImage.com)
Ronnie Wood and Ekaterina Ivanova - 42 years(06 of09)
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But just to prove that age-gap relationships don't always work out well, Ronnie Wood famously left wife Jo for Ekaterina Ivanova - who is a whopping 42 years his junior. They've long-since broken up, which left Ekaterina free to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house and flirt with Basshunter (credit:Getty Images)
Sam Taylor-Wood and Aaron Johnson - 23 years(07 of09)
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Sam and Aaron are more than 20 years apart, but they haven't let the hefty age gap stop them getting engaged and conceiving a child together (credit:WireImage.com)
Stephen Fry and Steven Webb - 27 years(08 of09)
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Stephen Fry had just split up with his partner of 14 years Daniel Cohen when he apparently began consoling himself in the arms of a much younger beau. His rumoured love interest was 25-year-old Steven Webb (credit:Getty Images)
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes - 16 years(09 of09)
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Plenty of people have been cynical about TomKat's marriage, but we're not goiong to cast any aspersions. Our lawyers wouldn't let us anyway, but they seem happy enough together (credit:X17online.com)