Go for it, Melanie

If e ever you want to test your unconscious bia bias, ask yourself how you reacted to photos wh which showed TV pre presenter Melanie Syk Sykes in the throes of pa passion with a man 27 years her junior.

Did you tut , mention the age gap and say: “Bloomin’ heck, she’s old enough to be his mother?” If you did,

I suggest you ask yourself, would you say the same thing if it were an older man with a younger woman?

The fact of the matter is that older women are still judged disparagingly when they have significantly younger partners.

They’re called cougars, or are said to have a “toyboy” or “gigolo”.

When will we accept that the adult age gap is irrelevant when two people are in love?

I have a word for people who judged Melanie for having a good time with an Italian hunk – jealous!