In a typically Hollywood manner, Leonardo DiCaprio offered a possible explanation for his widely discussed dating habits, Page Six reported. The 50-year-old actor — known for relationships with much younger women — told director Paul Thomas Anderson in an interview for Esquire that he feels nearly two decades younger than his actual age. Anderson, 55, began the conversation by asking DiCaprio to respond “as quickly as possible” to the question: “If you didn’t know how old you are, how old would you feel right now?” When DiCaprio answered, “Thirty-two,” Anderson asked whether turning 50 had been a “natural moment for reflection.” The Titanic star joked that “last year I became emotionally 35.” Anderson continued with a joke: “Physically you’re 50, but your emotional maturity is 32. How does that feel?”

The Oscar winner explained how his perspective has changed since his milestone birthday in November 2024: “You want to be more honest and not waste your time. You have to be much more upfront. It’s almost a responsibility, because most of your life is already behind you, not ahead of you.” According to him, this approach carries the risk of “things falling apart,” as well as potential “disagreements” or “entirely normal breakups in any type of relationship — personal, professional.” He believes this will only increase “over the coming decades.” “I look at my mother, for example — she says exactly what she thinks and doesn’t waste time. She doesn’t pretend,” added the actor.

The Revenant star has been dating model Vittoria Ceretti since 2023. Prior to that, DiCaprio was linked to Gigi Hadid, Camila Morrone, Nina Agdal, Toni Garrn, and others. This list of high-profile partners earned him a reputation for ending relationships “before their prefrontal cortex fully developed.” However, his former girlfriend Kristen Zang defended him in 2022, clarifying that she was the one who ended their 1990s relationship after deciding she had “outgrown” it. |BGNES