Stanley Tucci is 'sad' he won't see wife Felicity Blunt 'get old' because of 21-year age gap

Stanley Tucci got candid about his 21-year age difference with his wife, Felicity Blunt, 44.

While he acknowledged he isn't generally bothered by the age gap, Tucci shared a bittersweet regret in an interview with The Times of London.

“I am sad that I won’t see her get old and that I won’t be able to look after her if she needs looking after,” Tucci said. “I think there’s something really beautiful about people aging together. And unless there’s some miracle, that can’t happen.” 

Tucci met Blunt—the sister of his The Devil Wears Prada co-star, Emily Blunt—at the film's premiere in 2006. However, the couple didn't reconnect until four years later, when they were reintroduced at Emily's wedding to actor John Krasinski in 2010.

Tucci and Blunt tied the knot in 2012 and went on to welcome a son, Matteo (in 2015), and a daughter, Emilia (in 2018).

While Blunt was pregnant with Emilia, Tucci learned he had been diagnosed with throat cancer. He admitted the timing was especially challenging for his family. 

“It was awful to go through it after my wife had died and friends had died, but I am happier than I was before," he said. (His first wife, Kate Tucci, with whom he shared three children, passed away from breast cancer in 2009.)

"The only thing I’m not happy about is how hard it was for Felicity, who was giving birth while I was getting treatment. And, of course, it was hard for the kids,” he said.

Now in remission for several years, the actor says the experience has given him a renewed perspective and greater clarity.