05 April 2023 , 11:33
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A man in a 16-year age gap relationship has hit back at trolls who claim he has married a woman who looks "exactly like his daughter".
Chris, 44, from Arizona, America, has been forced to defend his relationship with 28-year-old Savana after being called a "cradle snatcher".
The salon owner met Savana when she started working for him as a hairstylist - and quickly developed feelings for her. At the time, Chris was going through a divorce, and said his "life was kind of in a tailspin" because of it.
Chris, 44, with his wife Savana, 28Speaking to YouTube channel Love Don't Judge, Savana said: "We met when I came to his salon and I interviewed there as a stylist and wasn't interested in having any kind of relationship because I just left one."
It was only after Chris' divorce went through that he allowed himself to spend more time with Savana, finding excuses to speak to her whenever she was on shift.
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"Once I was separated from my situation, the more I would talk to her, be around her. I felt there's something super special there that I had never really felt before," he added.
Chris (left), with daughter Tizzi (centre) and wife Savana (right)The loved-up couple hid their relationship to begin with, knowing they'd be judged for it, especially since Chris' daughter, Tizzi, 21, also worked alongside them in the salon.
When their relationship came to light, both Chris and Savana faced backlash from their coworkers and strangers.
Savana said: "Tizzy was originally very thrown off."
But the criticism got even worse after Savana started sharing an insight into their relationship and overall family dynamic on TikTok.
Chris has three children from a previous marriage and three with his wife Savana"I had made the mistake of putting my age above where I was and her [Tizzi's] age above where she was [in one of my videos]," Savana said.
"It just started this big massive tornado of negative comments - most of them were geared towards Chris."
She went on to explain how many viewers started accusing Chris of wanting to date someone who looked like his daughter.
One comment read: "I would be traumatised if my dad married someone who looks exactly like me".
While another said: "Do you want to date your daughter?"
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A third read: "So she had a baby at 7?"
In response, Chris added: "Anything that you can imagine [was said to us], the sickest of sickest things that you could think of. We just basically got destroyed."
Despite the negative reaction toward their relationship, the pair got married and have gone on to have three children together.
Savana says she now has a great relationship with Tizzy - with the duo often seen dancing around with each other on her TikTok channel.
She said: "A lot of comments now are like 'I wish I could have this relationship with my step mum'.
"We're just one big family and it doesn't matter what anyone says because we're happy and that's all that matters."