Stanley Tucci Explains Why His 21-Year Age Gap With Felicity Blunt Works

Stanley Tucci just gave a very Tucci answer to the classic how did you two meet, and also got surprisingly raw about aging, grief, and what it means to fall in love again when you did not expect to. It all came up in a chat he had with Jenna Bush Hager that the show rolled out on the Thursday, May 7 episode of her podcast, and there is a lot to unpack.

Where this came up

Tucci, 65, sat down with Jenna Bush Hager for an October 2024 conversation that aired on her Open Book With Jenna podcast on Thursday, May 7. He talked about his marriage to Felicity Blunt, 45, their 21-year age gap, and how the relationship reshaped his family after he lost his first wife, Kate, to breast cancer in 2009.

The Felicity of it all

If you are connecting the last names, yes, Felicity is Emily Blunt's sister. Tucci met Felicity back in 2006 while he and Emily were making The Devil Wears Prada. They did not start dating then. They reconnected in 2010 at Emily's wedding to John Krasinski, and that is when things clicked. Two years later, in 2012, Stanley and Felicity got married.

Why this pairing makes sense to him

Tucci says he did not think he would remarry, or have more kids. Then he met Felicity and it just made sense, even with that 21-year gap. He already knew and loved her family thanks to Emily, and he and Felicity found themselves aligning in all the important ways, even if on paper they could not be more different. He describes her as a relentlessly positive, razor-sharp literary agent who is actually fun to hang out with — and who brought a sense of security to him and his kids when they needed it most.

"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. I think there is something really beautiful about people aging together. And unless there is some miracle, that can't happen."

He said that to The Times of London in September 2025 — a clear-eyed take on being the older one in the relationship. He is not bothered by the age difference, but he is honest about what it means.

The earlier chapter: Kate

Tucci was married to Kate Tucci from 1995 until her death in 2009 at 47 after a breast cancer battle. Before she died, they had twins Isabel and Nicolo, now 26, and daughter Camilla, now 24. With Felicity, he later welcomed son Matteo, 11, and daughter Emilia, 8. He says he truly did not think more kids were in the cards until life surprised him.

Timeline and family snapshot

• 1995: Marries Kate Tucci
• 2006: Meets Felicity Blunt while making The Devil Wears Prada with Emily Blunt
• 2009: Kate dies at 47 following a breast cancer battle
• 2010: Reconnects with Felicity at Emily Blunt and John Krasinski's wedding
• 2012: Marries Felicity Blunt
• Kids with Kate: twins Isabel and Nicolo, 26; Camilla, 24
• Kids with Felicity: Matteo, 11; Emilia, 8

The hard part he does not sugarcoat

On the podcast, Tucci admits he is terrified of death and aging — a fear that set in after losing Kate. Watching someone you love struggle, and seeing the fallout for your kids and your family, never leaves you. He says that kind of loss can harden you in a good way and give you strength, but it also makes the idea of mortality feel very real, because you know what it can be like.

So that is the juxtaposition here: a late-in-life love that gave him and his kids stability and joy, and a sober understanding of time that came from real grief. It is tender, it is a little heavy, and it tracks for a guy who has lived all of it in public while still finding a way to keep it human.