'Strangers insult us for being together - but that won't stop us'

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A couple who faced backlash from both their families and strangers say their 22-year difference "doesn't matter" when it comes to love and are planning to get married and start a family.

Danielle Kent, 32, and Gareth Palmer, 54, told how they have faced repeated snide comments from strangers, including being told that Danielle is "doing her bit for the community" and that Gareth "must have a big d***".

The couple, who met while working at a care home in 2022, said that while they simply "laugh off" the obscene comments, they have been left feeling hurt and belittled.

Danielle was accused of taking advantage of a vulnerable person by a relative, whom she does not wish to name, after they first started dating. READ MORE: 'I went on a girls' holiday and had to divorce my husband the second I got home' But the pair have not let this get in the way of their love and are planning to get married and start a family in the near future. "For me age has never really been an issue," Danielle told PA Real Life. "I think they are just insecure themselves and potentially jealous. "We are very tactile and when we're together, we kind of forget that there are other people around.