May 28, 2005 -- The fact that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are the newest celebrity power couple to hit the red carpet continues to shock the country. With a decade and a half between
them, most of us wouldn't have even thought to suggest a date - let alone a union!
Still, age is never a factor when it comes to true love - as Demi and Ashton proved more than two years ago. And so, in a new survey of 2,284 singles nationwide, Date.com one of the
leading online dating services, asked: If you could pair an older celebrity with a younger starlet - which would you choose
Both men and women agreed that the ideal Hollywood couple would be the Shock Jock Howard Stern paired with Paris Hilton. Meanwhile, among women, the better a marriage the leading men seem
to have, the less likely they were to vote him with a younger woman.
Following are the complete poll results:
Women
Men
Howard Stern and Paris Hilton
29.10%
25.55%
Pierce Brosnan and Christina Milian
13.93%
17.62%
Sean Connery and Jessica Alba
13.11%
15.86%
Tony Danza and Natalie Portman
12.30%
9.69%
Antonio Banderas and Hillary Duff
11.89%
10.13%
Michael Douglas and Kate Bosworth
10.66%
6.61%
John Travolta and Lindsay Lohan
9.02%
14.54%
About Date.com
Every relationship begins with a date. Date.com is a community committed to helping its members find and maintain the best relationship for them. Launched in 1997 and re-launched in 2001
as a subscription based service, the site has approximately two million active members worldwide with over eight million members since 1997. Date.com members range in age from 18 to over
80. The premier resource for all dating and relationship needs, Date.com melds personality profiles, chat and IM, with our proprietary interactive Webzine, Date Info, which features
monthly polls and expert advice about dating, relationships, entertainment and health.