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12 Female Celebrities Who Are Taller Than Their Partners

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A lot is often made of the desire for a “tall, dark and handsome” suitor to come and sweep a woman (or man) off their feet, but in Hollywood, female stars are often very happy to stand head and shoulders above their partners.

From sky-high supermodels like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Bella Hadid (neither of whom hold a candle to Karlie Kloss’ impressive stature), to vertically gifted actresses like Nicole Kidman and Sophie Turner, there are plenty of famous ladies who would argue size doesn’t matter.

In fact, even when many of them have a few centimetres on their significant others, they often choose to increase the difference by donning towering stilettos too.

Proving that a height difference isn’t the secret to a happy relationship, here are 9 female celebrities who are taller than their partners.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham

Huntington-Whiteley towers over her action-star husband, a reality not helped by the fact she possesses a penchant for high heels.

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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden

This adorable Hollywood couple, who have been married since 2015, are polar opposites physically—she’s tall and California cool, he’s short with a rock’n’roll edge—but they’re a perfect match romantically.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas

The Queen of the North apparently has no qualms about the fact that, in heels, she’s a good 10 centimetres taller than her husband.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Claudia Schiffer and Matthew Vaughn

The iconic ’90s supermodel and her husband of 17 years may share a life together, but they certainly don’t share Schiffer’s 180 cm height.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni

The former French First Lady is substantially taller than her politician husband, who’s a diminutive 166 cm.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Pharrell and Helen Lasichanh

Pharrell’s wife of six years is equally as cool as him, but almost a foot taller.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

180-centimetre Kidman is no stranger to looking down (literally) on her love interests, from ex-husband Tom Cruise, to current love Keith Urban.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum

Standing at a statuesque 182 cm, the British former model and author towers over her jazz singer husband of a decade.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik

Although their difference in height is barely perceptible when Gigi Hadid isn’t wearing heels (the supermodel is taller by a mere 2.5 cm), when she does, she stands a good few inches taller than boyfriend Zayn Malik.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Gwendoline Christie and Giles Deacon

At almost two metres tall, Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie was always going to eclipse her love interests in height, no matter how statuesque they are. Fashion designer Giles Deacon is no exception.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Charlize Theron and Sean Penn

Although the pair split in 2015, Bombshell star Charlize Theron and actor Sean Penn also embodied the taller-woman-shorter-man dynamic while they were together, with Theron standing at about 178 cm and Penn at about 173 cm.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

Bella Hadid and The Weeknd

While they may no longer be together, supermodel Hadid and her musician boyfriend were the perfect examples of a height difference done right. While there’s not much between them when Hadid is in flats, her 175 cm frame seems a whole lot taller than The Weeknd’s 173 cm when she’s in heels.

Female celebrities taller than their partners

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