British rock singer and songwriter, Rod Stewart, had been married twice before he met photographer and model, Penny Lancaster. It seems like this rock star has a type. His previous wives, Alana Stewart, and Rachel Hunter, were both taller than him. Penny is no different, standing a good few inches taller than Stewart.
The couple met when Rod Stewart offered Penny Lancaster the role of photographer on one of his tours, in 1999. Eventually, they fell in love and celebrated the birth of their first child, in November 2005. In 2007, they made a joint decision to lead their relationship to the altar. Four years later, they celebrated the birth of their second child. Stewart and Lancaster stayed true to their vows and have fallen even more in love since.
Bella Hadid and The Weeknd
Bella Hadid and The Weeknd are two of the biggest names in showbiz. Their tumultuous, on-and-off-again relationship (currently off) made lots of headlines for a while. While their height difference is only an inch, Bella is the taller one, meaning her penchant for high heels leaves the Weeknd regularly craning his neck to look up at her. Neither of them seemed to mind this though, and Bella wasn’t going to give up her shoes.
When they were together, The Weeknd was incredibly supportive of Hadid, always getting to his feet whenever Bella walked down the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway. He even sat with Bella’s mom when she was in attendance. When it was The Weeknd’s turn to take to the stage, Bella was equally supportive and joined the concert crowd to sing along to The Weeknd’s songs.
Shaquille O’Neal and Laticia Rolle
Shaquille O’Neal is a world-renowned, American professional basketball player who stands at 7’1”. After 19 years on the court, he became a sports analyst on Inside the NBA. Outside his basketball career, he’s also arguably successful as a media personality. Everything seems to work for the big guy, including love.
Shaq has been with his longtime girlfriend, Laticia Rolle, since 2014. At 5’6”, the former NBA star dwarfs Laticia. But these two don’t seem bothered by the space that stretches between them. Instead of picking on their differences, these two focused more on their similar interests. In high school and college, Laticia was also a basketball superstar. We bet their one-on-one driveway games were fierce. Sadly, the two split and Shaquille is now happily married to Shaunie O'Neal.
Lady Gaga & Taylor Kinney
Of course, we know Lady Gaga for all her quirks, her unique music videos, and yeah, her height. Gaga stands at a miniature 5’1”. Even when decked out in the fiercest of heels, her diminutive stature is glaringly obvious. So much more so, when she stood alongside her American actor and model boyfriend, Taylor Jacks Kinney.
You may know Kinney from his portrayal of Mason Lockwood, in The Vampire Diaries. He met Gaga in 2011, during the filming of the music video for “You and I.” WIth sparks flying between them, they decided to give romance a try and began dating. In 2015, they announced they were getting married. But by July 2016, they’d decided it was a bad romance. They enigmatically cited “personal reasons” as the cause of their split. And that was the end of that. Talk about poker faces!
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo
Technically, Adam Levine is taller than his wife, Behati Prinsloo, by an inch. However, the photos seem to show otherwise. When Behati puts on her killer heels, Adam just loses the game. We all know Adam Levine as the frontman of Maroon 5. He has been an active singer since 1994. The South African Victoria’s Secret model, Behati Prinsloo, meanwhile, has spent her career killing it in the fashion and modelling industry.
The beautiful couple first met during the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. They started dating in 2012, but it was short-lived. In 2013, however, they suddenly announced their engagement. For their honeymoon, they traveled to South Africa, Prinsloo’s home country. Now, the two are happily married with two kids, Gio Grace and Dusty Rose.