Fans are worried about Kristin Cavallari and her dating life. She is currently in a relationship with a man named Mark Estes, who is 13 years younger than her.
Kristin is 37 years old, while Mark is only 24. There has been speculation online that Mark is only interested in Kristin because of her fame and money.
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Kristin herself actually addressed these concerns recently on her Instagram. She took to her Stories after someone asked her how she deals with all the hate that she gets.
Us Weekly reported on her reply. Kristin said she’s okay with it all because she knows that people’s opinions don’t have anything to do with her.
She added: “It’s for PR! I’m paying him! He’s using me! He’s gonna leave you! Seeing everyone get so worked up makes me laugh.”
Mark Already Met Kristin’s Children
It seems that Kristin is genuinely happy in her new relationship. She first announced that they were together in February 2024. She shared a photo of her and Mark on her Instagram, and she wrote: “He makes me happy.”
A source also later spoke to Us Weekly, and they confirmed that Kristin seemed happy with Mark. According to the source, the two of them have a genuine connection. Another source also told the news outlet that Kristin just doesn’t care about people’s opinions on their age difference.
Kristin also admitted on her podcast, Let’s Be Honest, that Mark has already met her children. Before she and Mark got together, she was married to NFL star Jay Cutler.
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The two of them finalized their divorce in 2022. Kristin and Jay share three children together – a son named Camden, another son named Jaxon, and a daughter named Saylor.
Kristin admitted that Mark met her kids before they even went on a first date. She said that he came to pick her up for the date, but before they left, he met the kids.
According to Kristin, Mark is the first man she’s dated that they ever met. They were all very excited for her. Kristin said that they wanted to see her happy.
Her sons were especially excited to meet him. They even asked if they could show him their room.
Kristin added that Mark also met her mom that same day. She was at the house, babysitting the kids. So, Mark met several of her family members before they even went out for the first time.
Kristin Didn’t Plan to Date a 24-Year-Old
On her podcast, Kristin said that she felt different with Mark. She admitted that she wasn’t looking to start dating a 24-year-old. She didn’t think something like this would ever happen, but that Mark wasn’t your stereotypical 24-year-old.
Kristin later explained why she revealed their relationship to the public so early on. She said her publicist called her and said that TMZ was going to release a report about the two of them.
Kristin made a decision to take things into her own hands. She said that she’d been in the business for many years.
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According to her, the media always controlled the narrative around her. But she wasn’t going to let that happen this time. So she decided to let people know that she and Mark were together.
Despite all this, some fans are still concerned about her relationship with Mark. However, some are also on Kristin’s side.
After she hard-launched the decision on her Instagram, many came to defend her decision to date him in the comments. They pointed out that men often date younger women, so why should Kristin, a woman, not be allowed to do the same?
Others said that both Kristin and Mark are adults, which is what’s important here. After all, Kristin and sources close to her all say that she is happy with her new boyfriend.
