Mohamed Hadid's much-younger girlfriend Keni Silva has clapped back at critics of their age-gap romance.
Mohamed, 76, and Keni, 41, were first linked in 2022, and instantly, their 35-year age difference resulted in them receiving immense attention online.
Now, Keni, a Russian model, former Real Housewives of Orange County star, certified divorce coach, and author, has responded to the scrutiny exclusively to DailyMail.com.
She insisted that 'age is just a number' and branded people who hate on their relationship as 'sad.'
'If you see two beautiful souls in love and they communicate, there's no age,' she said.
'Look at Cher, she's 77 and she has a younger boyfriend like hooray for her. Dynamics are changing.
'To me personally, love has no age. Age is just a number. Like I'm 41, but I still feel like I'm just out of college. I feel young inside. It's just a number. Who cares.'
She stated that people that talk about her must 'have nothing else going on in their lives.'
Mohamed Hadid 's much-younger girlfriend Keni Silva has clapped back at haters who slammed their age-gap romance
Mohamed, 76, and Keni, 41, were first linked in 2022, and instantly, their 35-year age difference resulted in them receiving immense attention online. They're seen earlier this month
'If they don't hate on you because of your age gap, they're going to find something else [to hate on],' she continued.
'But to me, it's a compliment. They obviously have nothing else going on in their life if they have time to hate you.
'It's kind of sad. If they talk about you they have nothing else going on in their life. But it's their problem not yours so let them not [talk] about it and just enjoy [your life].
Keni - who recently released a book called Divorce as an Opportunity - explained that she has always been into 'older' men because she is 'very mature.'
She was previously married to a man whose name was not shared for privacy reasons, who was 30 years older than her; they share two kids together: Alexis, 16, and Joshua, 12.
'My ex-husband was also 30 years older than me. Ever since I was young, all of my boyfriends were much older because I'm very mature,' she shared.
'I'm not [into] guys my age. I lived in Moscow, lived in Milan. I lived around the world. I'm a world traveler.
'And I have business degree. I have fashion degree. I have a brokers license. I'm a divorce certified coach. I invest in real estate and in stocks and bonds.
'To me, I fall in love with smart men. If I meet a man and I can learn something from him, that is my love language.
'I would be like fascinated [in my relationship]. So that's why I have always loved older men because there's something I can talk about [with them].'
Keni gushed that she was 'finally happy' with Mohamed after going through a messy divorce.
Keni married her first husband when she was only 24 and they were together for 13 years before divorcing; they share two kids together: Alexis, 16, and Joshua, 12.
When asked if she plans to ever marry again, she stayed coy, explaining, 'Marriage doesn't guarantee forever lasting love. It doesn't guarantee happiness.
'What's important is being present in the moment. If you have a person that you love and you have an amazing time [together], just enjoy that time.
'Who cares what's going to happen? We don't know. The world changes so much. Just be present.'
She explained that she used to obsessively plan for the future because she 'was not happy in the present.'
'I was living my life in the future. But now I enjoy my moment,' she added. 'I wake up and I'm happy [every day] and I'm enjoying it.
'I don't look that far. I don't care what's going to happen. I want life to surprise me.'
As for what makes her relationship with Mohamed so strong, Keni, who shares two kids with her ex-husband, said he 'supports' her career and 'respects' her time with her 'children.'
'The most important thing is for my partner to support me and not cut my wings. If I want to fly, help me fly. Don't cage me in,' she dished.
'There are a lot of men out there that love their wife but don't want them to have freedom, or for them to have a career or a life bigger than theirs.
'I want the person I'm with to support me, and they have to respect my children and my time with children.
'I spend a lot of one-on-one time with my children because I only see them 50 percent of the time. I don't want to share that timing with somebody else.'
