"We have a 40 year age gap but my girlfriend isn't a gold digger - we're mad about each other"

A man who fell in love with a woman 40 years his junior says she's not a "gold digger" and blasted trolls who accused him of "kidnapping" her - insisting they are "mad about each other"<br /><br />Claudio Spilatro, 63, met his partner, Semie Atadja, 25, on a dating app in 2017 when she was just 18 years old.<br /><br />Keen to find an "active" woman after divorcing his ex-wife of 18 years, Claudio bumped into Semie on Seeking - an app designed to connect affluent singletons.<br /><br />Semie says she had been after an older, "wiser" man after becoming tired of dating "losers" her own age.<br /><br />Claudio took Semie out to lunch where he discovered her "bubbly" personality and the pair immediately hit it off - despite her being younger than his 34-year-old daughter.<br /><br />The couple since travelled the world together - flying first class, staying in five-star resorts and hiring private chefs - and find themselves on holiday at least once a month.<br /><br />However, the pair - who have 39 years between them - are regularly targeted by trolls who claim that Claudio "kidnapped" Semie or that she is "using him for his money".<br /><br />Despite the comments initially bothering Semie, they now don't let it affect them and say they "enjoy" each other's company.