Michael Sheen says he has ‘worry’ over large age gap with girlfriend Anna Lundberg

Michael Sheen has admitted to a “concern” over being in a relationship with somebody simply 5 years older than his daughter.

The 55-year-old Good Omens actor, who will quickly play Prince Andrew in a rival venture to Netflix’s Scoop, addressed the subject whereas being interviewed on The Meeting, a BBC collection made for Autism Acceptance Week that sees autistic or neurodivergent interviewers grill celeb topics.

One interviewer introduced up Sheen’s relationship with Anna Lundberg, 30, asking candidly: “How does it really feel to be relationship somebody who is barely 5 years older than your daughter?”

Sheen has two kids with Swedish actor Lundberg in addition to a 25-year-old daughter with Kate Beckinsale. The actor didn’t skirt the query, calling it “not the best factor to do” and stated he has worries about being “a a lot older father”.

He stated: “Due to the age distinction, I believe each of us had been fairly shocked after we bought collectively. I don’t assume both of us had been searching for that. It’s not like I’ve dated plenty of people who find themselves a lot youthful than me, however you meet who you meet.

“We had been very conscious of what variations that might make and in addition how individuals may reply to that,” he added.

“It’s not prefer it was the best factor to do. We had been each conscious it will be tough and difficult. In the end, we felt it was value it due to how we felt about one another.”

The couple met after showing in sitcom Staged, which co-stars David and Georgia Tennant.

He raised a priority in regards to the age distinction, saying that he’s anxious about being an older father.

“Due to the age distinction, I’m conscious that I’m a a lot older father,” he stated. “It does fear me. It makes me involved. It makes me unhappy excited about the time I received’t have with them.

“However in the end, I believe when you discover somebody who brings you happiness and also you make them glad, you’ve bought to go for that. In order that’s what we determined to do and I’m so glad we did as we now have this excellent household now.’

Sheen was in a relationship with Beckinsale from 1995 to 2003. His different companions have included English ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart and actors Rachel McAdams, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Sarah Silverman.