Melanie Hamrick Doesn't 'Think About' Her 44-Year Age Gap with Partner Mick Jagger: 'Am I Happy? Yes'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick at the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala in October 2023.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Melanie Hamrickis paying no mind to those who take issue with the age gap between her and longtime partnerMick Jagger.

Hamrick, 37, and Jagger, 81, have been dating for more than 10 years, and share a 7-year-old son namedDeveraux. In a new interview withThe Times, the author and retired ballerina opened up about choosing not to focus on the 44 years between them.

“I don’t think about it. Everyone’s going to have their opinion. If you think about others’ opinions, no matter where you are in life, you’re going to have a problem and you’re going to analyze it,” she said.

Hamrick added that she puts “the blinders on” when it comes to her perspective: “Am I happy? Yes. Are the people in my life happy? Yes. Am I hurting anyone? No. OK, they can mind their own business.”

TheFirst Positionauthor— who recently published her second novel,Unraveling— first met Jagger in February 2014 at aRolling Stonesconcert in Tokyo. She was attending with other dancers from the American Ballet Theatre, of which she was a member for 15 years before she retired in 2019.

Melanie Hamrick and Mick Jagger from her Instagram.Melanie Hamrick/Instagram

Melanie Hamrick/Instagram

Hamrick toldThe Timesthat the rocker first greeted her backstage with a fist bump — but that she was far from starstruck.

“Ballet dancers meet some of the biggest stars and act like, ‘Who are you?’ Because, to us, ballet dancers are the gods. That’s who you study and look up to. You’re so in your world,” she said. “Mick is the perfect balance. He’s not a ballet dancer but he is a dancer and a performer, and we understand each other’s worlds, yet we’re not in each other’s worlds.”

“I mean, I have to giggle because did Mick give me the ring? Yes. Is it for that finger? Yes,” she said at the time. “But are we like, horny teenagers where we’re giving each other… In my mind, it’s a promise ring. We’ll be immature and call it a promise ring.”

Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick in New York City.Johns PKI / SplashNews.com

Johns PKI / SplashNews.com

When asked if she ever saw herself getting married, Hamrick was uncertain. “I don’t know,” she said. “I’m kind of like, a live-in-the-moment type of person, so who knows.”

Hamrick and Jagger previously teamed up for the 2019 balletPorte Rouge, for which she picked the music (all from the Rolling Stones catalog) and did the choreography.

In July, shecelebrated the star’s 81st birthdaywith a sweet Instagram post that featured family shots with their young son.

“Happy Birthday babe !! We love you 🥰 ❤️,” Hamrick captioned the post.

source: people.com