Kathy Griffin, 65, Steps Out With 22-Year-Old—And The Internet Has Thoughts

Kathy Griffin isn’t shying away from the elephant in the room. On Thursday, July 9, the 65-year-old comedian posted a photo to Instagram of herself holding hands with a blond man in all-black, casually announcing to her followers:“He’s 22. Have at it, internet. 🔥♂️”

No names. No relationship status clarification. Just a hand-hold, a timestamp, and an invitation for the internet to do what it does best—weigh in with opinions nobody asked for. And weigh in they did. Some were playful (“Get it girl!”from Hell’s Kitchen alum Kyle Timpson), others were cautionary (“Don’t marry him”), and a few dug into the nostalgia angle, channeling their inner Mrs. Robinson. Griffin herself found the chaos hilarious, responding to the comment section with all-caps amusement.

But here’s where the story gets its real texture. This isn’t Griffin’s first rodeo with age-gap romance. Following her 2025 divorce from Randy Bick—her second marriage, which lasted five years—she jumped into online dating at the urging of friends Sia and Nia Vardalos. With characteristic boldness, she downloaded Raya, Hinge, Bumble, and EliteSingles, and“hundreds of guys”came calling. Through that digital experiment, she“accidentally fell in love”with a 23-year-old man.

What drew her to him wasn’t the novelty or the ego boost—it was his perspective.“Because of his age, he didn’t have the usual sexism, misogyny and biases that guys my age tend to have. He seemed to see me,”Griffin explained in a December 2025 essay for The Cut.“I felt really comfortable with him, and I felt very content just hanging out.”She respected his intelligence, his adaptability across different worlds, and his overall vibe. But she walked away when she learned he didn’t want kids. She couldn’t saddle a 23-year-old with that decision, even if her heart wanted to stay.

So whether this July moment is a casual hang, a new romantic spark, or just Griffin doing what she’s always done—living loudly and on her own terms—remains unclear. What’s crystal clear is that at 65, she’s refusing to apologize for who she spends time with or how she chooses to date. The age gap? Headline-worthy. The actual relationship? That’s between her and the person holding her hand. Everything else is just noise.