Sam Taylor-Wood has admitted that it was boyfriend Aaron Johnson who wanted to start a family. The 43-year-old artist turned director met 20-year-old actor Aaron Johnson when she cast him in the leading role in her directorial debut Nowhere Boy. The couple got engaged in October last year, and welcomed their baby Wylda four months ago. Both have remained fairly tight-lipped about their family life, until now. Chatting to Harper’s Bazaar magazine Sam said,
“Aaron, almost before anything started between us, said he wanted kids. He was very clear about wanting a family. We hardly go out now. You know what I used to be like! Aaron has brought a set of values I didn’t even know I was looking for, family values. He is more grounded. He has been getting work offers which he has turned down because he wants to be here for the crucial beginning months of Wylda’s life. This time I don’t want help, and Aaron wants to be here and be involved. How refreshing is that?”
The new mum also shared her views on the controversy that the age gap in their relationship has caused, “In the old days ‘controversial’ in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races. Now, it’s a woman with a younger man. That would not happen with a man and certainly not with a male director. “ We have to agree that Sam’s got a point.