Edel Coffey: In defence of Leonardo DiCaprio's dating habits

"I’m not here to defend an ageing man’s sexual or relationship choices, but I do feel there are ways of making all of the above points without reverting to damaging outdated ways of publicly ridiculing and mocking people."

Edel Coffey: Who and how we date, within the realm of consenting adults, shouldn’t really be anyone’s business.

Is it just me, or was there something quite old-fashioned and outdated about the coverage around Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating habits last week? For those not familiar with Leo’s love life, he has seen yet another relationship bite the dust just as his partner was about to reach the grand old age of 25.

Leo, internet legend has it, will not date a woman over 25. There’s even a handy Reddit chart to prove it, listing the ages of all of his exes. Like some dark fairy tale, it seems Leo must break up with his girlfriends before they reach the age of 25 or a terrible curse will befall him and he will turn into a pumpkin or a mortal man or some other fate worse than death. But as news that his latest relationship with Argentine model Camila Morrone had ended as she turned 25, Leo was last week’s laughing stock.