United Kingdom, June 23 -- Anna Camp has defended her age-gap romance after going public with new girlfriend Jade Whipkey.

The Pitch Perfect star, 42, unveiled her new relationship with Jade, who is 18 years her junior, when they walked the red carpet together at the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie Bride Hard last Wednesday (18.06.25) and now Anna has hit back at criticism by insisting Jade is "far more mature" than any of the men her age she's previously dated.

In a post on Instagram, she wrote: "Thought I'd jump on here ... and just sayI've dated men exactly my age and Jade is FAR more mature than any of them.

"We have more in common than anyone else I've ever dated and can literally talk about anything and everything."

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