14 DAY TRIAL // Love knows no boundaries and beauty is only in the eye of the beholder, it turns out, as today it was announced that Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner has found his true love at 81 years old. It matters not that she is a mere 24-year-old and former Playboy model, true love conquers all.
The Daily Mail reports that the nuptials took place this weekend, on Saturday, in Austria, when Richard Lugner said “I do” to marrying Cathy Schmitz. In case you have a hard time doing the math, there is a 57-year gap between the happy bride and groom.
Lugner and his bride have a 57 year difference among them
The ripe billionaire is quoted as previously telling the media in an interview earlier this year that “We did not intend to fall in love. It just happened. Love knows no age.” Of course, for Lugner, this is the fifth time he is walking down the aisle.
As you'd imagine, the entire affair was a magical experience, taken out of a fairy tale, with people lining up the streets of Vienna to see the procession pass by in a carriage drawn by four Lipizzan horses. Eventually, they arrived at the stunning Schrobrunn Palace, where court ushers dressed in traditional costumes welcomed them.
And while the buxom blond bride looked charming in her floor-length wedding gown, the groom was not so sure about the union, “Hopefully, this time it's the right thing,” he told the media as he left the church with his new wife.
Lugner is famous for bringing female celebrities as dates to the Vienna Ball
Lugner is known to be an eccentric piece of work. He became famous when he started bringing female celebrities as dates to the Vienna Ball. This year in February, he caused a commotion when he brought none other than the famous Kim Kardashian, who agreed to do it for an impressive sum.
But things did not go as planned because Kim ran out like Cinderella when a local prankster with a blackened face began making racial jokes about Kanye and Kim. The reality star was offended and left the event in a hurry, leaving the billionaire to tell the press she was “annoying” because she didn’t stay for the whole night after taking his fee of half a million dollars.
Among his past dates were Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, Nicollette Sheridan and Carmen Electra. As you can see, the man has a healthy appetite for celebrities.