An 81-year-old musician, who is rumoured to be dating a woman 58 years younger, has revealed how their age difference affects their relationship.
Danny met 23-year-old Helmi Loukasmäki five years ago, and the pair have drawn people’s attention ever since.
Many people who believed they were dating “frowned upon” their connection.
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But while there is speculation, the duo, who live together, have never officially confirmed a romance.
Danny initially stated that he hired Helmi as an assistant.
Since then, the pair have gone on holidays together, but kept insisting that they are just very good friends.
In a recent podcast, Danny said their companionship is “diverse”, and he loves that Helmi has good tech skills and is able to help him with computers, as reported by Need To Know.
“This relationship between Helmi and I, we haven’t put any effort into it and thought about what it is,” Danny said.
“It’s a friendship anyway, and there’s a lot of mutual respect.
“The age difference is not the main thing but how each person relates to the other and whether there is respect or not.
“Against that background, we have a relationship that is quite diverse.
“Helmi has everything that a young, lovely woman can have.
“I am grateful for her qualities.
“Helmi is very good at computer stuff and is so versatile – she knows things that I no longer know.”
The couple first met in 2018 when Helmi started a summer job working for Danny by helping him out at home.
But the pair got on so well that she decided to stay, and they have lived together ever since.
In their day-to-day life, the duo enjoy watching shows on Netflix or going out on a boat.
They apparently never argue, and Helmi enjoys looking after their home and cooking for Danny.
“We complement each other,” she said in the interview with Sami.
“I have knowledge and skills that he doesn’t have and vice versa.
“We’re taking things one day at a time.
“You never know what’s going to happen.
“So far, everything has gone well, and it’s nice to be together.”
The pair, who live in Rauma, Finland, plan to continue living together, and Helmi has also expressed her desire to get a dog.
But it is still unclear if their relationship is platonic or if romance is blossoming behind closed doors.
In an Instagram post shared with her over 12,000 followers, Helmi revealed that the couple were happy to openly discuss their relationship.
She said: “We’ve been written and talked about.
“[Our relationship has been] speculated about and also frowned upon.
“We’ve often been asked to talk about our relationship and age difference in interviews of some kind.
“We’ve often refused them unanimously.
“When Sami asked to be a guest on this warm-hearted podcast, it immediately felt like the right place to share our lives and relationships – in our own words, in our own voice, in a fair and respectful spirit.
“I was excited to talk about a topic that is so personal, but also seems to be interesting and arouses a lot of opinions.”
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