And they said it wouldn't last: Girl, 17, who devastated mother by marrying biker aged FIFTY celebrates five years of wedded bliss

By DEBORAH ARTHURS

Best friends: Philip and Kayley share a passion for motorbikes, and say their friendship has helped them stick at their marriage

It is not the kind of relationship one expects to go the distance. But today, a girl who married her 50-year-old biker lover in a secret civil ceremony has celebrated five years of marriage.
Kayley Simock, now 23, was just 17 years old when she wed twice-divorced ex-roadie Philip Nash in 2007, a year after meeting him at a religious service where she was playing the guitar.
The pair, who have a staggering 32 year age gap between them, infuriated their families when they wed in secret after Kayley's family tried to put a stop to the relationship.

Infatuated: The couple married in 2007 in a secret civil ceremony

The receptionist nearly destroyed her relationship permanently after refusing to stop seeing ex-roadie Nash.
Yet six years since they first met, they say they are still very much in love.
Their path has never run smooth. Kayley, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands is the primary breadwinner after Phil was injured in a motorbike accident four years ago.
And while Kayley is ready to start a family of her own, Phil is less keen as his only child, a 27-year-old daughter, will soon give birth to his first grandchild.

Starting a family: Kayley says she would like babies, but Phil, who is about to become a grandfather, is more reluctant

Kayley said: 'In a way, we’ve proven the whole world wrong. It seemed like everyone was against us, purely because of the difference in our ages.
'I knew when we got together Phil was the man I wanted to be with. People said I was too young to know that, but I did.
'And the proof is in the pudding. We’re still very much in love. Not everything is easy, but that’s life.
'I can’t wait to have kids - I would have them tomorrow. But with Phil not working, money is tight, so he says we should wait a while.

No regrets: Phil Nash, 54, and Kayley, now 23, devastated Kayley's family when they married five years ago, but today say they are blissfully happy

'And Phil is about to become a grandfather - he’s already had his children and is conscious about our money situation.
'But Phil is not getting any younger. It’s crazy to think I am going to be a grandmother soon. I’m excited, but there’s no way anyone is going to call me Nana.'
Five years after their marriage Kayley’s mum, Jayne, 46, has finally come to terms with having a son-in-law who is nine years her senior.

However, Kayley says she lost most of her friends at the start of the romance who couldn’t understand why she was spending time with 'an old man.'
She said: 'My mum was furious when she first found out about Phil. It destroyed our relationship for a long time. 'I still can’t talk to my dad about it and don’t see him very often. 'I’ve got virtually no friends left who are my own age because I felt I could never talk to them about me and Phil.
'My relationship is good with Phil’s daughter now but obviously it was strained at first.
'I don’t treat her as a step daughter and she doesn’t treat me like a step mum.

source: dailymail