- - Kathy Griffin Details Secret Romance with 23-Year-Old After Her Divorce from Randy Bick: ‘I Really Was in Love’

Rachel McRadyDecember 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Kathy Griffin got candid about her dating life following her split from ex-husband Randy Bick in a new essay

The 65-year-old comedian shared that she had a relationship with an unnamed 23-year-old man

Griffin said that though it didn't ultimately last she was "really in love"

Kathy Griffin is once again opening up about her love life.

The 65-year-old comedian split from husband Randy Bick in 2023 and shared in a new essay for The Cut published on Wednesday, Dec. 31 that she hasn’t seen or had contact with Bick in two years.

And Griffin noted that her split didn’t keep her from dating. “I accidentally fell in love with a 23-year-old,” she shared. “Because of his age, he didn’t have the usual sexism, misogyny, and biases that guys my age tend to have. He seemed to see me. I know that sounds really corny. Oh God, it sounds so lame! But I felt really comfortable with him, and I felt very content just hanging out.”

Despite noting that it “never could’ve lasted,” Griffin said, “I really was in love with him. He touched my heart.”

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Kathy Griffin in New York City on Oct. 29, 2025

The reality TV star, who finalized her divorce from Bick in January 2025, said that the romance helped her discover that she was still capable of this kind of love.

“It was nice to know that my heart could still feel like that in my 60s, and it was nice to have the universe show me a guy that I really got a kick out of but also respected,” she mused. “I thought he was smart. I thought he could roll in different worlds. It sounds cliché, and maybe he was an old soul, but I don’t know, we just clicked. And that click thing? It doesn’t happen all that much.”

The moment Griffin decided that her unnamed mystery man was “too young” happened when he told her he “never wanted to have kids and that he could be with me forever.”

“I was like, ‘You don’t know that. You’re 23. You have no idea,’ ” she recalled. “I just wouldn’t do that to him. I mean, when I was 23, I thought I knew a lot of s---, but I didn’t. So I had to set that dove free.”

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From Left: Randy Bick and Kathy Griffin at HBO's 2019 Emmys After Party

And while Griffin claimed she knew the relationship wouldn’t work out, she added, “We gave it a shot anyway, and we both went with it for a while, and then it came time to go.”

The 42-year age difference might seem large, but Griffin noted that she hasn’t dated someone her age since her 30s. “I don’t know what it is, but my ex-husband was 18 years younger than me. Pretty much since then, I’ve only been asked out by younger guys,” she explained. “So I’m constantly called a cougar, but I don’t mind. I kind of am a cougar, which to me just means you have the freedom to choose the person that you want as opposed to the age bracket that society tells you is the only option for you.”

Discussing online dating, Griffin shared that she put in her real age on her profile and didn’t have a single date with anyone who wasn’t “at least 20 years younger,” quipping, “What am I gonna do? I can’t let this bangin’ body go to waste.”

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Kathy Griffin on 'Sherri' on Nov. 4, 2025

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And though she's open to dating now, Griffin told PEOPLE in October that her divorce from Bick proved to be an emotional challenge. "My divorce took me out," she said. "I'm not going to lie. Some people are like, 'I was glad I got rid of them, and I've never felt better.' I was down for the count. It was harder than cancer."

Back in November, Griffin also opened up to PEOPLE about her post-divorce dating life, sharing that she has tried out four different online dating apps in her quest to find a match. “I'm on four freaking apps. It's just embarrassing,” the comedian said at the time. “I've gone on three different dates so far. They were all nice guys, but I didn't really feel the connection. I just think it's funny that I'm on there as myself anyway.”

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