JORDON Hudson’s old beauty pageant friends were shocked to hear she was dating Bill Belichick.
The former cheerleader, 24, matched with the NFL legend, 72, after he split with long-term girlfriend Linda Holliday.
They have reportedly been together for over a year but some of her pals first learned of the relationship when it hit the headlines last week.
“I didn’t even know she had a boyfriend — I heard from people she’s kind of all over the place with dating,” a former competitor in the Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2020 competition told the New York Post.
“I’m so curious how this happened. He’s old enough to be her grandfather!
“She’s not shy — wanting the limelight is one thing but dating someone in his 70s is another.
“I didn’t realize she’d go as far to do that for fame.”
Another friend suggested that Hudson may have met Belichick on exclusive dating app Raya.
“She is not a pageant girl,” she told the New York Post.
“The rule for Miss USA is you can compete in two states per year.
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“She competed for Maine and she was slated to compete for Alaska [but] she dropped out. I don’t know if it has to do with this news coming out.
“I was shocked – not so much by the age [difference] but I don’t know in what world Bill Belichick would be riding a commercial plane.
“My guess would be they met on a dating app, maybe Raya, or an upscale dating app.”
Belichick signed Hudson’s textbook on Deductive Logic on a flight in 2021.
He was caught sneaking out of a home on a Ring camera last year – and the residence is believed to belong to his girlfriend.
It has been reported by the Daily Mail that Belichick was captured leaving the Massachusetts house last November.
Ring camera footage spotted the 72-year-old leaving the home without a shirt.
The downsides of having a massive age gap relationship
Dr. Jenn Mann, MFT, a licesesed therapist, reveals the key issues experienced by romantic partners with a huge age gap between them.
Dr. Mann claimed it might initially feel exciting when one partner is much younger than the other, like Bill Belichick, 72, and Jordon Hudson, 24, who share a whopping 48-year age difference.
“When people get older, they might just think it is refreshing that a young woman is looking at them adoringly and is attracted to them and is interested in him,” Dr. Mann told The U.S. Sun.
“[But] there is a huge gap in life experience — in just years on this planet, in the way that helps us to evolve, develop, and mature.”
“Even the most mature young person, when there is a 40-year age gap, the older people are incredibly immature.
“You’re not meeting in the middle regarding development and life experience.”
Dr. Mann said one common consideration for older male partners would be the younger female wanting a father figure.
“Usually, younger women are drawn to much older men because of unresolved issues with their fathers,” Dr. Mann added.
“This could be a lack of attention, love, someone not being there, or even someone being in the household but not being present the way she might wish he was.”
Dr. Mann noted that sexual and intimacy issues might begin to be at play, given the older partner may not have as much energy.
What’s more, for older men, “it becomes more difficult typically to get and maintain an erection,” she said.
“There are problems related to sexual performance, which can create other risks when it comes to taking medication for sexual performance.”
Socially, Dr. Mann suggested that issues may arise between a couple when they mix with friends from different generations.
“In this case, if they’re hanging with Bill’s friends in their seventies or even sixties and fifties, a 24-year-old woman at that table will likely struggle to find common ground socially,” she said.
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Belichick opened and closed the door of the residence before walking down the front porch of the property.
Patriots icon Rob Gronkowski was dropping hints about the relationship before it became public.
Gronk made jokes at the Roast of Tom Brady about Belichick and young women.
“Coach, you used to talk about Foxborough High School when we sucked,” Gronk said.
“But now I know why you were so obsessed with Foxborough High School: you were scouting your new girlfriend.”