COUPLE MAKING LIVING OUT OF 24-YEAR AGE GAP

A COUPLE with a large age-gap say they "love" the attention that comes from online trolls.

- RAMAZANI MWAMBA AND PAUL MCAULEY

Mark Hillary, 45, and Ellie Liptrot, 21, originally from Wales, have become used to being in the spotlight after amassing nearly 80,000 followers on TikTok.

According to the pair, they were friends for years before their relationship began when Mark was 42 and Ellie was 18.

Mark, who already has two children from a previous relationship, said: "The relationship grew naturally as we had known of each other for a while beforehand. So people knew us as friends first before being together, so there wasn't a really shocking factor for our family and friends because they saw it happen naturally. Our friend groups have mixed for quite a while."

The two have gone viral several times on TikTok where they operate under the moniker, "It's The Hillary's".