Nick Viall explains why age gap with Natalie Joy made him 'nervous'

Nick Viall is getting candid about the age gap between him and wife, Natalie Joy.

The 45-year-old actor and Joy, 27, who got married in 2018, have an 18-year age difference

In a recent chat with People, the Bachelor alum said Joy changed his life in "great ways" though early on in their relationship, the gap made him question the relationship.

“I was grateful for the life I had before, but in every meaningful and measurable way, she's changed it in such great ways. I think I was someone when we first met, that we all talked about this, but I had my nervousness. What were people going to say? I had a hard time just leaning into the connection," he told the outlet.

On the other hand, the age gap never bothered Joy, she admitted, "It didn't bother me in the beginning. I wasn't really the one who had any doubts or nervousness around it. My parents have an age gap. My sisters have an age gap. It just wasn't anything that I wasn't used to. So I think, for me, that's just an easy thing to not really worry about."

The couple is parents to daughter River Rose, whom they welcomed in 2024. They are also expecting twin daughters

“Having Natalie in my life has been the best thing that's ever happened to me,” Viall added.