Katie Couric was with the same live-in lover for five years. Did you know that? Not only did she have herself a nice piece, he’s 17 years younger than her. The dude’s name is Brooks Perlin. Brooks and Katie met in 2006, and according to sources, once they got together, Katie couldn’t stop bragging about how she bagged a hot young piece. Earlier this year, they were even photographed together in Miami, where Brooks was showing off his furry moobs and Katie was sunning herself. Anyway, Brooks and Katie are over! Ten bucks says she finds herself another young stud.
Katie Couric has split with her boy-toy boyfriend Brooks Perlin after five years, Page Six can exclusively reveal. Sources tell us things have been rocky between the couple for months, and handsome Brooks, 17 years Katie’s junior, is moving out of her Upper East Side home.
A friend, speaking on Couric’s behalf, confirmed to us, “They have decided to move on. Brooks is a great person and a real gentleman; he and Katie enjoyed their time together. But after five years, they have decided it was time to go their separate ways. Brooks is in the process of moving out of her home.”
Another source told us, “Three months ago, Brooks was looking for a broker to find a new place to live. He stopped looking because they decided they were going to try to make things work.”
In May, Couric, hinted the future was cloudy for her and Perlin, CFO at Eco Supply Center, a green building-materials distributor. She told People, “I am in the process of figuring out the future, and so is he. I am really happy in my personal life . . . but it is complicated.”
Mother-of-two Couric, 54, who lost her husband, Jay Monahan, to colon cancer in 1998, met Perlin in 2006 at an event to raise money for cancer research at the Louis Licari Hair Salon.
Speaking of their meeting, she said, “I thought he was really cute. He asked me if I wanted to have dinner sometime, and I liked that it was so direct and natural.”
Of the age difference, she told People, “I’ve been called all kinds of things. I’ve been ‘cougared,’ which was just obnoxious. But it’s good enough for Demi, right?”
Of Perlin she added at the time, “He’s incredibly kind, caring and sensitive . . . Even if we are not on the same page all the time, I like being in his space.”
But Couric isn’t sitting around nursing a broken heart, her friend added. She is channeling her energy into her syndicated daytime talk show with ABC, which starts in September.
[From Page Six]
It sounds like both Katie and Brooks knew that it wasn’t going to last forever, and they were surprised that they could make it work for so long. And yes, Katie is a cougar. Before Brooks, it was Chris Botti, another much-younger dude. The one thing that I liked about Katie and Brooks, however, was that although Brooks got the “boy-toy” label, he had his own stuff going on. He had family money AND a job. He’s 17 years younger than Katie, but that makes him 37 years old right now. Not really a “boy toy” at the end of the day.
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Katy looks good!
oh please – they look the SAME AGE, and he’s got his own accomplishments. That match up was just fine. Too bad it didn’t work out.
Meh, I agree. Somehow larger age gaps don’t seem too bad when both parties are over a certain age. They do look the same age.
Atleast Katie seems realistic about the relationship. I’m sure he wants to have kids of his own some day where she’s past that chapter in her life.
A sad day for golddiggers everywhere. Haha
Katie is a total bitch! Can’t get her interviewing Kim K like Kim was the first lady. That interview sinker her to another level. Whoever is a famous anchor and in socalled prestigious TV programs but ends up interviewing Kardshians and promotes them is just as trash as them. That says a lot about that person integrity as a human and as a journalist.
I agree. She’s annoying and is now a tabloid “journalist”.
I think Katie see’s herself as just a fellow “celebrity”. Ann Curry is just as bad- in fact, NBC is basically void of any serious journalism.
True. Angelina needs to be around when Ann Curry interviews Brad…lol.
Yeah, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have boy toys.
I can see why she would date young guys – she’s got her own $ and power, so why should she get with some unattractive old man when she doesn’t “need” to?
I find her supremely irritating, but men date younger women all the time and it’s no big deal. Very irritating double standard.
Her title of “Journalist” is far more controversial to me.
You took the words right out of my mouth! thank you for typing exactly what I was thinking!
I am tired of the double standard, the age difference is never pointed when the man is older, for Liam neeson (60) everybody was so happy he found love again with a 36 years old while the age gap is more than quite shocking!
So let the women be now! they have money and power now, so let them play with the same toys men are playing with for centuries!
Meh. She bores me and so does her ridiculous “journalism.”
The pic of her taking a dumper on the red carpet is pretty sweet.
Any guy in a bow tie has got to go.
I think bow ties are hot, actually. But I agree about the pic–WTF is she doing?
My boyfriend works sound/lighting for conventions and such, and Couric was recently a guest speaker. All of the guys he works with said she was really,really cool — like astonishingly so.
Can’t stand this one at all. Ditto on 95% of what was written above.
meh, she irritates the heck out of me, I never watch her but I do hope she is happy.
they look good together
Consciously trying to be cute at her age is pathetic.
What’s going on with her upper arms?
she had no business being the anchor for the cbs nightly news. and, obviously, the public thought the same.
she’s too lightweight and inexperienced — a morning mommy show is perfect for her abilities.
She did just fine interviewing Sarah Palin.