Anger-bear Alec Baldwin proposed to his 28-year-old girlfriend, and she said yes

Alec Baldwin & Hilaria Thomas

Last Friday, I was surprised by how many people wanted to discuss Alec Baldwin and his anger management issues and his 28-year-old girlfriend (“28”), Hilaria Thomas. The Enquirer had a story about Alec and Hilaria going through a rough patch because she’s all yoga and Zen and peace and tranquility, and Alex is all “I’M GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE. And punch you in the nads.” Well, just days after that report, Alec would like us all to know that his 28-year-old (!) girlfriend is going to be his WIFE, thank you very much. Now, I love Alec on screen (I’m an unapologetic 30 Rock addict), but I’ve got to wonder if poor Hilaria knows what she’s in for:

She said yes! Alec Baldwin got engaged to Hilaria Thomas over the weekend, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

“Yes, it’s true! Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend and we’re all excited for the newly engaged couple,” the rep says. “Alec’s birthday is tomorrow – great way to celebrate!”

The 30 Rock star, 53, began dating Thomas, a yoga instructor, last summer.

“I’ve got a woman in my life now,” the actor said of 28-year-old Thomas. “My girlfriend is very important to me.”

Baldwin was previously married to actress Kim Basinger, with whom he has a 16-year-old daughter, Ireland.

[From People]

As for the age difference… ugh. She’s nearly half his age. Sort of. If you believe that she’s “28”. Which… sure. For argument’s sake, let’s go with that. She’s 28 and this will probably be her first marriage and his second. I’m guessing they’ll have a kid at some point. And I’m guessing that much like Alec’s first marriage, this one will end up a steaming pile of bitter, angry HOT MESS. I mean, congratulations to the happy couple! Mazel tov.

Alec Baldwin & Hilaria Thomas

Alec Baldwin & Hilaria Thomas

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. Jessica says:

    She reminds me of Ashley Judd..

    • Mitch Buchanan Rocks says:

      Good call on the resemblance 🙂

    • Holly says:

      Whichever side of her face has an eyebrow arched is Ashley Judd, while the other side is not!

    • leelee says:

      It’s bad enough imagining what it’s like for a woman in her 20s being with a guy in his 50s…but when you fast forward and picture her 30s to his 60s, 40s to his 70s, it becomes gross. She’s a golddigger..a yoga instructor who landed a famous multimillionaire..he’s a delusional fool who thinks a goofy new bangy do will distract people from his aging visage.

      • Mrs. Odie 2 says:

        Want help picturing her in her 40s and him in his seventies? Picture him with a new 28 year old and her with a huge divorce settlement and a young child.

  2. cmc says:

    Whatever, she knows what she’s getting into. Good for them, I guess.

    Also she looks 28 to me… at least in these pictures.

  3. miriam says:

    She’s not 28! She looks and dresses like she is at least mid-30s. Ah well, congrats to them, I suppose.

  4. MrsBarneyStinson says:

    Congratulations to them! 🙂

    ………But is that her default expression? The left-eyebrow-always-raised one? I swear there isn’t a photo of her that I have seen with the eyebrow all normal.

  5. Dibba says:

    Yeah good luck. Guess no one his own age will put up with him

  6. Manuela says:

    Alec u r the best! wish u finelly be happy and waiting for cutest kids)
    She looks great but a bit older than just 28.

  7. LAK says:

    she suffers from CZJ-itis ie looks a good 5 years older than stated age.

    • HAHAHA says:

      and you are being very nice and generous!! I am in my 30’s and I would never have put her around my age more late-ish 30’s early 40’s!!

      anyway my reaction to this engagement: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww and vomit!

      • Missy says:

        Why are you all so bitter about the age difference? It’s not becoming.

      • HAHAHA says:

        I am not bitter at all, just utterly disgusted by it, and this is my opinion which I am totally entitled to express just as yours

  8. Manuela says:

    so aries r the best) and why no one post today about bday one ginger guy?)))

  9. Kaboom says:

    Who would turn down a settlement check of that size if it were offered to them?

  10. Eleonor says:

    In the first picture does he wear a toupé?

  11. Jayna says:

    Kim Basinger is a nutcase, so why is all the blame on Alec.

    People are so silly on here saying her age is fake. I have a friend who always looked older and my sister the same. Someone would call her out if she was lying.

    • the original bellaluna says:

      Kim Basinger is NOT a nutcase: she has a diagnosed mental/psychiatric disorder that consists of being terrified of leaving her own home. (Google it.)

      And Alec treated her terribly.

      NOT a good/ideal combination.

  12. Elizabeth says:

    Does anyone else she looks like that Oksana chick that Mel Gibson had a child with?

  13. Hautie says:

    I hope she feels like it is worth having Alec demean her, in front of everyone, constantly.

    Geez there has been many ugly tales of Alec treating her badly, in front of friends. In very public places. In a very loud voice.

    So when this relationship ends in a fiery mess… I won’t have any sympathy. She knew he was crazy as hell.

    • Jayna says:

      Many stories? LOL Your rag mags?

      • crtb says:

        There are just as many stories of how mean Kim was to Alec and they came from HER family! She is one crazy azz bitter b1thch who was set on years of revenge at the expense of her daughter.

  14. Jo 'Mama' Besser says:

    28. In human years?

    • gab says:

      Hahaha! Thanks for the laugh!!

      I don’t know why, but I am hoping that Alec has changed. I mean it can happen, right? I had issues with my temper when I was young, but I learned.

  15. nikzilla37 says:

    I”m not buying that she’s 28 either.

  16. Jackie says:

    women never learn. i guess if she is willing to marry this abuser, good luck to her.

    personally, i would rather go without the money, fame, etc. then have to live with this misogynist.

    i do love his work on screen, though.

  17. stinky says:

    i would SO marry him. Hot minute.

  18. cody says:

    She knows what she is getting herself into and will get plenty of help to change the babies diapers and his diapers in the future.

  19. Guest says:

    Yuck, I am 50 and that is like dating and marrying one of my father-in-law’s, who is 75, poker buddies. Good luck in a few years, if it lasts that long.

  20. Gossip PHD says:

    Instead of not believing her age, I tend to disbelieve she is a yoga instructor.

  21. skuddles says:

    Girl, put your divorce lawyer on speed dial now… trust me.

  22. lucy2 says:

    I love him on 30 Rock, but yeah, I wouldn’t want to marry him.
    That is a big age difference. She’s only 12 years old than his daughter.

  23. I’m amused that her name is “Hilaria.”

  24. Agnes says:

    “hilaria”? that’s a freaking funny name to me for some reason. and yeah, 28, sure. haha

  25. FeverDream says:

    Alec Baldwin reminds me sooooo much of my ex (who I am still in love with)-

    A complete cad with far more bad qualities outweighing the good but irresistible.

    I am 27, the ex is 54. I so *get* this pairing.

    I hope its a long engagement and she skedaddles before they actually get married because he doesn’t strike me as the kind of man you’d really want to be married to despite being funny and handsome.

  26. the original bellaluna says:

    You in danger, girl. (And it’s a darn good thing you’re a yoga instructor, ’cause you’re really gonna need that Zen.)

  27. DreamyK says:

    The man looks way better than he did last year. How much weight did he lose? Also, some discreet plastic surgery has happened. And she doesn’t look 28 at all. Closer to 38. If she is 28, she is not aging well.

    I have NO idea why he would want to get married again or why she would want to marry him. Very scary proposition.

    I wonder what Ireland thinks about her new stepmom-to-be? Let’s hope she doesn’t get another “thoughtless little pig” rant from her dad. Gah. Kim should never have made that public just to embarrass the man. Yes, he was an ass with anger issues..but it hurt her daughter more than it hurt him. Sadness.

  28. ImpC says:

    Anyone notice how in the second group of pics it looks like someone forgot to put foundation on his neck??? Look!!

  29. Madrid says:

    Remember not to feel sorry for her in years /months? to come

  30. JessSaysNo says:

    Umm she definitely looks 28 to me. I think the older ladies on here are being too harsh saying she looks old. I’m 24 and she looks totally 28-30 but I completely believe 28. And her age is actually embarrassing because HE is so old so she has no reason to lie…

    • lili-putienne says:

      Why assuming all the ladies here are older?
      I am 23 and to me she is 40-ish, and no way in her twenties, or if she is it’s in some parallel and awkward universe she doesn’t even look in her thirties (at least not under 38).
      I don’t know what kind of 28 yrs old you are used to but this is not 28(younger than mila kunis or jessica biel…)

      just to make a comparison, all the following celebrities are in there early to mid-thirties: michelle wiliams, oliva wilde, natalie portman, rachel mc adams, Diane Krueger, etc… and she looks wayyyy older than all these ladies… so let alone comparing her with some who are late twenties…

      she is at best 40!

    • jamie says:

      I also believe that she could be very well be 28. As someone who’s always looked older than they really are, I find all the attacks against her depressing.

  31. MaiGirl says:

    I really don’t know how one manages a relationship in which two people are in such totally different phases of life. I get wanting a young hardbody, but what the hell do you talk about when you aren’t sexin’? I mean, I have friends of all ages, but I know that I could not be in relationships with them because our frames of reference and what we would want out of life are so different.

    I just hope she gets a tidy divorce settlement, since she will earn every penny. Alec is a wonderful actor, but also an aggro douchetard.

  32. Kel says:

    You must admit he looks a lot healthier since being with her. The anger issues will come out eventually tho unless he’s mellowing with age. I suppose the attraction is that bad boy thing some women go for, plus he’s probably charming as heck. Wishing them the best!

  33. BerMan says:

    He is very smitten and protective of her. BTW in most of the above photos the body language; she’s straight and he’s lean in with more body contact. Also to photo, he is holding her and hand close to his body. Indeed he has a Love Jones for her. – And he tweets how he feels about her. Sweet & gushy. Congrats Alec & Hilaria !

  34. 28? I dont know, maybe. Its hard to tell with that really dark hair dye in. That tends to be aging. Well, mazel tov I guess!

  35. Karen says:

    Only Hope, of Hop and Bo Brady, did the eyebrow lift better!:

    Check out this video on YouTube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ftxeBnFC4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

  36. crtb says:

    I feel sorry for Alec because I think he is really in love with her. She reminds me of Kelsey Grammer’s brand new young wife. Pretty young thing that was lucky enough to catch an unhappy rich old man. She’ll get pregnant right away to guarantee monthly payments for the next 18 years. Look at her body language, she is never turned into him.

    • Liberty says:

      ^ ^ this. Maybe he finds her “different” because she is from Spain. Maybe she is very businesslike about her goals, shall we say. So he gushes; she stands firm, calculating.

  37. dana says:

    she looks like class of 97 to me…

  38. birdie says:

    sry, but she screams golddigger

  39. dean travers says:

    Awwww. I’m a sucker for Aries dudes, lot of swagger and shouting but also really passionate, loyal (in their own sluttacious way) and loving. I think ole Alec is kind of a gem in showbiz, freakishly versatile and an interesting mix of arrogant and ego-less. Plus he’s very, very smart. I wish them both luck…never seen Hilarious fame-whoring and no one can accuse this dude of being a serial womanizer. Maybe a misanthrope…but whatever cheers to them!

  40. lassie says:

    You are NOT different than any of his other women/relationships and you WON’T be able to change him. There. I just saved you years of frustration and therapy. Take it and run, girl.

  41. Ravensdaughter says:

    She looks REALLY young-maybe she’s really in high school!
    One good thing about Alec-maybe age will mellow him out a tiny, tiny bit-maybe?
    Also, I’m pretty sure Kim Basinger has some major mental illness-she is pretty much a recluse these days-so their marriage falling apart was not all him.
    Feel free to correct me about Kim-that was just the skinny going around after some of the stuff that went down on the “8 Mile” set.

  42. Newmrs says:

    Im her age and would sooooo date him. He’s goodlooking and funny….works for me. she’s not pretty at all in my opinion

  43. Cleo says:

    She looks exactly like an actress from the 80s but I can’t remember WHO! She also looks a little like Vanessa Marcil. WOWWWW!

  44. Lily says:

    I think that it is wonderful that Mr. Baldwin has two daughters…