Mel Gibson with girlfriend Rosalind Ross
The 60-year-old star, who is expecting a baby with Ross, has a "trepidation" about their relationship as his girlfriend is only 26, reported Femalefirst.
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"We dig each other. She is an adult and we dig each other. It might cause a problem and one has a trepidation about these things, but it's working out great.
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"She is a really special person. I dig her. So there you go. That's it. What more can one ask?" he said.
Ross and Gibson are believed to have met last spring when she applied for a job at his production company Icon.
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According to Radar Online, love then blossomed during a visit to the 60-year-old's 500-acre Costa Rica ranch.
'They started their romantic getaway in Costa Rica, hiding out in Playa Barrigona, where he owns a 500-acre tropical sanctuary in the middle of the jungle, before heading to Panama. It's clear the two of them are really happy together,' a source told the website.
(with inputs from PTI)