British influencer Tasha Newcombe, 21, defends dating a 16-year-old

British influencer Tasha Newcombe doubles down, there’s nothing untoward about her relationship with a teenager… and says her 16-year-old boyfriend isn’t acting his age.

Tasha and her new boyfriend, Marko Vitukjumped on ‘The BlueTick Show’ where they discussed their five-year age difference… and clapped back at people who thought she was way over the line.

As Marko put it… Tasha first came onto his radar after liking a handful of his Instagram posts… prompting him to slide into her DMs. Tasha didn’t realize how old he was at first and was reluctant to talk further after finding out he was only a teenager.

Marko said he was persistent and convinced Tasha to go out with him… so they grabbed a bite and went to the movies.

Now Tasha is happy she agreed to the date… she defended their relationship and said Marko acts more mature than other 16 year olds. And this is important: the legal age of consent in Britain is 16.

She added… ‘I don’t obsess over his age like everyone else does. Everyone else is so obsessed with his age, and they’re like… ‘You like younger men.’ It’s like no, I just don’t take his age into account.”

Still, Tasha says she doesn’t deny their age difference… she understands why their romance makes people feel weird. However, she doesn’t appreciate being accused of grooming Marko… while emphasizing that he pursued her first.

Marko also responded to the allegations that he was being taken advantage of, commenting on the pod: “F**k that! I’m not being taken care of.”