Breaking the silence after a decade, Hilary Duff confirmed that she had a relationship with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden while she was still in her teens. The 27-year-old actress was speaking with Cosmopolitan when she made the revelations.
Although the "Lizzy McGuire" star nowhere mentioned Madden's name directly, it is highly speculated that the actress is hinting at Madden with whom she lost her virginity.
"I had a 26-year-old boyfriend," said Duff during the interview on being quizzed when she lost her virginity. "So everyone can make their own assumptions about what I was doing."
Duff reportedly met Madden when she was just 16 and famously dated the rock star till she was 19. Their relationship never became official, but they were assumed to be a couple by celebrity gossip tabloids.
Joel moved on and married Nicole Richie with whom he has two children. Duff, who was married for five years, has filed divorce from her husband, Mike Comrie, last month. The actress is the mother of a two-year-old boy. Hilary was 22 when she married Comrie in Santa Barbara in 2010 and announced her pregnancy months later.
Speaking about the impending divorce, Duff said that their relationship was not working out well and has filed for full custody of the child.
"I don't want to sound bitter because I'm definitely not, but I don't know if people are meant to be together forever,' said the star. "Things happen over a long relationship that you can't always fight."
Interestingly, Joel's twin brother Benji Madden is married to actress Cameron Diaz. The couple was dating since May 2014 and got engaged on Christmas Eve.
Meanwhile, the mother of one posted a hot bikini clad selfie on her Instagram account. Duff is seen in a tiny black bikini with wet tousled hair. The star, who has started working at the age or 12, is on a vacation to a tropical island, Fox News reported.