Michael Clifford has defended his wife Crystal Leigh after ‘vile’ accusations that she is lying about her real age resurfaced online.

The 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist, 29, tied the knot with Crystal, 36, at a secret ceremony in 2021 after five years together.

Their age gap has always been a sore spot for some fans as Michael was 19 when they began dating in 2016, while his now-wife was 26.

Conspiracy followed the romance as it was then claimed that Crystal had lied about her age and was actually born in 1984, making her 41 now.

Recently, this rumour was reignited by a TikToker claiming she was in her 30s when they met, prompting a rare statement from Michael.

In a now-viral video by Paigel Paterson, she wrote: ‘You’re so funny. Thanks, my brother’s gf of 4yrs cheated on with a member of this band when she was 34 and he was 19.

‘Now they’re married with a baby and she is still lying about her real age. But I’ll just sit here sipping my tea.’

It was quickly unearthed that these allegations were about Michael and Crystal, especially when he decided to hit back in the comments.

The Teeth hitmaker said: ‘Imagine bringing out literal child into a shade post it’s honestly disgusting. Ur story isn’t accurate and our age gap (even tho ur math is wrong) is our business.’

Michael is thought to have met Crystal because she was friends with model Bryana Holly, who previously dated 5SOS bandmate, Ashton Irwin.