United Kingdom, July 31 -- Hilaria Baldwin refused to let Alec Baldwin buy her things in the early days of their relationship because she didn't want to be a "prisoner"

The yoga instructor was 27 years old when she met the 30 Rock star, who is 25 years her senior, in 2011 and they went on to marry the following year, and Hilaria is aware people have accused her of "gold digger vibes", but she's insisted that was never the case.

Asked if the comments had hurt her, she told SiriusXM's Page Six Radio: "Yes. Because I'm not that way. He, from the beginning - I don't think I've ever said this - but he would always try to buy me things, and I would be like, 'No, I don't want this.'

"I was like, 'I don't want you to buy me something, because ...