1990s it-couple Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder had a pretty big age gap. They met when she was 17, and he was 25. They met in 1989 at the movie premiere of Great Balls of Fire, and apparently, when they locked eyes, Depp claimed it was love at first sight, saying, “I knew then,” via Rolling Stone.
Did Johnny Depp date Winona Ryder when she was 17?
The Stranger Things star started dating Depp in 1989 when she was 17. The duo had a whirlwind romance which ultimately came to an end in 1993. During her recent interview, Ryder described her breakup with Depp as her "my Girl, Interrupted real-life moment," referring to her 1999 film about mental health issues.
One of the most iconic romances of the '90s, Depp met Ryder at the New York premiere of Great Balls of Fire! in 1989 and a few months later they went on their first date. The actor proposed to Ryder in July 1990 after five months of dating, despite Ryder being only 17 at the time.
At the time, Depp was 27 and Ryder was 18. Depp told Rolling Stone they shared a "classic glance," much like the "zoom lenses in West Side Story, and everything else gets foggy." Depp admitted he "knew then," but the couple didn't formally connect for several months.
He also formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. Between 1998 and 2012, Depp was in a relationship with the French singer Vanessa Paradis, with whom he had two children, including the actress Lily-Rose Depp. From 2015 to 2017, Depp was married to the actress Amber Heard.
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Ryder's rep at the time blamed the split on the impetuosity of young love and stardom, telling People, “They're young, and they grew apart.” Depp, for his part, appeared to indict the media for his failed engagement, telling the Los Angeles Times, "It's very hard to have a personal life in this town.
Wynonna does not have kids of her own, but she has played a mother in films and TV shows many times. In fact, working with Noah Schnapp and Charlie Heaton on Stranger Things made her tap into her maternal side.
Winona and Keanu were only “married” on the set of the Francis Ford Coppola movie “Dracula” in 1992 (Not 2019), in spite of the ceremony (as seen in the “Dracula” movie) actually taking place inside of a Greek Orthodox Church and a real pastor performing the ceremony.
One of the most infamous celebrity shoplifting incidents involved Winona Ryder years before she ever starred in Stranger Things. In 2001, she was caught stealing $5,000 of merchandise, including clothing and accessories. The following year, she was sentenced to three years of probation.
However, despite remaining friends after the break-up, things took a slight turn when Depp started dating Amber Heard. “[Ryder] had a respectful relationship with Johnny for years [after their split], but she soured on any idea of an acting reunion after Johnny hooked up with Amber,” an insider source said.
A rep for the Pirates of the Caribbean star also denied the rumor, telling the publication, "Mr. Depp has no personal or professional relationship with Ms. Ortega whatsoever. He has never met her or spoken to her…
The underside of his arm bears three words: Silence, Exile, and Cunning, taken from the book A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. The bird just visible in this picture is from the card game Rook. He has a number three on his left hand. He has said: "Three is a sort of special number for me.
Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and was named after a nearby town, Winona, Minnesota. She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller.
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Winona is a feminine given name, an Anglicized form of the Dakota descriptive term, Winúŋna, meaning "firstborn daughter." Winona. Gender. Feminine. Origin.
Their relationship was constantly being criticised because of the age difference between the two (Johnny was 27, Winona 18, at the time.) Winon couldnt handle it. They both say that its their biggest heart breaks and they truly loved eachother, its a shame reallly.
Back in 1998, Johnny addressed the real reason for his split with Kate during an interview with Hello magazine. The actor blamed his own temper for their breakup, taking full responsibility for the end of their romance. “I have never got that emotional over a woman before,” he shared with the magazine at the time.
After costarring in 1990's Edward Scissorhands, Depp proposed to the Stranger Things star. Though the pair broke up before they made it down the aisle, part of their iconic relationship lives in infamy: a tattoo on Depp's arm which once said “Winona forever” and now cheekily reads “wino forever.”
Earlier Depp was linked with his lawyer Camille Vasquez. Vasquez dismissed the rumours, revealing she was dating Edward Owen, an executive at coworking space startup WeWork. Also Read: Actor Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at MTV Video Music Awards.
And after he and Amber called it quits for good in 2017, Elon recalled enduring "18 months of unrelenting insanity" that was "mind-bogglingly painful." Still, the former couple is on good terms these days. "I love him very much," Amber said in the biography, adding, "Elon loves fire, and sometimes it burns him."
