Keanu Reeves and girlfriend Alexandra Grant made a rare appearance together at the premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
The low-key couple usually stays out of the spotlight, but on Monday, December 16, they hit the red carpet for the film, in which 60-year-old Reeves plays Shadow the Hedgehog. The actor has been dating Grant, 51, for about seven years.
“They see themselves as soulmates,” says a source told exclusively Us weekly Earlier this year, I discussed Reeves’ dynamic with the visual artist.
According to the insider, the two are “naturally shy, so there is no over-intensity or jealousy on either side.” Alexandra appreciates that Keanu is a total gentleman who encourages her to pursue her passions, and he says she is one of the nicest people he’s ever met.”
Reeves and Grant originally met at a dinner party in 2009. They then worked together Reeves’ books Ode to happiness And Shadow and opened their own publishing company, X Artists Books.
“The book was made by me as a surprise for Keanu, as a private gift,” Grant said British Vogue from Ode to happiness in 2020. “All of our friends sitting in the room giggled when I gave it to him – they said, ‘Please publish it!’ That’s how we got into publishing.”
After a friendship developed between Reeves and Grant took their relationship to the next level. They made their romance public in November 2019, a second source said Us that the two have been “together for years” and “it’s no secret.”
Grant recently Giving insight into their romance with Reeves as she discussed their shared interest in art.
“My work is much more of a private performance, but I have a text that I interpret in the studio into a painting, into an object,” Grant explained People in September 2023. “He takes the text privately and then makes it a public performance.”…There is a relationship. We are both readers and researchers at heart. We both care about people and we care about characters.”
Another source told Us in November 2023 that Reeves and Grant were “normally homebodies.” prefer “quiet nights alone or small gatherings” with her friends.
“Things are great between them. They are very happy together,” the source shared, noting that the couple make an “amazing” match. “(They are) both very relaxed and easygoing by nature.”
While Reeves has never married, his boyfriend is Winona Ryder insisted She and Reeves tied the knot while filming their characters’ wedding Bram Stoker‘S Draculathe 1992 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Reeves told us later esquire in November 2021, “Winona says we are. Coppola says we do. So I guess we got married under the eyes of God.”