Actor Keanu Reeves found happiness with his new love Alexandra Grant after a series of tragedies: his girlfriend and daughter died, his best friend and sister also died in turn.
As a Hollywood star with a successful acting career with a series of famous films such as Speed , The Matrix , Point Break or John Wick , Keanu Reeves’ private life is full of loss and pain.
At the age of 2, Keanu Reeves no longer felt his father’s love. His father soon left his wife and children to find new happiness. Keanu lives with his mother and younger sister Kim Reeves. In the early 1990s, Kim was diagnosed with blood cancer. The actor has been with her to fight a serious illness for 10 years, and is the main caregiver for her sister when his acting career is on the rise.
In 2002, Kim Reeves passed away. That’s when Keanu Reeves’ heart thought it could no longer bear any more pain because he had been through so many tragedies.
In October 1993, Keanu’s close friend – actor River Phoenix – died suddenly at the age of 23 . River collapsed outside a Hollywood music venue after taking a morphine-cocaine combination pill.
River once likened Keanu to “my brother”. “River is my best friend and I don’t have that many friends,” Keanu said. They had acted together in the 1991 film My Own Private Idaho , two years before the accident.
At the time of River Phoenix’s death, Keanu was filming Speed with Sandra Bullock. Sandra recalled the time when she was his girlfriend: “I think Keanu went through a lot of difficult things even though he never showed it. He hid great pain in his heart.”
In 1999, Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend Jennifer Syme miscarried while she was 8 months pregnant . Before that, the actor and Jennifer were eagerly waiting for the little angel to be born. They named the baby Ava Archer Syme-Reeves. However, the baby did not have time to cry and died when he was born prematurely. The pain of losing their child caused their relationship to fall apart a few weeks later.
Two years later, Jennifer Syme drove a jeep to rocker Marilyn Manson’s party. Under the influence of alcohol, Jennifer crashed into a series of parked cars. She was thrown from the driver’s seat and died on the spot.
In 2014, while making John Wick , Keanu confessed that “it was really hard to come to terms with her death”. That pain made Keanu impersonate the role of John Wick, the assassin who lost his wife in this movie. He confided, “I think that’s one of the things that makes this role. I understand his sadness. Grief and loss have never gone away.”
Keanu Reeves froze his heart after his loved ones tragically left him one by one. People see a Keanu always quiet, melancholy in real life. He did not attend the festival, did not date, lived alone for many years. Even in 2017, when Esquire reporter asked about getting married, the actor born in 1964 still only replied: “It’s too late. Everything is over”.
But even late, at the end of a long dark road, Keanu Reeves will also find the light of love. The woman who heals the wounded heart of a Canadian actor is female painter Alexandra. For the first time in nearly two decades, Keanu was able to smile and hold the hand of the woman he loved to the red carpet earlier this week. Keanu looks very peaceful and happy with his new girlfriend.
According to the Hollywood press, actor The Matrix and painter Alexandra started dating earlier this year. They fall in love from a longtime friendship. Keanu met Alexandra in 2009. Three years later, she illustrated his first book of poems , Ode to Happiness . In 2016, the two collaborated again on Shadows . Together, they founded the publishing house X Artists’ Books.
Alexandra Grant, 46, is described by friends as a “kind, warm, understanding and excellent communicator”. She is not only a painter but also a philanthropist. According to a friend, Alexandra’s sensitivity helped Keanu open up to share to overcome past pain. “He’s been in the dark for so long, but Alexandra’s delicate spirit and positive support have helped turn his life around. Many say she not only warmed Keanu’s heart, but saved him as well. “.
A journalist who interviewed Keanu and Alexandra last year revealed: “During the conversation, the two showed closeness and talked very comfortably. They shared jokes and synchronized smiles.”
The 10-year friendship is deep enough for Keanu to trust Alexandra and she understands the actor. Before going public with their relationship a few days ago, the two were inseparable friends. Alexandra was with Keanu when he was promoting John Wick 3 earlier this year. She and the actor went to book launch events in many places and they also enjoyed peaceful evenings together. Keanu fans are happy that the actor can finally be happy with his woman after nearly two decades of heavy grief.
