{"id":123168,"date":"2024-09-05T20:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T20:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:28:30","slug":"why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Winona Ryder Calls Keanu Reeves Her &#8216;Husband&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Winona Ryder talks about her \u201chusband\u201d and is the envy of the world.<\/p>\n<p>It was well over a decade ago when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2010\/12\/winona-ryder-on-mel-gibson-anti-semitism-homophobia-yup-same-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winona Ryder confirmed<\/a> the <em>Beetlejuice <\/em>sequel. Now, it\u2019s finally here.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Winona is discussing another classic film of her: the iconic 1992 <em>Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/em> with Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the legacy of that film is that she calls Keanu her \u201chusband\u201d and he calls her his \u201cwife.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves on August 18, 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-508596 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-1445x2048.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-677x960.jpg 677w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-762x1080.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-847x1200.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-scaled.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves attend a photo call for Regatta\u2019s \u201cDestination Wedding\u201d at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on August 18, 2018.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-winona-ryder-is-the-envy-of-the-world-for-her-husband\">Winona Ryder is the envy of the world for her \u2018husband\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Before you say \u201cbig deal, we <em>all <\/em>refer to Keanu Reeves as our \u2018husband,&#8217;\u201d remember two things:<\/p>\n<p>One, that Winona Ryder is saying it in Keanu\u2019s texts, not whispering it at her screen. Two, that he\u2019s calling her \u201cwife\u201d in return.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see for yourself in the video below, Winona Ryder spoke on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dvG-qcP7Kf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <em>Happy Sad Confused <\/em>podcast<\/a> and reflected upon her decades-long \u201cmarriage\u201d to Keanu.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winona Ryder on August 28, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-508597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winona Ryder on August 28, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-508597 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winona Ryder attends a red carpet for \u201cBeetlejuice Beetlejuice\u201d during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at  on August 28, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Andreas Rentz\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe do text,\u201d Winona Ryder confirmed her her and her \u201chusband,\u201d Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always say who it is,\u201d she added. \u201cEven though it says it on the text.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though neither beloved actor is really old enough to explain such an awkward texting habit (unless you\u2019re a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2014\/07\/17-stars-with-historical-look-alikes-is-keanu-reeves-actually-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keanu Reeves is immortal<\/a><\/em> truther), they\u2019re both somewhat reluctant when it comes to a lot of technology. The quirk fits the general vibe of both actors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Winona Ryder on August 28, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-508599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Winona Ryder on August 28, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-508599 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winona Ryder attends a photocall for \u201cBeetlejuice Beetlejuice\u201d during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at  on August 28, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-happy-birthday-my-husband\">\u2018Happy birthday, my husband!\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Recalling a time when she wished him a happy birthday, Winona Ryder shared: \u201cI was like, \u2018Happy birthday, my husband!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">She continued: \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, wife! Love you! KR, 57. On each birthday, he\u2019s like, \u2018KR, 57,\u2019 or whatever his age is, and he\u2019s always done that. He\u2019s the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can admit that this might sound cringe if this were a story about less likable people. Instead, it\u2019s about two beloved entertainment icons and it just could not be cuter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winona Ryder on BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, STRANGER THINGS, Keanu Reeves, auditions\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvG-qcP7Kf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves have never dated in real life. However, more than three decades ago, they both starred in Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/em> was a breathtaking adaptation of the novel. It was, in fact, such an erotic adaptation that it\u2019s unlikely that it could be made in today\u2019s alarmingly prudish film culture. (Public condemnation of sexuality is a major canary in the coalmine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/donald-trump-shades-miley-cyrus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the rise of fascism<\/a> so that\u2019s a bit more serious than it sounds)<\/p>\n<p>During the film, Keanu and Winona\u2019s characters, Jonathan Harker and Mina Harker (respectively), hold a wedding. Because an actual Romanian priest performed the fictional wedding, the two have since joked that they married.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder on August 18, 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-508600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-2048x1618.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-960x758.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1080x853.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1200x948.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder on August 18, 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-508600 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-2048x1618.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-960x758.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1080x853.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-1200x948.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0905_winonaryder_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves attend a photo call for Regatta\u2019s \u201cDestination Wedding\u201d at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on August 18, 2018.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-they-re-not-actually-married\">They\u2019re not ACTUALLY married<\/h2>\n<p>Though Winona Ryder has joked in the past that saying \u201cyes\u201d meant that they were actually married, one would be hard pressed to find a single religious institution or legal system where filming a fake wedding for a movie is legally or spiritually binding.<\/p>\n<p>(Can you imagine if it worked that way? Films would have to dance around wedding scenes the way that shows used to have to avoid \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>However, it is downright adorable to see that two of the most likeable actors of the past century have such a cute rapport.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/winona-ryder-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winona Ryder talks about her \u201chusband\u201d and is the envy of the world. It was well over a decade ago when Winona Ryder confirmed the Beetlejuice sequel. Now, it\u2019s finally here. While promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Winona is discussing another classic film of her: the iconic 1992 Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula with Keanu Reeves. Part of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-123168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}