{"id":172520,"date":"2025-06-04T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:16:24","slug":"why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/why-winona-ryder-calls-keanu-reeves-her-husband-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Winona Ryder Calls Keanu Reeves Her &#8216;Husband&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\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. It was finally released last year.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting <em>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/em>, Winona discussed another classic film of hers: 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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. <\/p>\n<p>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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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\" 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\" loading=\"lazy\" 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.<\/p>\n<p>The quirk fits the general vibe of both actors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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\" 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\" loading=\"lazy\" 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 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>Because an actual Romanian priest performed the fictional wedding, the two have since joked that they are married.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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\/2025\/06\/winona-ryder-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes 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. It was finally released last year. While promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Winona discussed another classic film of hers: the iconic 1992 Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-172520","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\/172520","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=172520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}