Did Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant Get Married? Here's the Truth
It looks like Keanu Reeves isn't speeding down the aisle just yet.
The Matrix actor cleared the air after rumors began swirling that he and longtime girlfriend Alexandra Grant recently tied the knot in a small, private ceremony.
“It is not true,” Keanu’s publicist told E! News in a Sept. 22 statement. “They are not married.”
Though they haven’t exchanged wedding vows, their relationship continues to be going strong, as evidenced by Alexandra’s Instagram post earlier this month celebrating Keanu’s 61st birthday. Alongside a heart-shaped cake with his name on it, she wrote, “To Keanu—who saw this post as a draft!—I am so grateful for your love and partnership.”
While the visual artist, 52, and John Wick actor—who started dating in 2018—have notoriously kept their relationship private, they have given a few peeks into their love story over the years. In fact, the action star shared earlier this year how he and Alexandra lean into their more daring sides together.
“We have been on a couple of trips together on the motorcycle,” he told E! News in February, "and we have enjoyed it."
Keanu has also been open about how their time together during the Covid-19 pandemic brought them closer.
“It's been really wonderful to be with Alexandra,” he told Parade in August 2020. “We enjoy each other's company, whatever that may be. Once the beaches opened up, we went for a motorcycle ride, and we have a couple of projects.”
For her part, Alexandra—who made her red carpet debut with Keanu in 2019—has been vocal about her admiration for her partner.
“He's such an inspiration to me," Alexandra told People in September 2023. "He's so creative, he's so kind. He works so hard.”
Plus, she is grateful for the timing of their later-in-life romance.
“The good news about falling in love as an adult is that I had built my own career by the time that my relationship had begun,” Alexandra continued. “I feel very confident in the relationship on the red carpet. I feel confident on it alone.”
Read on for a closer look at Keanu and Alexandra’s love story.
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant originally met at a dinner party in 2009, according to New York Times T Magazine. The John Wick star and the artist went on to collaborate on two books together, 2011's Ode to Happiness and the 2016 series Shadows. The pair also co-founded the publisher X Artists' Books in 2017.
The duo attend the UNAIDS Gala during Art Basel 2016, but no one seemed to catch on at the time.
"It's really astonishing to me how in the last five months, all of a sudden, she goes to an event with him and everybody goes insane, like, 'It's his new girlfriend,' because she had gone to a lot of events with him," Alexandra's friend Jennifer Tilly told Page Six in February 2020. "It's just suddenly surfaced that he's been dating her for several years."
The couple attended a Saint Laurent fashion show in Malibu together and held hands in front of photographers, though their low-key outing still didn't make headlines...
Keanu and Alexandra's romantic relationship did not fully capture the interest of the public until they walked the red carpet hand-in-hand at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala. Alexandra later shared that she never expected their first official appearance as a couple to go viral.
"I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that's fascinating," she recalled to Vogue in March 2020. "But the question I've been asking in all of this is: ‘What is the opportunity for good?'"
The couple only had eyes for each other when they attended the 2022 MOCA Gala in Los Angeles, which marked their first red carpet appearance in three years.
Keanu and Alexandra engaged in a rare moment of PDA, sharing a kiss on the red carpet when they attended the 2023 MOCA Gala April 15. Excellent!
Their public smooch came just after Keanu shared rare insight into their relationship, the Speed actor telling a sweet story after he was asked about his last moment of bliss.
"A couple of days ago with my honey," he recently told People. "We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together."
The pair got all dolled up for a night out at the LACMA Art+Film Gala, the same event where they made their red carpet debut in 2019.
The John Wick actor and visual artist shared a sweet moment at the Los Angeles screening of his new movie Ballerina.
Alexandra celebrated Keanu’s 61st birthday with a touching Instagram post where she made a rare comment on their relationship, writing, “To Keanu—who saw this post as a draft!—I am so grateful for your love and partnership.”
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