One of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Clint Eastwood, heartbroken after passing of partner Christina Sandera
One of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Clint Eastwood has been left heartbroken after the passing of his partner.
Christina Sandera, the longtime companion of film legend Eastwood passed away aged 61.
“Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much,” the 94-year-old Eastwood said in a statement on Thursday.
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Sandera met Eastwood when she worked as a host at his Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea. They started dating in 2014, but the notoriously private Eastwood remained tight-lipped about their relationship.
While the pair kept quiet about their romance, Sandera occasionally joined the star on red carpets and made her red carpet debut with him at the Academy Awards in 2015, when his film “American Sniper” was up for six Oscars.
She also joined him at events surrounding 2016’s “Sully,” 2018’s “The Mule” and 2019’s “Richard Jewell.”
The award-winning director was previously married to model Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1984 and to news anchor Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014. He shares a son, actor Scott Eastwood, with ex Jacelyn Reeves and has seven other children from his other relationships.
