Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Ever sinceKeanu ReevesandAlexandra Grantwent public with their relationship back in 2019, the couple has made headlines each time they hit a red carpet. And while theMatrixactor and the visual artistgenerally keep their relationship out of the spotlight, they have, on occasion, let fans in on their love.
See everything Reeves and Grant have said about their relationship in recent years.
Grant on Their Artistic Connection
Alexandra Grant Opens and Keanu Reeves at the 2019 MOCA Benefit.Rachel Luna/WireImage
Rachel Luna/WireImage
While at the Los Angeles Beverly Arts Icon Awards in September 2023, Grant opened up about one of the connecting factors of the pair’s relationship: storytelling.
“My work is much more of a private performance, but I have a text that I interpret in the studio into a painting, into an object,” Grant explainedto PEOPLE. “He takes the text in private and then turns it into a performance in public.”
“There’s a relationship,” she added. “We’re both, at the heart, readers and researchers. We both care about people and we care about characters.”
Grant on How Reeves Has Changed Her Art
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves.Michael Kovac/Getty
At the same event, where she was an honoree, Grant also revealed theJohn Wickactor has “absolutely” changed her art — in the best way possible.
“I had a studio visit a few years ago, and this very kind, very high-level person said, ‘I can see that your work has gotten happier,’ ” she remembered. “That’s real. We’re all human beings. We’re animals. We’re expressing from where we are and certainly feeling happier. I think the work is happier.”
Grant on Feeling Happy to Have Fallen in Love as An Adult
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves at the MOCA Gala 2023.Stefanie Keenan/Getty for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
“It’s interdependent and independent in the best ways,” she concluded.
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Grant on How the Two Push Each Other
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant attend the MOCA Gala 2022.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Grant also told PEOPLE that what she “love(s) aboutKeanu and our exchange isthat we’re pushing each other to build new roads.”
“Seeing the other person’s problem-solving is inspiring, like, ‘Oh, well, okay, this one, that’s a cul-de-sac. How do I try this other thing?’ ” Grant added. “He’s such an inspiration to me. He’s so creative, he’s so kind. He works so hard.”
Reeves on Finding Bliss with His ‘Honey’
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves at the MOCA Gala 2023.Momodu Mansaray/WireImage
During a sit-down interviewwith PEOPLEin March 2023, Keanu Reeves was asked about his last moment of bliss and gave this sweet response: “A couple of days ago with my honey.”
“We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together,” he concluded.
Grant on How People Reacted to Their Relationship
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves attend the UNAIDS Gala.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
Grant addressed her romance with Reeves for the first time in March 2020, opening up toVogueabout theattention she receivedonce they went public with their relationship.
“I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that’s fascinating,” she said at the time. “But the question I’ve been asking in all of this is: ‘What is the opportunity for good?’ "
Grant on Her Stance on Marriage
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves.Neilson Barnard/Getty
Grant proved to be quite the media pro whenVoguequestioned her about the idea of marriage, simply saying, “Over a glass of wine … I would love to tell you.”
“Love at every level is deeply important to my identity. How’s that for dodging the question?” she continued. “I do not believe that isolation is the way. There is a period of isolation that I do as a painter, but I deeply value the experience of being in relationships.”
Reeves on Fighting for His Love
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant attend the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Reeves opened up a bit about his philosophy on love while onThe Drew Barrymore Show.
After the talk show host declared, “I’m not a fighter, I’m a lover,” Reeves stopped her in her tracks, saying, “No. No. Because if you’re a lover, you gotta be a fighter.” Urged to explain, the actor proceeded, saying, “If you don’t fight for your love, what kind of love do you have?”
source: people.com
