Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp were two of the most popular stars and style icons of the 90s. The actors first met on the sets of the film Edwars Scissorhands in 1990 and were soon an item. He lovingly called her ‘Babydoll’ and their love story was one of the most cherished romances of the 90s. After dating for only five months, they announced their engagement. However, soon after the announcement, they parted ways.
After they went their separate ways, Winona gave an interview to a media portal wherein she mentioned that she was a ‘pure virgin’ when she met Johnny and has also mentioned that he was her first real boyfriend. She said, “When I met Johnny, I was pure virgin. He changed that. He was my first everything. My first real kiss. My first real boyfriend. My first fiancé. The first guy I had s*x with. So he’ll always be in my heart.” Talking about falling in love with Johnny, Winona said, “I need him to stay with me. If it cannot be with me, I have to have some object that reminds me of it, like one of his T-shirt, necklace, bracelet or even a picture.”
During another interview, Johnny had said, “When I met Winona and we fell in love, it was absolutely like nothing before. We hung out the whole day… and night, and we’ve been hanging out ever since. I love her more than anything in the whole world. I’d die for her. I love her so much. I don’t know what I would do without her. I love her almost more than I love myself. There’s been nothing in my 27 years that’s comparable to the feeling I have with Winona.” Johnny also got a tattoo for Winona which read, “Winona forever” but after the breakup he got it changed to “Wino Forever”.
Director Tim Burton, who has been a close friend of Johnny as well as Winona had revealed that while he was dating Kate Moss and was very drunk one time had ended up shouting Winona’s name. He recalled, “I believe he never really loved Kate Moss. I mean, I love Johnny like a son, but he never was the same. I believe, also know, he belongs with Winona. So many people try to tell him and Winona they should just talk. They never say anything. Winona kept him calm. Kept him cool. Not like out of control. I feel Johnny got arrested because Kate couldn’t stop him from being wild and free. Winona could. There was one night, and Johnny was really drunk, he was shouting ‘Winona! Winona! Winona! with Kate stood right there. They got into a terrible argument. You see, he was so desperately in love with Winona, he wouldn’t admit it was over for the longest time.”
(Source: Instagram)
