{"id":13409,"date":"2024-07-20T12:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13409"},"modified":"2024-07-20T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:41:07","slug":"clint-eastwood-speaks-out-and-confirms-longtime-partner-has-died-aged-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13409","title":{"rendered":"Clint Eastwood speaks out and confirms longtime partner has died aged 61"},"content":{"rendered":"

The four-time Oscar winning actor’s girlfriend Christina Sandera has passed away, he confirmed through an emotional statement<\/h2>\n

Clint Eastwood has shared an emotional message confirming his longtime partner Christina Sandera’s death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 61-year-old’s passing comes 10 years on from when their\u00a0relationship<\/a>\u00a0began, in 2014.<\/p>\n

Sandera was a resident of Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small town in\u00a0California<\/a>\u00a0with just over 3,000 residents where Eastwood served as mayor for two years – following his election in April 1986.<\/p>\n

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Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera pictured at the Oscars in 2015. (Jeff Vespa\/WireImage)<\/cite><\/div>\n

While the pair did not meet during his time in office, he helped in the construction of a library annex, along with installing public restrooms, beach walkways, and a parking lot for tourists.<\/p>\n

No, the couple are believed to have met while Sandera was working as a host at the town’s Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, Eastwood owned the estate after rescuing it from developers, refurbishing the building to allow for a unique resort experience.<\/p>\n

Sandera and her 94-year-old boyfriend held a relatively low-profile, although she attended a number of\u00a0red carpet events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera attend Warner Bros. Pictures World Premiere of ‘The Mule’ at Regency Village Theatre on December 10, 2018 in Westwood, California. (David Livingston\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

One of those was the 2015\u00a0Oscars<\/a>, where Eastwood was nominated for six awards for his role in directing the blockbuster movie,\u00a0American Sniper<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While the cause of her death has not been announced, Eastwood released a statement on Thursday night,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

His statement read: \u201cChristina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile a Warner Bros. spokesperson told the publication that there would be no more information released about her death.<\/p>\n

As well as the\u00a0Academy Awards<\/a>, she was by her Eastwood’s side for numerous\u00a0premieres<\/a>\u00a0including\u00a0Sully<\/em>\u00a0in 2016, which he directed, and again two years later for\u00a0The Mule –\u00a0<\/em>which the award-winning actor starred in and directed.<\/p>\n

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Eastwood and Sandera at the Eastwood Ranch Foundations hosting its 1st annual Fall Garden Party Animal Rescue Fundraiser in 2015. (JB Lacroix\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Sandera was also seen amongst the stars at the premiere of\u00a0The 15:17 to Paris\u00a0<\/em>in the same year, which Eastwood directed, and\u00a0Richard Jewell\u00a0<\/em>in 2019 – which again, he directed.<\/p>\n

Although the couple never had\u00a0children<\/a>\u00a0together, Eastwood has eight children from six different women that he was once in a relationship with.<\/p>\n

He has two sons, Kyle and Scott, and four daughters, Alison, Francesca, Kimber, Laurie and Morgan.<\/p>\n

Eastwood was married twice before getting in a relationship with Sandera. In 1953, he married model Maggie Johnson before splitting in 1964 and divorcing her 20 years later.<\/p>\n

And again in 1996, marrying TV news anchor, Dina Ruiz, before divorcing her in 2014.<\/p>\n

Eastwood is currently filming his 40th film as a director through\u00a0Juror No. 2 –\u00a0<\/em>which is currently in postproduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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