﻿'Matrix' star Keanu Reeves recently graced Las Vegas with his presence while
in town for a Dogstar concert at Brooklyn Bowl. Yes, you heard it right—Keanu Reeves has reunited
with his alt rock band after nearly two decades, both for a new album and an upcoming tour!
During his stay, Keanu visited one of the hottest spots in Sin City, aligning himself with the trend
of celebrities and athletes exploring Downtown Las Vegas and relishing meals at the city's premier
steakhouses - Barry’s Downtown Prime. In the company of family and friends,
Keanu savored the exquisite creations prepared by the Chef. Barry also
offered Keanu and his sister an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the restaurant.
But we're here to talk about Keanu's love life,
so let's shift our focus to a different tune – the one that plays in his heart.
Despite being one of Hollywood’s most successful and beloved actors,
Keanu Reeves hasn’t had an easy life — far from it. He experienced intense heartbreak and
a string of losses that would forever affect his approach to relationships at a very young age.
As his career blossomed, Keanu’s personal life, which he kept highly private,
was impacted by his fear of losing more people he loved, making building a new,
lasting connection extremely difficult. That all changed, however, when the right
person came along. When Reeves met Alexandra Grant, she gave him the strength to take a chance
on love again and proved that finding the right one can happen at any age.
The future couple first met at a dinner party in 2009, but had a working relationship for years,
building a strong connection on a shared passion: art and literature.
In 2011, Alex and Keanu worked together for the first time when they published
Ode to Happiness, “a grown-up’s picture book” that paired her drawings with his text.
The pair collaborated again on their book, Shadows, about four years later.
This time around, Grant was in the driver’s seat, pivoting from her usual medium of painting to
photography and using the actor as her subject. Reeves also contributed poetic descriptions for
her photos, earning him a co-author credit. Their collaborations were so fulfilling that
two years after their second book, Reeves and Grant cemented their creative partnership by
founding a publishing company, X Artists’ Books. The timing of when the couple went from working
together to sharing a life together is a little blurry. However, in February 2020,
Grant’s friend, actor Jennifer Tilly , recalled that the artist revealed her relationship with
Reeves “about a year and a half ago,” which means they likely started dating
sometime in 2018 — or perhaps even earlier. Once romance began to bloom, this positive
teamwork translated to their personal life. As an insider told Closer Weekly in May 2020, “They
occasionally disagree on minor things but never argue. Whenever you’re around Keanu and Alexandra,
you get a sense of calmness — there’s just something about them that puts you at ease.”
In May 2019, Reeves and Grant attended the MOCA Benefit together in Los Angeles.
However, no one suspected that they were an item just yet. Even the next month,
when the couple posed together at the Saint Laurent show in Malibu while holding hands,
most fans and media still didn’t catch on to the fact that they were romantically involved.
In November 2019, however, the couple firmly confirmed their romance by walking the red
carpet together at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Film Gala and holding hands once again.
They weren’t shy about sharing loving glances at each other, and finally, the public got the hint.
Surely, the fact that he felt confident enough to walk the red carpet with a partner for the
first time in THREE DECADES helped as well. As their connection blossomed out of a shared
passion, Alexandra’s enthusiasm, love and support turned out to be just what Reeves needed to try
his hand at love again. And that communication has been a major key to their success.
“She’s kind, warm and spiritual, just like Keanu, and a great communicator. She’s one of the few
people who’s managed to get Keanu to open up about his emotions and past,” they concluded.
Tilly went as far as to say the following: “They’re sort of the
perfect couple. I think everybody wishes that they had something like that. It’s
not a razzle-dazzle Hollywood romance.” Alexandra joined Keanu in Berlin in the summer
of 2020 while he filmed the highly anticipated 4th installment of the John Wick franchise.
They were frequently photographed smooching at cafes and holding hands while strolling
through the city. Friends and family are so happy that the actor has found love again,
especially his mom, Patricia Taylor. In March 2020, Grant opened up about
their relationship for the first time, saying it had been a whirlwind when the public finally
found out. She immediately realized that all the attention was suddenly on her.
“I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November,
and that’s fascinating,” she said. “But the question I’ve been asking in all of this is:
‘What is the opportunity for good?’” When Jennifer Tilly was asked if she
thought her friends would ever tie the knot, Jennifer said, “I don’t know; that doesn’t
seem very hip and bohemian, does it? They’re artists. They’re just going to do what they do.”
Over the years, Reeves has given mixed responses when it comes to the idea of settling down. It
looked like the actor was about to start a family with Jennifer Syme at one point in his life.
In 1999, news broke that the couple was expecting their first child. However,
they later learned that their baby had been stillborn. Not long after, the couple split.
Just two years later, Jennifer would die in a car accident. For Keanu, these tragedies
have always stayed with him. It may have even been why he was drawn to portray John Wick.
“I absolutely relate to that, and I don’t think you ever work through it,” the actor
once said. “Grief and loss, those are things that don’t ever go away. They stay with you.”
Fortunately, Reeves seems to be doing better now. And that seems to be due to Grant,
whose “energy is very calming” for the actor. Although, before the couple started dating,
when he was asked about settling down, the actor said, “I’m too… it’s too late. It’s over.” He also
added, “I’m 52. I’m not going to have any kids.” An insider spilled to Life and Style that the
57-year-old actor will soon be a married man, as he believes that Alex is the right one. “Keanu
isn’t hiding the fact that he’s going to propose to Alexandra,” the insider told the magazine.
The world has been waiting for Reeves to find happiness (especially in light
of the Sad Keanu meme), and thanks to Grant, it looks like that’s happened.
It’s clear that Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant are playing by their own rules — and it’s working.
Following a devastating string of losses, Keanu appeared to close his heart off almost completely,
but all it took was the right person to help him take the next step.
It just goes to show that the love we have in our hearts really is an unrivaled healer.
At the moment, it also seems that Grant and Reeves are just happy being together. And
whether they intend to tie the knot soon, fans would just have to wait and see.
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