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Keanu Reeves’ latest milestone is nothing short of excellent.
The John Wick star’s longtime girlfriend Alexandra Grant shared a glimpse at the romantic way she rang in his 61st birthday Sept. 2.
Alexandra, 52, showed off a heart-shaped cake covered in white frosting and outlined with candles as well as black and white candies. The dessert also featured “KEANU X” inscribed in red gel icing.
Alongside the pic, the artist offered a message to fans assuring them that the Matrix actor felt the love on his big day.
“Thank you to everyone for sending over sweet wishes for Keanu’s birthday yesterday,” she captioned the Sept. 3 Instagram post. “He was well-celebrated!”
Alexandra also shared a touching message to her longtime love, noting that he did in fact see it despite not having an account on the platform—or any other social media channels.
“To Keanu—who saw this post as a draft!—I am so grateful for your love and partnership,” she gushed. “Now back to painting! Xo.”
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Keanu and Alexandra made their red carpet debut in November 2019, with the actor confirming the relationship the following year, revealing that the two had been spending the COVID-19 pandemic together.
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“It’s been really wonderful to be with Alexandra,” he told Parade in August 2020. “We enjoy each other’s company, whatever that may be. Once the beaches opened up, we went for a motorcycle ride, and we have a couple of projects.”
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As for Alexandra, she previously stated that their later-in-life romance came at just the right time.
“The good news about falling in love as an adult is that I had built my own career by the time that my relationship had begun,” she told People in September 2023. “I feel very confident in the relationship on the red carpet. I feel confident on it alone.”
For a closer look at Keanu and Alexandra’s love story, keep reading.
2009
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant originally met at a dinner party in 2009, according to New York Times T Magazine. The John Wick star and the artist went on to collaborate on two books together, 2011’s Ode to Happiness and the 2016 series Shadows. The pair also co-founded the publisher X Artists’ Books in 2017.
June 2016
The duo attend the UNAIDS Gala during Art Basel 2016, but no one seemed to catch on at the time.
“It’s really astonishing to me how in the last five months, all of a sudden, she goes to an event with him and everybody goes insane, like, ‘It’s his new girlfriend,’ because she had gone to a lot of events with him,” Alexandra’s friend Jennifer Tilly told Page Six in February 2020. “It’s just suddenly surfaced that he’s been dating her for several years.”
June 2019
The couple attended a Saint Laurent fashion show in Malibu together and held hands in front of photographers, though their low-key outing still didn’t make headlines…
November 2019
Keanu and Alexandra’s romantic relationship did not fully capture the interest of the public until they walked the red carpet hand-in-hand at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala. Alexandra later shared that she never expected their first official appearance as a couple to go viral.
“I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that’s fascinating,” she recalled to Vogue in March 2020. “But the question I’ve been asking in all of this is: ‘What is the opportunity for good?'”
June 2022
The couple only had eyes for each other when they attended the 2022 MOCA Gala in Los Angeles, which marked their first red carpet appearance in three years.
April 2023
Keanu and Alexandra engaged in a rare moment of PDA, sharing a kiss on the red carpet when they attended the 2023 MOCA Gala April 15. Excellent!
Their public smooch came just after Keanu shared rare insight into their relationship, the Speed actor telling a sweet story after he was asked about his last moment of bliss.
“A couple of days ago with my honey,” he recently told People. “We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together.”
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