{"id":1988962,"date":"2025-08-30T22:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1988962"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:36:20","slug":"rom-com-favorite-63-seen-in-madrid-two-years-after-her-comeback-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rom-com-favorite-63-seen-in-madrid-two-years-after-her-comeback-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Rom-Com Favorite, 63, Seen in Madrid Two Years After Her Comeback Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Meg Ryan<\/strong> was the quintessential rom-com star of the \u201880s and \u201890s with hits like <em>Sleepless in Seattle<\/em>, <em>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em> and <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tried-katz-deli-sandwich-harry-224500961.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:When Harry Met Sally;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">When Harry Met Sally<\/a><\/em>. After largely stepping back from Hollywood for much of the past two decades, she made her return to the big screen in 2023 with <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/movies\/meg-ryan-what-happens-later-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What Happens Later;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">What Happens Later<\/a><\/em>, her first film in eight years. Now, nearly two years after that comeback, the actress was spotted during a rare public outing in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ryan, 63, was photographed on May 28, 2025, during a visit to the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. She kept her look casually chic, wearing a white Van Gogh graphic T-shirt tucked into high-waisted black trousers. With round sunglasses and her blonde hair worn loose in an effortless, tousled style, the <em>French Kiss<\/em> star was the picture of that same laid-back cool that\u2019s defined her off-screen appearances for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a huge run in the \u201880s and \u201890s \u2013 with three Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress \u2013 Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical \u2013 her last major studio projects were in the early 2000s with <em>Kate &amp; Leopold<\/em> in 2001 and <em>Against the Ropes<\/em> in 2004. By 2006, she was mostly absent from leading roles and has talked openly about wanting to step away from the industry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Borja B&amp;period; Hojas&amp;sol;GC Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI took a giant break because I felt like there\u2019s just so many other parts of my experience as a human being I wanted to develop,\u201d Ryan said during an interview with <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/10\/meg-ryan-explains-why-she-took-a-giant-break-from-hollywood?srsltid=AfmBOoo43tBgn_-OKncpA7qGkd1IrbR4xVWDRbaOjz2Qe7Oob_ISdN4B\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vanity Fair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vanity Fair<\/a><\/em> published on October 25, 2023. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to think of it as a job and not a lifestyle. And that is a great way of navigating it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, she returned to familiar territory with <em>What Happens Later<\/em>, her first romantic comedy in 15 years. This time around she wasn\u2019t only in front of the camera, but behind it as well in the director\u2019s chair and in the writing room as one of the cowriters, a project she discussed in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/movies\/meg-ryan-what-happens-later-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview with <em>Parade<\/em><\/a> ahead of the film\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: Meg Ryan Talks Return to Rom-Coms in Parade Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt came to me during lockdown,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cThe essence of it is these two people who are stuck together. I just love that idea that we\u2019re held in a space, even if it feels conflicted, maybe for reasons that heal them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Ryan just listed her Montecito, California, estate for sale this spring, she remains out of the spotlight except for rare outings like this one in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/meg-ryan-madrid-2025-appearance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Aug 30, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meg Ryan was the quintessential rom-com star of the \u201880s and \u201890s with hits like Sleepless in Seattle, You\u2019ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally. 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