They had been together since 2014. Clint Eastwood and Christina Sandera met at a hotel and restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, a California city where the actor-director served as mayor from 1986 to 1988. His girlfriend – a longtime Carmel-by-the-Sea resident – worked as a hostess at the restaurant. Despite their 33-year age gap, the couple’s romance blossomed quickly. Christina Sandera was first photographed with the Hollywood star in June 2014, with insiders even claiming that she had moved in with him a few months earlier.
While the lovers were notoriously discreet regarding their relationship, Christina Sandera notably attended the 2015 Oscars ceremony, arriving on the arm of her lover. While the man who starred in a cult film with Meryl Streep announced the death of his partner in a statement on Wednesday evening, July 17, Clint Eastwood also had some heartbreaking words regarding Christina Sandera. “Christina was a lovely and caring woman, and I will miss her very much.”he said. A Warner Bros. spokesperson told THR that no further information would be released regarding Christina Sandera’s death, as Clint Eastwood wishes to mourn in private.
A companion welcomed with kindness by the star’s children
While Clint Eastwood has had many companions including two wives, Christina Sandera was married to Paul Wainscoat in 2003. A close friend told an entertainment magazine that Clint Eastwood was “with Christina and happy”. So happy that he had introduced his partner to his family. “Clint’s kids have all met Christina and like her.”the same source said, adding that the children all thought she was “normal”. The legendary actor is the father of eight children from six different women. Before his relationship with Christina Sandera, Clint Eastwood was married twice, to model Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1987 and to television news anchor Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014. He also had long relationships with Frances Fisher and Sondra Locke.
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