Winona Ryder talks about her “husband” and is the envy of the world.
It was well over a decade ago when Winona Ryder confirmed the Beetlejuice sequel. It was finally released last year.
While promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Winona discussed another classic film of hers: the iconic 1992 Bram Stoker’s Dracula with Keanu Reeves.
Part of the legacy of that film is that she calls Keanu her “husband” and he calls her his “wife.”
Winona Ryder is the envy of the world for her ‘husband’
Before you say “big deal, we all refer to Keanu Reeves as our ‘husband,’” remember two things:
One, that Winona Ryder is saying it in Keanu’s texts, not whispering it at her screen.
Two, that he’s calling her “wife” in return.
As you can see for yourself in the video below, Winona Ryder spoke on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and reflected upon her decades-long “marriage” to Keanu.
“We do text,” Winona Ryder confirmed her her and her “husband,” Keanu Reeves.
“We always say who it is,” she added. “Even though it says it on the text.”
Though neither beloved actor is really old enough to explain such an awkward texting habit (unless you’re a Keanu Reeves is immortal truther), they’re both somewhat reluctant when it comes to a lot of technology.
The quirk fits the general vibe of both actors.
‘Happy birthday, my husband!’
Recalling a time when she wished him a happy birthday, Winona Ryder shared: “I was like, ‘Happy birthday, my husband!’”
She continued: “He’s like, ‘Hey, wife! Love you! KR, 57. On each birthday, he’s like, ‘KR, 57,’ or whatever his age is, and he’s always done that. He’s the best.”
We can admit that this might sound cringe if this were a story about less likable people.
Instead, it’s about two beloved entertainment icons and it just could not be cuter.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a breathtaking adaptation of the novel.
It was, in fact, such an erotic adaptation that it’s unlikely that it could be made in today’s alarmingly prudish film culture. (Public condemnation of sexuality is a major canary in the coalmine for the rise of fascism, so that’s a bit more serious than it sounds)
During the film, Keanu and Winona’s characters, Jonathan Harker and Mina Harker (respectively), hold a wedding.
Because an actual Romanian priest performed the fictional wedding, the two have since joked that they are married.
They’re not ACTUALLY married
Though Winona Ryder has joked in the past that saying “yes” meant that they were actually married, one would be hard pressed to find a single religious institution or legal system where filming a fake wedding for a movie is legally or spiritually binding.
(Can you imagine if it worked that way? Films would have to dance around wedding scenes the way that shows used to have to avoid “Happy Birthday”)