Keanu Reeves, 55, started dating Alexandra Grant, 46, 'earlier this year' after being friends for a decade and now wants to 'openly share his life with her'
Keanu Reeves shocked fans when he made the rare move of holding hands with girlfriend Alexandra Grant at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday.
But the 55-year-old John Wick star felt it was about time that he show off his lady love, according to a new report.
The A-list movie star has been dating the 46-year-old since earlier this year after first striking up a friendship 10 years ago.
New love: Keanu Reeves shocked fans when he made the rare move of holding hands with girlfriend Alexandra Grant at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. A source has said they started dating earlier this year
They have the same friends in common: They have been pals for a decade and hang out in the same circles. Here they are seen with Eva Chow at Saturday's LACMA event
Turns out friendship turned to love just months ago, though People did not nail down an exact month.
'They started dating earlier this year, but have wanted to keep it quiet,' a source told the site.
'Keanu wants to openly share his life with her. He is extremely happy and grateful to have Alex in his life.'
The two were seen with their arms around each other in May at the MOCA Benefit 2019 at The Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles.
An early sign there was a romance: The two were seen with their arms around each other in May at the MOCA Benefit 2019 at The Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles
Going public: But in June at the Saint Laurent Men's Spring Summer 20 show held at Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, the two held hands for the cameras
Another sign this was serious: In mid October she was caught resting her head on his shoulder while clasping his arm as they left a restaurant in Hollywood
But in June at the Saint Laurent Men's Spring Summer 20 show held at Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, the two held hands for the cameras.
In mid October she was caught resting her head on his shoulder while clasping his arm as they left a restaurant in Hollywood.
They were also seen enjoying dinner at Giorgio Baldi, a luxurious Italian hotspot, in Santa Monica, California.
Hip chick: Swarthmore College graduate Grant is a Los Angeles-based artist, who uses language and exchanges with writers as a source for imagery in sculpture, painting, drawing, and video
Peace out: Here the star was seen hiking the Hollywood trail in a photo shared to social media
The couple first collaborated in 2011 on Reeves’ book Ode to Happiness, with Grant providing the illustrations. The project was her first artist book and Reeves’ first book as a writer.
They worked together again on the actor’s 2016 book, Shadows, in which Grant again provided the illustrations.
On Saturday, Keanu made it obvious he was more than friends with Alexandra as he held her hand while on the red carpet and shot her loving looks.
A source told ET: 'They were smiling and having a good time.'
Fans were excited that Reeves has finally found love, though, oddly, there were several people who mistook Alexandra for Helen Mirren, 74.
Swarthmore College graduate Grant is a Los Angeles-based artist, who uses language and exchanges with writers as a source for imagery in sculpture, painting, drawing, and video.
Her work is in public collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) where the couple were spotted on Saturday.
Family first: For most of his career, Reeves has either taken mother Patricia Taylor or sister Karina Miller or both to his film events; seen here in 2005 at the Constantine premiere
Long term: Alexandra and Keanu have a history that goes back years, first collaborating together on a grown-up's picture book, Ode to Happiness, in 2011 before a second book, Shadows in 2016 - pictured at the exhibition opening for the book on Grant's Instagram
Keanu's A-list exes and secret heartbreak
Keanu has always keep his personal life very private but that hasn't stopped the rumour mill from churning with links to A-list actresses.
The movie star has had previous dalliances with Amanda De Cadenet and Claire Forlani but it's not known how serious he was with them.
There's also been the long-standing rumour that he secretly dated his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock in the nineties after their sizzling onscreen chemistry scored a box office hit.
Just friends: The movie icon has been linked for years to Sandra Bullock, whom he has said he used to have a crush on. Left in 1994 and right in 2006
Linked: Keanu was also spotted out and about with director Sofia Coppola in the early nineties, after they fell for each other on the set of Bram Stoker's Dracula
Just friends! Reeves and Amanda De Cadenet seen in 2010. She has said for years that they are only pals
The actors have both admitted they had a crush on one another during filming for the 1994 movie, but have insisted they have never dated.
In the 80s Keanu dated Jill Schoelen for three years after meeting on the set of the 1986 film Babes in Toyland,
Keanu was also spotted out and about with director Sofia Coppola in the early nineties, after they fell for each other on the set of Bram Stoker's Dracula which Sofia's father Francis Ford Coppola directed.
Reeves's most significant relationship was with actress Jennifer Syme. They began dating in 1998 and, in 1999, Syme became pregnant with their daughter, Ava.
Ava was tragically stillborn at eight months. In 2001, Syme drove her 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee into a row of parked cars in Los Angeles; she died instantly. She was only 28-years-old at the time.
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