Johnny Depp's Exes
Johnny Depp's always had plenty of gorgeous women by his side
PA PhotosJennifer Grey
A little-known fact is that Jennifer Grey wooed Johnny Depp with her dance moves in 1989. OK, we just made that bit up but the Dirty Dancing star did date Johnny, and the pair were even rumoured to be engaged before they split after a year.
Rex FeaturesSherilyn Fenn
The year was 1985 and Johnny Depp met actress Sherilyn Fenn on he set of student film Dummies. Fact: if you look carefully, you’ll see Sherilyn's name scrawled across Johnny’s helmet in Platoon. But the romantic gestures (and engagement ring) weren’t enough and they split after three and a half years.
Winona Ryder
Johnny Depp’s never a lone ranger for long and in 1990, he proposed to his Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder. As a further declaration of his love, Johnny got the tattoo “Winona Forever” on his right arm. Sadly, it wasn’t, and the ink had to be swiftly altered to “Wino Forever” when the pair went their separate ways in 1993.
GettyHolly Robinson Peete
Another woman in Johnny’s life was his 21 Jump Street co-star, Holly Robinson Peete. The pair were linked in 1987 but though she admitted to some flirting, she said things never went any further.
Rex FeaturesTraci Lords
Unlike Johnny’s relationship with porn star Traci Lords, who confessed being nervous about getting in bed with the hunk. Writing in her autobiography, she wrote: "I was thinking, 'Would Johnny expect me to be amazing in bed?' What if I wasn't? How could I possibly date anyone, let alone sleep with him, with all this pressure? He climbed into bed next to me and smiled. I was nervous as heck with him so close.”
PA PhotosTally Chanel
B-movie actress Tally Chanel revealed she also briefly dated the actor, after they met at the premiere of Die Hard 2. "I helped him out of his limo," she alleged. "Our eyes locked, and he asked me to marry him." With Johnny Depp’s track record, it’s not really surprising that they didn’t make it up the aisle but their relationship did consist of lots of nights at his home in the Hollywood Hills, eating Chinese food.
Rex FeaturesJuliette Lewis
Not content with dating one Hollywood heartthrob in the form of Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis hooked up with Johnny Depp in 1993, after they met on the set of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. The pair became engaged but it all came to nothing. Spot a trend here?
Rex FeaturesTatjana Patitz
Next up was German model Tatjana Patitz, who briefly dated the star in 1990. She’s remained schtum about the details, even 20-odd years later so we can only guess at the particulars.
GettyEllen Barkin
Also on Johnny’s dating list was The Big Easy actress Ellen Barkin. The couple had a nine-year age difference, which may or may not have explained why things fizzled out so quickly.
PA PhotosKate Moss
When Kate Moss and Johnny Depp dated in the mid-90s, the paps went crazy for the photogenic pair. But their party-going lifestyle hid the intensity of their relationship. Speaking in 2012, Kate said of the time: “There’s nobody that’s ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit. I believed what he said. Like if I said, ‘What do I do?,’ he’d tell me. And that’s what I missed when I left. I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust. Nightmare. Years and years of crying. Oh, the tears!”
Rex FeaturesNaomi Campbell
Following his break-up with Kate, Johnny moved on to another model. Naomi Campbell and Johnny hooked up briefly in 1998 but that was before…
PA PhotosVanessa Paradis
… Johnny met French actress Vanessa Paradis. It looked like it was going to be happily ever after as the couple had two children and 14 years together. But their public show of union wasn’t all it looked to be. "The last couple years have been a bit bumpy. At times, certainly unpleasant, but that's the nature of break-ups, I guess, especially when there are kiddies involved," the actor said in an interview.
PA PhotosAmber Heard
Johnny wasn't alone very long. Even before his break-up with Vanessa was confirmed, he was romantically linked to his Rum Diaries co-star Amber Heard. Always one for romantic gestures, Johnny even named a beach on his Bahamas island after her, and they tied the knot in front of just 24 people in the Bahamas in 2015.
Speaking of how she got "into [his] head", he previously said: "It was at the first day of press on [i]The Rum Diary</i.. Then we married that very day!"
But they got married legally first in Los Angeles so his mother could attend.
Alas, it wasn't meant to be as Amber has filed for divorce from Johnny after just 15 months of marriage.
