Winona Ryder, 53, was rejected by Al Pacino, 85, after falling ‘actively in love
The Stranger Things star, 53, is all loved up with her partner Scott Mackinlay Hahn these days, but as a 22-year-old actress she had a big old soft spot for The Godfather star Al Pacino, who is 32 years her senior.
In the late 90s, the Girl, Interrupted star was working on Al Pacino's directorial debut Looking for Richard when the pair struck up a friendship of sorts.
While Al Pacino would take Winona around New York to the best coffee spots, she was 'actively in love with him' – but the film veteran rejected her advances. Ouch.
'I was absolutely in love with Al Pacino when I was working with him,' Winona revealed in a recent interview with Elle Magazine.
'We were doing that workshop for Richard III, which I didn't know was gonna be a movie. I was actively in love with him.
'He was obsessed with coffee, and he would take me all over New York – like, to the weirdest places – to try different coffees. I'm 22, or whatever.
'Finally, he's dropping me off wherever I'm staying, and I'm like, 'I love you, you know. I really am completely in love with you.'''
However, rather than accept her advances, Al touched her hand with pity and said: 'Aw, honey, noooo.'
While the three-decade age difference might have put Al off in the 90s, Winona noted that he seems to have changed his tune…
'10 years later, I meet his girlfriend, who's younger than me.' She laughs. 'Dude, I'm f*cking throwing myself at you,' she joked, adding: 'I still play poker with him sometimes. It's the best.'
It seems over the years Al has got more and more liberal about gaping age-gaps, as his most recent ex-girlfriend Noor Alfallah is 54 years younger than him.
Aged 31, Noor and Al welcomed his fourth child, a son named Roman, in 2023.
He also has three other children: 34-year-old daughter Julie who he welcomed with acting coach Jan Tarrant, and 23-year-old twins Anton and Olivia, who he shares with actress Beverly D'Angelo.
Meanwhile, Winona is smitten in her 14-year relationship with eco fashion designer Scott, who she met at the 2010 premiere of her film Black Swan.
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar last year, Winona said: 'He's so great. He really is. I'm really lucky.' More Trending
She also revealed that Scott knows so little about the entertainment industry that he didn't recognise her when they first met.
'He thought I was Milla Jovovich,' she said. 'He told me I was great in The Fifth Element.'
Winona was previously engaged to Johnny Depp who she was with for four years in the early 1990s.
She also previously dated Matt Damon, Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett, and Helmet singer Page Hamilton.
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