Winona Ryder says that Christian Slater "broke his heart" after two FLING weeks

The pair is briefly dated the co-star of the teenager classic, Heathers.


In 1989 black comedy Moors ,, Winona Ryder And Christian Slater Play two high school students: Veronica, who joins the popular click "Heathers", and J.D., a new student who turns out to be a serial killer. The two teenagers date from the film - until Veronica learns the truth about J.D. - but you may not know that the actors also had a real romance. Unfortunately, it did not last much longer than the condemned relationship of their characters, and Ryder said later that Slater "had broken [his] heart". Continue reading to learn more.

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Ryder and Slater were both of young stars.

As Ryder and Slater played in Moors , the two were already working as young actors. She played in the movies Lucas And Star , when he had a number of roles invited to television shows, especially All my children And THERE. And was in the film The legends of Billie Jean . When Moors was released in theaters, Ryder was 17 years old and Slater was 19 years old.

Ryder said Slater had broken his heart.

Christian Slater and Winona Ryder in
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In an interview of 1993 with Vogue ( via the list ), Ryder revealed that she and Slater were an object for two weeks and that she had the heart broken by their split. While approaching rumors that she was out with several co-stars at the start of her career, the 21-year-old said: "None of this was true. None of the co-stars except [ Moors 's] Christian Slater , with whom I went out for two weeks, and he broke my heart. Or I thought he had done it at the time. ""

When the interview took place, Ryder went out with the Soul asylum singer Dave Pirner . She added the musician in the Vogue interview ( via wynona-ryder.org ), "Dave is only my second boyfriend." At that time, Ryder also released Johnny Depp , his 1990s co-star Edward Scissorhands . She said about this relationship: "He's a special guy. I was just very young. I don't know what her excuse is, but it's mine!"

Slater said that he "had never overcome" his crush on her.

Christian Slater at the 2018 Hollywood Film Awards
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In 2007, Slater said to Belfast Telegraph about His status with his ex And Moors CO-STAR. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We briefly crossed the way to Sundance, but we are not talking about regularly," said the actor about Ryder. "But I love her. I have never overcome the crush that I had on her. She is always the woman of my dreams."

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They looked back on their brief relationship of years later.

Winona Ryder and Christian Slater at the 1989 Oscars
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In 2014, Slater and Ryder both participated in An oral story of Moors For Weekly entertainment . Ryder said she had " such a big crush "for his head man but that he went out with another Moors star ,, Kim Walker , during filming.

"There were a few times when we tried to go out, but there was always a kind of drama," said Ryder. "Nothing happened before the film. Then, I remember, like, doing with him a few times after breaking with Kim." Slater added: "It is one of these first lessons. It is better to keep professional things to try to mix them with regard to emotions."

Ryder explained that she was naive at the time and could not understand if she and Slater really came out. "I remember that when we were on tour [advertising], he told the public that we are getting married, which of course sent me in this girling thing," she recalls. "But I remember always thought:" What's going on? are We…?' And he never really answered me. ""

Slater said EW , "I really like her today. She is a big actress. And it was a unique moment for both of us."

They continued to support each other.

Although Ryder and Slater were not supposed to be romantic, they remain on good terms and have shown support for the career of the other. At the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, Ryder was nominated for the best actress in a television series - Drama for Foreign things And Slater was in place for the price of the best support actor in a series, a limited series or a film made for television for Mr. Robot .

On the red carpet, Ryder told E! , "I haven't seen him for a long time, but I love him. I am so happy for him. I couldn't be happier for him. I love him so much. We started together at 16 - or I was inside Moors , and I always liked it. I'm so happy to see him do so well. He's just the best. ""

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