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Exes Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith Spotted Arm-in-Arm After Enjoying Dinner with Daughter
Antonio Banderas and his ex-wife, Melanie Griffith, appear to be on good terms.
Over the weekend, the former couple — who were married from 1996 to 2015 — were spotted walking arm-in-arm with smiles on their faces after enjoying dinner with daughter Stella, 29, in Los Angeles, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail.
The Mask of Zorro star, 65, looked stylish, sporting clogs, black pants, and a silver bomber jacket. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Girls actress, 68, kept it cool in jeans paired with a black leather jacket, accessorized with lacey black gloves. As for Stella, she donned cream-colored wide-leg pants and a matching peacoat with a black shirt underneath.
In 2020, Antonio spoke about his relationship with Griffith in an interview with El Break de las 7, noting, “I think we are both reluctant to bury 20 years of marriage,” per Hola!
“We are human beings, we make mistakes and that is the human condition. You have to leave egos aside and not want to prove that you are right or find who’s guilty of what,” he remarked. “We had a wonderful daughter that we both love and that is the end result of our relationship.”
As Closer previously reported, the Spy Kids actor has been dating girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, 44, for over a decade. However, a source revealed last week that “they’re at extremely different stages of life.”
“Nicole has been something of a saint these last few years dealing with Antonio’s change of lifestyle,” the source told Closer. “He’s still a jet-setting Latin lover at heart, but he has had to slow down and make adjustments.”
“He gives her all the credit in the world for adapting to his reality, but it’s hard to keep up with somebody with Nicole’s energy level,” the source added.
In a Wednesday, March 25 interview with The Times, Antonio explained his 2017 heart attack, “changed the way I look at life,” inspiring him to leave Hollywood and settle back in his hometown of Málaga, Spain. He quit smoking, sold his private jet, and purchased a not-for-profit theater in Málaga.
