Stella Banderas is engaged to her childhood sweetheart.
On Monday the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas shared the information that she has accepted a proposal from Alex Gruszynski.
And the 27-year-old Los Angeles native additionally posted a number of photographs from her previous with Alex, even seen in grade college together with her childhood beau.
They had been solely babies once they first bonded, the Instagram photographs confirmed.
Stella – whose grandmother is Tippi Hedren from the film The Birds – additionally held up her left hand to point out off her diamond engagement ring from Alex.
‘I get to hang around with my favourite particular person on earth eternally!!!!!!!!’ wrote Stella in her caption as her mom Melanie added within the feedback part: ‘I like you each sooooo a lot!! Congratulations once more!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️’
Stella Banderas is engaged to her childhood sweetheart, it was shared on Monday. Stella – whose grandmother is Tippi Hedren from the film The Birds – additionally held up her left hand to point out off her diamond engagement ring from Alex
The daughter of Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas shared the information that she has accepted a proposal from Alex Gruszynski (pictured in 2012)
Alex isn’t within the film enterprise like Stella’s dad and mom. He’s the founding father of NOVA Group, which is ‘for creatives and those that rent them.’
On Tuesday, mother Melanie took to Instagram to share photographs from the proposal as she mentioned, ‘He requested…. On bended knee… she mentioned sure ♥️ Stella and Alex are engaged to be married ♥️ Their love story started in pre-school! Real love, deep love! Congratulations to the beloveds!!! ♥️♥️♥️.’
Melanie and Antonio first started their relationship in 1996 throughout filming of their film Two A lot.
Melanie would go on to star in her husband’s 1999 directorial debut Loopy In Alabama, which additionally featured Stella’s first on-screen position.
She filed for divorce from Antonio in June 2014 after 18 years of marriage.
Melanie’s youngest little one is the half-sister of Alexander Bauer and Dakota Johnson, from her marriages to Steven Bauer and Don Johnson, respectively.
Though the previous couple divorced six years in the past, they’ve remained shut and Antonio, 61, says Melanie will all the time be a part of his life as a result of they shared so many ‘great years’ and have their ‘great daughter’ Stella collectively.
Talking on TV present ‘El Break de las 7’, he mentioned: ‘I believe we’re each reluctant to bury 20 years of marriage. We’re human beings, we make errors and that’s the human situation. It’s a must to go away the egos apart and never need to show that you’re proper or discover who’s responsible of what. As a result of it might be each or neither of you. There’s a second when issues are over and it’s important to settle for it.
And the 27-year-old Los Angeles native additionally shared a number of photographs from her previous with Alex, even seen in grade college together with her childhood beau
They had been solely babies once they first bonded, the Instagram photographs confirmed. Stella – whose grandmother is Tippi Hedren from the film The Birds – additionally held up her left hand to point out off her diamond engagement ring from Alex
‘I get to hang around with my favourite particular person on earth eternally!!!!!!!!’ wrote Stella in her caption
Her mom Melanie added within the feedback part: ‘I like you each sooooo a lot!! Congratulations once more!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️’
The 2 are additionally seen partying of their youth with friends
Right here they’re seen kissing in more moderen years
‘The life I had with Melanie was lovely. We had 20 great years throughout which we gave our greatest and lived great moments that I can’t neglect. We had a beautiful daughter that we each love and that’s the finish results of our relationship, probably the most lovely factor we have now ever performed collectively,’ he added.
In 2021, Stella filed to take away ‘Griffith’ from her identify, in keeping with authorized paperwork, obtained by The Blast.
The actress desires to ‘shorten’ her identify to Stella Del Carmen Banderas ‘by eradicating the additional final identify.’
‘I sometimes don’t use ‘Griffith’ when referring to myself or on paperwork,’ she defined in paperwork of her reasoning behind the request.
She added, ‘So, dropping the identify would match my common use.’
The twin-citizen of Spain and the US was largely raised out of the highlight, however not too long ago attended the 69th San Sebastian Worldwide Movie Pageant on the Kursaal Palace together with her father final week.
Stella’s alternative doesn’t appear to have something to do together with her relationship together with her mom, who not too long ago obtained a candy birthday reward from each her women.
The Evening Strikes star shared a picture from her eating room that was stuffed with gold balloons that spelled out, ‘Mama.’
‘I like my daughters ♥️,’ Melanie captioned the photograph of her early birthday celebration.
With mother, left, in 2017, and with dad, proper, in 2021
Griffith and daughter Stella seen collectively in 2016
Alexander Bauer, Stella Banderas, Antonio, Dakota Johnson, and Melanie pictured means again in 1998
Melanie has saved busy in recent times, with a recurring position on the rebooted Hawaii 5-0 and small components in The Pirates Of Somalia and the Oscar-nominated Catastrophe Artist.
The One thing Wild star’s household have additionally been having fun with a booming few years.
Her daughter Dakota appeared within the cosmic horror movie Wounds earlier in 2019, adopted by the heartwarming drama The Peanut Butter Falcon reverse Shia LaBeouf and Bruce Dern.
Her two-time ex Don appeared within the critically acclaimed and financially profitable thriller thriller Knives Out, in addition to the primary season of HBO’s hit collection Watchmen.
Antonio additionally obtained a few of the finest opinions of his profession in Pedro Almodóvar’s autumnal Ache And Glory.
Final yr Antonio mentioned he nonetheless speaks to his ex-wife Melanie on a regular basis and says she is going to all the time be a part of his ‘household.’
Right here Stella is seen with Dakota, Melanie and Tippi Hedren in 2015