It was recently confirmed that Johnny Depp is engaged to his actress girlfriend Amber Heard. Some found the news hard to believe; Johnny and Amber have been dating for less than two years, and Johnny never popped the question to Vanessa Paradis, his partner of 14 years and the mother of his two children.
So why has the 50-year-old star decided to walk down the aisle with his Rum Diary co-star, 27?
Speaking to Extra in 2010, Johnny explained why he hadn’t wed French beauty Vanessa, with who he has two children, Lily-Rose, 14, and 11-year-old Jack.
“I never found myself needing that piece of paper,” he said. “Marriage is really from soul to soul, heart to heart. You don’t need somebody to say, okay you’re married.”
The Pirates of the Caribbean star certainly wasn’t opposed to the idea of marriage, however.
“If Vanessa wanted to get hitched, why not,” he said. “But the thing is, I’d be so scared of ruining her last name! She’s got such a good last name.”
Johnny has been married once before, to Lori Anne Allison from 1983 to 985. He has previously been engaged to actresses Jennifer Grey, Sherilyn Fenn and Winona Ryder and had a high-profile four-year romance with Kate Moss.
Johnny and Vanessa announced their shock split in June 2012, after 14 years together. A year later, the Lone Ranger star broke his silence.
