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Clint Eastwood’s partner Christina Sandera dead at 61

The girlfriend of decorated Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood, 94, has died aged 61, with the star announcing her sudden passing in a sad statement.

Clint Eastwood's longtime partner dead at 61

Clint Eastwood’s longtime partner, Christina Sandera, has died.

The US actor paid tribute to the 61-year-old via The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, local time, writing in a statement that “Christina was a lovely, caring woman.”

The four-time Oscar winner, 94, concluded, “I will miss her very much.”

The Man With No Fame star’s spokesperson told the outlet that further information about Sandera’s passing will not be forthcoming.

Christina Sandera has died aged 61, with her partner Clint Eastwood announcing the news in a statement. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Christina Sandera has died aged 61, with her partner Clint Eastwood announcing the news in a statement. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The couple had been together since 2014.

At the time, Sandera was working as a hostess at Eastwood’s Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

They made their red carpet debut at the 2015 Academy Awards.

Eastwood and Sandera made their public debut at the 2015 Oscars. Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Eastwood and Sandera made their public debut at the 2015 Oscars. Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Prior to their romance, Eastwood was married to journalist Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014.

The Golden Globe winner’s first marriage was to model Maggie Johnson, with the duo tying the knot in 1953 and calling it quits 11 years later.

The pair did not, however, divorce until 1984.

Eastwood was previously married to journalist Dina Ruiz. Picture: John Shearer/Getty Images for LACMA
Eastwood was previously married to journalist Dina Ruiz. Picture: John Shearer/Getty Images for LACMA

Eastwood fathered eight children over the years, welcoming daughter Morgan, 27, while married to Ruiz, as well as son Kyle, 56, and daughter Alison, 52, with Johnson.

During their time together, he also conceived daughters Laurie, 69, and Kimber, 60, with an unidentified woman and stuntwoman Roxanne Tunis, respectively.

His children with flight attendant Jacelyn Reeves — son Scott, 38, and daughter Kathryn, 36,— were born in 1986 and 1988.

Eastwood and actress Frances Fisher welcomed daughter Francesca, now 30, in 1993.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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