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KEANU SET TO SAY ‘I DO’

THE ACTOR IS PLANNING A LOW-KEY BEACH CEREMONY WITH HIS ARTIST LOVE

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He’s had more than his fair share of heartache over the years. But Hollywood star Keanu Reeves is putting his painful past behind him (see breakout) as he prepares to wed his long-term love, Alexandra Grant.

The Matrix actor, 56, proposed to his artist girlfriend, 48, over dinner at trendy Los Angeles eatery Spago last month. “They were enjoying a lovely little dinner when he popped the question over champagne,” an insider told US OK! magazine.

The source revealed the action star wasn’t afraid to show off his softer side

during the big moment either. “Keanu organised everything from the reservatio­n to getting their favourite table, and he even recited a poem he had written especially for Alexandra. It’s clear he put a lot of effort into everything. It was incredibly romantic,” the insider said.

While Reeves’ reps are yet to officially confirm the actor is set to wed, the source says the couple aren’t wasting any time planning their dream nuptials. But just like the low-key pair themselves, their wedding isn’t expected to be an extravagan­t affair but rather a quiet ceremony where Reeves and Grant plan to surprise those who are dearest to them.

“The ceremony will likely take place in front of a small group of close friends and family members in an intimate outdoor ceremony in Malibu,” the insider explained.

“There will be around 14 guests, who will be safe and compliant with all COVID-19 regulation­s, and when everyone’s busy enjoying their cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the backyard, there will be an announceme­nt that the party is doubling as a wedding.”

According to the source, the wedding might just be the start of the adventure for the couple, who are also considerin­g starting a family. “Keanu’s always wanted kids, and Alexandra’s on board,” the insider said. The happy news won’t come as a shock to the pair’s friends who believe an announceme­nt was a long time coming. “Keanu wants to openly share his life with [Grant],” a source told WHO’s sister publicatio­n People magazine in

2019. “He is extremely happy and grateful to have Alex in his life.”

The loved-up couple have known each other for at least a decade after meeting through mutual friends in the LA art scene. Grant won the John Wick star’s heart when she illustrate­d his 2011 adult picture book, Ode to Happiness. “The book was made as a surprise by me, for Keanu,” Grant told US Vogue.

The pair went public as a couple by holding hands on the red carpet of the LACMA Art and Film Gala in LA in 2019, but friends say they were actually quietly seeing each other for years.

“I remember about a year and a half ago, [Grant] said, ‘Keanu Reeves is my boyfriend,’ and I’m like, ‘Wait. What? ’” Grant’s good friend Jennifer Tilly, 62, told Page Six in February 2020. “It’s really astonishin­g to me how, all of a sudden, she goes to an event with him and everybody goes insane, like, ‘It’s his new girlfriend,’” the actress added.

While hearts are no doubt breaking at the news the accomplish­ed Canadian actor is off the market, Tilly thinks it’s Reeves who landed the greater catch.

“[Grant] is a cool, elegant woman,” she says. [Reeves] is a really great guy, too, but he’s really lucky.”

• By Kylie Walters

“Keanu’s always wanted kids”

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