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Who is Antonio Banderas’ soon-to-be son-in-law, Alex Gruszynski? Stella Banderas first met her entrepreneur fiancé at preschool, and he’s already been skiing with her half-sister Dakota Johnson

STORYFaye Bradley
Stella Banderas Griffith is newly engaged to entrepreneur Alex Gruszynski. Photos: @melaniegriffith, @stellabanderasgriffith/Instagram
Stella Banderas Griffith is newly engaged to entrepreneur Alex Gruszynski. Photos: @melaniegriffith, @stellabanderasgriffith/Instagram
Celebrity children

  • Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith have been celebrating their 27-year-old daughter Stella Banderas’ engagement to entrepreneur Alex Gruszynski via Instagram
  • The Hollywood stars seem like they couldn’t be happier for Stella, who first met her fiancé at preschool; Gruszynski is now in business with Katy Perry and Bad Bunny’s videographer

Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith’s 27-year-old daughter Stella is engaged. The Gen Z half-sister of Dakota Johnson is set to tie the knot with her “high school sweetheart” Alex Gruszynski.

According to Hello!, Stella and Gruszynski have known each other since childhood, and began dating in 2015. They split briefly in 2019 and rekindled their relationship in 2023 following Stella’s split from film student Eli Meyer, according to the outlet.

Stella Banderas and her mother, Melanie Griffith. Photo: @the agenstclub/Instagram
Stella Banderas and her mother, Melanie Griffith. Photo: @the agenstclub/Instagram
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Both of Stella’s parents took to Instagram to share the happy news, alongside photos of the loved-up couple.

“He asked …. On bended knee … she said yes. Stella and Alex are engaged to be married. Their love story began in preschool! True love, deep love! Congratulations to the beloveds!!!” the Lolita actress, 67, wrote on Instagram.

Stella’s dad, aka 64-year-old The Mask of Zorro actor Antonio Banderas, shared the same sentiment: “My daughter Stella del Carmen is getting married. We couldn’t be happier and more excited,” he gushed in his Instagram caption.

As for Stella, she too expressed her delight in an Instagram photo carousel of the duo. “I get to hang out with my favourite person on earth forever!” she wrote, followed by a string of exclamation points and emojis.

Here’s what we know about Stella Banderas’ fiancé, Alex Gruszynski:

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