ALISON BOSHOFF: As he unveils his portrait of her and declares 'I don't think I have ever seen a more beautiful woman'... Is Johnny Depp still in love with his ex Vanessa Paradis?

ALISON BOSHOFF: As he unveils his portrait of her and declares 'I don't think I have ever seen a more beautiful woman'...

Is Johnny Depp still in love with his ex Vanessa Paradis? By Alison Boshoff for the Daily Mail Published: 18:45 EDT, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 18:45 EDT, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments He didn’t paint her from life...

that would have been impossible, not to mention awkward. After all, she lives in Paris with her husband of six years while he drifts between a number of homes — and lady friends — in Europe and America. But Johnny Depp ’s striking depiction of his former partner Vanessa Paradis as The Empress, released for sale last week, is nevertheless a profound expression of his enduring love for her and their complicated relationship.

It is a love which has lasted beyond their split 12 years ago, his disastrous 15-month marriage to actress Amber Heard and, ultimately, her ongoing and happy marriage to Samuel Benchetrit, a French actor, writer and director. Depp, 61, still calls Paradis, 51, ‘magnificent’ and mused last week: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful woman.’ This from a man who dated Kate Moss.

Could it be he regrets splitting from the devoted mother of his children? His praise for her is all the more surprising when you remember how, 11 years ago, while in the first flush of lust with Heard, he was caught referring to his ex as a ‘French extortionist’ and a ‘c***’ in a message to his friend Elton John . .