Clint Eastwood Is Doing ‘Good’ After Girlfriend’s Death, Son Says

Scott Eastwood gave an update on how his dad, Clint Eastwood, is faring after the death of his longtime girlfriend Christina Sandera.

“He’s good. He’s doing good,” Scott, 38, said in an interview with People published on Friday, January 17. “He’s a survivor, a trouper.”

Scott, who is the son of Clint, 94, and ex Jacelyn Reeves, acknowledged that he knows his dad is tough because he “was born coming out of the Great Depression, and then he was young during World War II. He saw a lot of struggle.”

He added that his father’s perseverance is one of the biggest life lessons he has taught him over the years.

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“It’s in our blood. You don’t complain,” he said. “You don’t whine. You just do.”

Scott shared that Clint has been an inspiration throughout his life, and that’s part of the reason why he decided to follow in his footsteps.

“He’s the reason I’m in this industry. It’s like anybody,” Scott told the outlet. “If your dad’s a carpenter, maybe you’d become a carpenter.”

It’s been six months since Clint confirmed that Sandera had died at age 61.

“Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much,” he said in a July 2024 statement to The Hollywood Reporter at the time.

Later that month, it was revealed that Sandera’s cause of death was due to cardiac arrhythmia, which is also known as an irregular heartbeat, and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.

Clint and Sandera were together for more than a decade. Us Weekly confirmed that the couple met while she was working as a hostess at Eastwood’s Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

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While the pair kept their romance low-key, Clint brought Sandera as his date to many functions over the years including movie premieres, award shows and more. The twosome made their red carpet debut at the 2015 Oscars where the director’s film American Sniper was nominated for six awards.

Before finding love with Sandera, Clint was married twice. He tied the knot with model Maggie Johnson in 1953. They share two children, son Kyle and daughter Allison. The exes divorced in 1984. Nearly 10 years later, Clint walked down the aisle for a second time with Dina Eastwood in 1996. The pair welcomed daughter Morgan later that year. Dina and Clint split in 2013 after 17 years of marriage and finalized their divorce the following year. (In 2016, Dina moved on with current husband Scott Fisher.)