For the final month or so, we’ve got been inundated with information on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial.
While many people know Depp’s background as he has been within the enterprise for greater than 30 years, little is thought about Heard.
Apart from starring in Aquaman and marrying and divorcing Depp, we realised we do not know a lot about the 36-year-old blonde actress. So we did a little bit of digging.
Here are 10 things you may not know about the lady within the centre of the controversial trial.
1. Amber Heard was born on April 22, 1986 in Austin Texas. She is the eldest child to conservative Christian mother and father David and Paige and has one sister, Whitney (who additionally testified in courtroom just lately).
2. Although she grew up in a strict Catholic household, Heard later turned an atheist after her finest good friend died in an auto accident.
3. At the age of 18, after modelling for a yr, Heard kickstarted her profession in showbiz by showing in two music movies – There Goes My Life by Kenney Chesney and I Wasn’t Prepared by Eisley.
4. She then moved to starring in a string of TV exhibits reminiscent of Jack & Bobby, Friday Night Lights and Californication.
5. Heard made her transition to motion pictures starring in Pineapple Express (reverse James Franco whom she was rumoured to have an affair). She additionally appeared in Zombieland, Magic Mike XXL in addition to The Rum Diary (2011) the place she met co-star Depp for the primary time.
6. Heard identifies as a bisexual, popping out publicly in 2010. Before hooking up with Depp, Heard was in a relationship with feminine photographer Tasya Van Ree.
“No matter what individuals need to label me, I nonetheless struggle for equality, and I feel common opinion will catch up.
“I feel it already has, truly. I feel our technology sees themselves as half of a bigger international group, and due to this fact, it is tougher to enact fundamental tribalistic prejudices based mostly on ignorance and hate,” Heard instructed Marie Claire in a 2015 interview.
Seth Rogen and Amber Heard in ‘Pineapple Express’. Photo: Handout
7. Among the celebrities Heard has been rumoured so far embrace mannequin Cara Delevingne, billionaire Elon Musk and artwork vendor Vito Schnabel.
8. Apart from talking Spanish, Heard additionally is aware of the American Sign Language (ASL) as lots of her shut pals when she was younger have been deaf.
She’salso labored with a hearing-impaired basis handy out listening to aids.
“For me, and the way linked I’m to my pals within the deaf group, it is an ideal factor,” she mentioned.
9. Among the actress’ hobbies are horseback driving, climbing, swimming, diving, golf and vehicles .. classic vehicles that’s. It is claimed that Heard owns a 1968 Mustang and a 1967 Mercedes 250SL.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in ‘Rum Diary’. Photo: Handout
10. Heard is a mom of a one-year-old daughter, Oonagh Paige Heard. The youngster was born by a surrogate on April 8, 2021.
She introduced the delivery of her daughter on Instagram, writing: “Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms.
“I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way.
“I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalised to not want a ring in order to have a crib.”
She didn’t point out the id of the daddy.
