Two years on from his high-profile defamation trial against actress and ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp has a new lover.
Johnny and Amber, 38, were married from 2015 to 2017 then, in 2022, their relationship became hot gossip once more when a jury was asked to determine whether Amber had her defamed ex-husband in a Washington Post op-ed written in 2018.
In the article, the movie star discussed experiencing domestic abuse but didn’t name Johnny.
After seeking millions of dollars in damages, for which Amber countersued, and a bitter end to their two-year marriage, Johnny is now moving on with a new lady.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 61, is dating a Russian beautician and model named Yulia Vlasova, who is 28.
Metro.co.uk understands that they see each other ‘here and there’ but haven’t made any big commitments to one another yet.
Yulia first met the actor in 2021 and they’ve been spotted hanging out on several occasions in the years since.
A source confirmed to us that they are getting to know one another, but their relationship is still ‘casual’ after knowing one another for some time.
The last time they were seen together was on Thursday (July 11) when they looked rather cosy while jetting out of London’s Heliport.
While Yulia’s life is a far cry from the levels of stardom Johnny’s involves, she’s successful in her own right.
Based in Prague, the blonde beauty owns a make-up and hairstyling studio.
According to insiders, this is where she first met Johnny while he was attending the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in August 2021.
By July of the following year, they were already close, as she was spotted not only hanging out with Johnny but also his friend – late musician Jeff Beck, who died in 2023.
The three attended the singer’s concern together in Prague, just months before Johnny himself went on tour in the aftermath of his defamation trial win.
While Johnny and Yulia are keeping their romance low-key for now, photos obtained by DailyMail.com suggest things are heating up.
Shared to Instagram, a selfie shows Johnny planting a kiss on her cheek, while others prove Yulia already has the approval of his pals as they posed playfully together at a gig.
Earlier this year, the model offered a rare insight into their relationship, posting a photo to her Instagram Story of their hands resting on each other’s legs.
During a Q&A, she responded to a question about who her ‘favourite actor’ was.
‘JD. He is a man who is incredibly talented and inspiring,’ she wrote.
As well as her modelling and beauty work, the Daily Mail reports that Yulia also has an interesting educational background.
She reportedly studied at Moscow’s leading training academy for diplomats and spies.
According to Russian media, Yulia hails from provincial Russia, namely Sortirovka, a rough suburb of Yekaterinburg.
She later entered the Institute of International Relations in Moscow, known as MGIMO and run by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
It’s viewed as a highly prestigious institution in Russia and is attended by many members of the Russian intelligence services, as well as government officials.
As for her family life, her father is named Alexander, 57 – four years younger than Depp and has served in the Soviet army.
Meanwhile, Yulia’s mother Galina, 60, has been quizzed on her daughter’s romance with Johnny but refused to spill any beans.
When approached by a local Russian media outlet, she said: ‘It’s better to talk to our daughter about this.
‘I don’t know anything, all the questions are for her.’
A school friend of Yulia’s has also commented on their casual fling, telling an E1 news outlet that her former classmate was ‘a simple girl who has now made it to Hollywood’.
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